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Series Guide

Immortal Great Souls

Every book in Phil Tucker's Immortal Great Souls, in order, with the Book 2 warning every new listener deserves and the verdict on the best progression fantasy you'll almost quit.

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Bastion, and the hook earns points on page one: Scorio wakes as the Abhorred, famous and feared for things his past lives did that he can't remember, his journals destroyed, branded an enemy of leadership for reasons nobody will say honestly. Who he actually was is the mystery engine of the whole series.

Verdict on the series

S-low — Worth Starting.

S-low with a promotion to S-mid genuinely on the table pending the newest book. This is Phil Tucker's best work by my assessment, and the bridge recommendation I hand people coming off Cradle or TBATE: the same core-progression clarity with more mystery in the bones. The full review covers the almost-quit arc and why it's worth surviving.

What it does best. Characters who come back different: the nature-versus-nurture experiment most authors would never run on a well-liked cast member. Plus distinct power sets top to bottom and Podehl narration that lets the academy sections breathe.

Where it sags. Book one's training arc runs long, Book 2's regression arc is the real test, and the release cadence is the slowest on my recommended shelf. Factor the wait into the commitment.

Books in order

# Title Published Runtime
1 Bastion March 16, 2022 38h 23m
2 The Rascor Plains September 19, 2023 24h 10m
3 LastRock July 9, 2024 26h 2m
4 The Lost Cube May 26, 2026 28h 41m

Book data above is pulled from our full review — updated automatically as new entries publish.

Next audiobook: Book 5 has no announced title or release date yet. Book 4 arrived in May 2026 and the series has averaged a new audiobook roughly every 17 months, which points at October 2027 as the realistic window. This line updates automatically when a date is confirmed.

Is the series complete?

No, ongoing, on Tucker's unhurried calendar. The series-so-far already justifies the credits; just don't expect annual installments.

Where to go next

  • Cradle (Will Wight) — the completed reference point for this power-system family.
  • The Beginning After the End (TurtleMe) — the other core-based epic, complete and stakes-forward.
  • Dawn of the Void (Phil Tucker) — the review's expectation-calibration pick: Tucker with training wheels off in a tight, finished trilogy.

Full verdicts on the reviews page.

Frequently asked questions

How many Immortal Great Souls books are there?
Four audiobooks as of mid-2026, starting with Bastion, narrated by Nick Podehl. The series is ongoing, with the honest caveat that Tucker's release gaps run long, roughly a couple of years between books.
Where should I start?
Bastion (Book 1), braced for two things: a training arc that runs long (redeemed by the cast it builds) and the Book 2 regression arc, which is the almost-quit moment in this site's review title. Push through; the series on the far side is Tucker's best work.
What makes the reincarnation mechanic different?
Nobody controls when a soul returns, so the same soul reborn into different circumstances becomes a genuinely different person, and Tucker commits even when it means handing you a stranger in a beloved character's body. Almost no author dares that, and it gives the series a texture the premise deserves.
How does the power system compare to Cradle or TBATE?
Same family: core-strength progression, no skill sheets, and unusually legible ranks, so Scorio's rank-breaking moments land harder because you always know exactly how big the gaps are.