Joe Nobody Books in Order
Joe Nobody has written 47 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is Holding Their Own (2011) and the newest is Honor's Edge (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 2011–2021
- Pages on record
- 5,739 in 23 of 47 books
Joe Nobody writes post-collapse survival fiction together with practical preparedness manuals. Holding Their Own (2011) starts the run, and non-fiction titles such as Holding Your Ground and Without Rule of Law sit beside the novels. Four series carry the byline: Holding Their Own, Apocalypse Trails, Olympus Device and Secession. The 47 catalogued books span 2011 to 2021, drawing on survival skills, terrorism, the end of the world and Texas settings, and close with Honor's Edge.
How many Joe Nobody books are there?
Joe Nobody has 47 books, released between 2011 and 2021. They include 4 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.
Joe Nobody Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Joe Nobody 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.
- 120113321/4
- 2Holding Your Ground: Preparing for Defense if it All Falls Apart2011 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/420111721/4
- 3The Teotwawki Tuxedo: Formal Survival Attire2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 42012–1/4
- 520122501/4
- 6Without Rule of Law: Advanced Skills to Help You Survive2012 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/420121901/4
- 7The Home Schooled Shootist: Training to Fight with a Carbine2012 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/420122221/4
- 8Apocalypse Drift2013 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/420133141/4
- 920133441/4
- 102013–1/4
- 1120133081/4
- 122013–1/4
- 13The Ebola Wall2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 14The Little River Otter2014 · 36 pages · confirmed 1/42014361/4
- 152014–1/4
- 162014–1/4
- 1720142841/4
- 1820143141/4
- 1920142161/4
- 20The Archangel Drones2015 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/420152961/4
- 2120152901/4
- 2220153121/4
- 23The Prepper's Guide to Caches: How to Bury, Hide, and Stash Guns and Gear2015 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/420151041/4
- 2420152201/4
- 2520152581/4
- 262016–1/4
- 272016–1/4
- 282016–1/4
- 2920162861/4
- 30Vaping with the Zombies: A Five-Year Doomsday Nicotine Plan2016 · 82 pages · confirmed 1/42016821/4
- 3120162361/4
- 322017–1/4
- 332017–1/4
- 342017–1/4
- 3520172851/4
- 36Tainted Robes2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 37Flood Survival Guide: From Storm Preparedness to Recovery and Renovation2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 382018–1/4
- 392018–1/4
- 40The Warrior Gene2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 412019–1/4
- 422019–1/4
- 4320193881/4
- 44The Black Rifle War2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 45COVID-212020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 462020–1/4
- 472021–1/4
Joe Nobody series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Holding Their Own books in order 18 books
- Apocalypse Trails books in order 8 books
Joe Nobody 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.
Olympus Device in order
3 booksSecession in order
3 booksStandalone books
15 books15 Joe Nobody titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Joe Nobody books in order?
You only need to read Joe Nobody books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Joe Nobody
Start with the first book of the Joe Nobody series you want to read: Holding Their Own starts with Holding Their Own (2011) and Apocalypse Trails starts with Apocalypse Trails: Episode 1 (2016). The earliest catalogued title overall is Holding Their Own (2011).
What is the newest Joe Nobody book?
Honor's Edge (2021) is the newest Joe Nobody book released so far.
Is there a new Joe Nobody book coming?
No next Joe Nobody book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joe Nobody at a glance
- Paused
- No new Joe Nobody title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Joe Nobody books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,739 pages across the 23 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joe Nobody books, 43 of 47, were published in the 2010s.
What the Joe Nobody books are about
4 of the 47 Joe Nobody 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 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Survival 4 of 4 books
- Terrorism 2 of 4 books
- Action & adventure 1 of 4 books
- Electricity 1 of 4 books
- End of the world 1 of 4 books
- Habiletés de survie 1 of 4 books
- Political science 1 of 4 books
- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 4 books
- Science fiction 1 of 4 books
- Slavery 1 of 4 books
- Terrorisme 1 of 4 books
- Texas 1 of 4 books