Acacia
Books 3 books Status Complete 2007–2011 Reading commitment Medium David Anthony Durham Last reviewed 2026-09-04
Overview
Acacia is a completed epic-fantasy trilogy following the royal Akaran family, rulers of a sprawling empire built on a hidden slave-and-narcotic trade, through a conspiracy that topples them, the exiled heirs' years in hiding, and the rebellion and reckoning that follow. Acacia: The War with the Mein (2007) opens the trilogy; The Other Lands (2009) follows the surviving Akaran siblings years later as new threats emerge from beyond the empire's borders; The Sacred Band (2011) concludes the sequence.
Epic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
Acacia David Anthony Durham
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia: The War with the Mein | 2007 | 1 | core | N/A | |
| The Other Lands | 2009 | 2 | core | N/A | |
| The Sacred Band | 2011 | 3 | core | N/A |
Core Canon = all 3 novels of the completed Acacia Trilogy.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Acacia? Acacia's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for Acacia? Publication order, starting with Acacia: The War with the Mein. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Acacia finished? Complete (2007–2011).
- How much reading does Acacia take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books).
Why this rank?
Not yet ranked: awaiting reader-rating data collection. None of its Core Canon books has a recorded reader rating yet. See the Rankings page for which universes are currently ranked.
Why explore this universe?
3 books · Complete
Good choice if you want a moderate-length epic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Acacia: The War with the Mein (2007)
- The Other Lands (2009)
- The Sacred Band (2011)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
- Wikipedia: Acacia: The War with the Mein
- Wikipedia: The Other Lands
- Wikipedia: The Sacred Band (novel)
Research details
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit Acacia (David Anthony Durham) accepted 2026-09-04
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Acacia: The War with the Mein Tier 3
- Wikipedia: The Other Lands Tier 3
- Wikipedia: The Sacred Band (novel) Tier 3
Last reviewed: 2026-09-04
Rule: Core Canon = all three novels of the completed Acacia Trilogy (Acacia: The War with the Mein, The Other Lands, The Sacred Band); no Expanded material verified.