A. American Books in Order
A. American has written 22 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Going Home (2012) and the newest is Resurgence (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 2012–2026
- Confirmed
- 22 of 22 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,608 in 14 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 77–115 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,608 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
A. American is the byline of Chris Weatherman, who also publishes as Angery American. The catalogue holds 22 books published between 2012 and 2026, starting with Going Home (2012) and reaching Resurgence (2026). Subjects include survivalism, electromagnetic pulse, electric power failures, refugees, social conflict, Florida, dystopian fiction and war and military writing. The Survivalist sequence is the main run, with Charlie's Requiem, standalone novels and non-fiction listed beside it. Forsaking Home and Resurrecting Home both reached the USA Today bestseller list, and Weatherman appeared in the first season of the History Channel series Alone.
Source: Open Library
How many A. American books are there?
A. American has 22 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
A. American Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 A. American books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 120123863/4
- 220135283/4
- 320133523/4
- 420143843/4
- 520143363/4
- 620151543/4
- 720153483/4
- 820163183/4
- 92016–3/4
- 1020163023/4
- 1120163303/4
- 1220172463/4
- 132017–3/4
- 1420173243/4
- 1520183083/4
- 1620182923/4
- 17Decline and Decay: Strategies for Surviving the Coming UnpleasantnessA. American Non-Fiction #12020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 182020–3/4
- 192022–3/4
- 202023–3/4
- 212023–3/4
- 222026–3/4
A. American series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Charlie's Requiem books in order 6 books
A. American books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Survivalist in order
12 booksA. American Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
A. American Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read A. American books in order?
You only need to read A. American books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with A. American
Start with Charlie's Requiem (2015), the first Charlie's Requiem book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Going Home (2012).
What is the newest A. American book?
Resurgence (2026) is the newest A. American book released so far.
Is there a new A. American book coming?
No next A. American book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
A. American at a glance
- Still publishing
- A. American published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- A. American books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,608 pages across the 14 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 327 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most A. American books, 16 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
When A. American books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when A. American titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 16 titles.
22 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the A. American books are about
8 of the 22 A. American books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: survival is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Survival 5 of 8 books
- Action & adventure 4 of 8 books
- Electromagnetic pulse 3 of 8 books
- War & military 3 of 8 books
- Dystopias 2 of 8 books
- Florida 2 of 8 books
- Refugees 2 of 8 books