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James N. Cook Books in Order

James N. Cook has written 16 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is No Easy Hope (2011) and the newest is Path of Violence 2: Conquest (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 12 of the 16 books listed here are in the Surviving the Dead series, which has its own page: Surviving the Dead books in order.

Books
16
Published
2011–2026
Pages on record
3,590 in 9 of 16 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,590 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

See all 16 books in order Printable James N. Cook checklist

James N. Cook writes fiction with subjects including zombies, the end of the world, imaginary wars and horror. The catalogue lists 16 books starting with No Easy Hope (2011). This Shattered Land (2012), Savages (2015) and Storm of Ghosts (2017) follow, and The Hellbreakers appeared in 2018. Cook's series are Hellbreakers and Path of Violence, and the newest title is Path of Violence 2: Conquest (2026).

How many James N. Cook books are there?

James N. Cook has 16 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.

James N. Cook Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 James N. Cook 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of No Easy Hope by James N. Cook, book 1 of the Surviving the Dead series (2011)
  2. Cover of This Shattered Land by James N. Cook, book 2 of the Surviving the Dead series (2012)
  3. Cover of Warrior Within by James N. Cook, book 3 of the Surviving the Dead series (2013)
  4. Cover of Fire in Winter by James N. Cook, book 5 of the Surviving the Dead series (2014)
  1. 1
    No Easy HopeSurviving the Dead #12011 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011348
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  2. 2
    This Shattered LandSurviving the Dead #22012 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012346
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  3. 3
    Warrior WithinSurviving the Dead #32013 · 458 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013458
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  4. 4
    The PassengerSurviving the Dead #42013 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013204
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  5. 5
    Fire in WinterSurviving the Dead #52014 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014512
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  6. 6
    The Darkest PlaceSurviving the Dead #62015 · 590 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015590
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  7. 7
    SavagesSurviving the Dead #72015 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015308
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  8. 8
    The Killing LineSurviving the Dead #82016 · 442 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016442
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  9. 9
    Storm of GhostsSurviving the Dead #92017 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017382
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  10. 10
    The HellbreakersHellbreakers #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  11. 11
    Quick Killer and the IcemanSurviving the Dead #102019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  12. 12
    War Without EndSurviving the Dead #112021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    The Hellbreakers 2: EmergenceHellbreakers #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    Absolute ZeroSurviving the Dead #122024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  15. 15
    Path of ViolencePath of Violence #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    Path of Violence 2: ConquestPath of Violence #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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James N. Cook series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

James N. Cook books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Surviving the Dead books in order

12 books by James N. Cook
  1. 1. No Easy Hope
  2. 2. This Shattered Land
  3. 3. Warrior Within
  4. 4. The Passenger
  5. 5. Fire in Winter
  6. 6. The Darkest Place
  7. 7. Savages
  8. 8. The Killing Line
  9. 9. Storm of Ghosts
  10. 10. Quick Killer and the Iceman
  11. 11. War Without End
  12. 12. Absolute Zero

Hellbreakers in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Hellbreakers
  2. 2. The Hellbreakers 2: Emergence

Path of Violence in order

2 books
  1. 1. Path of Violence
  2. 2. Path of Violence 2: Conquest

Do you have to read James N. Cook books in order?

You only need to read James N. Cook books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with James N. Cook

Start with No Easy Hope (2011), the first Surviving The Dead book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest James N. Cook book?

Path of Violence 2: Conquest (2026) is the newest James N. Cook book released so far.

Is there a new James N. Cook book coming?

No next James N. Cook book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

James N. Cook at a glance

Still publishing
James N. Cook published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
James N. Cook books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,590 pages across the 9 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 382 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James N. Cook books, 11 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the James N. Cook books are about

1 of the 16 James N. Cook books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.