Surviving The Dead Books in Order

James N. Cook has written 14 Surviving The Dead books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is No Easy Hope (2011) and the newest is Absolute Zero (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2011–2024
Pages on record
3,590 in 9 of 14 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 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

Surviving The Dead is a James N. Cook listing of 14 books, running from No Easy Hope (2011) to Absolute Zero (2024). Subject headings cover the end of the world, zombies, imaginary wars and horror tales. This Shattered Land (2012), Fire in Winter (2014), The Killing Line (2016) and Storm of Ghosts (2017) are included. James N. Cook's catalogue also lists a Hellbreakers series, and the listing is ongoing.

How many Surviving The Dead books are there?

Surviving The Dead has 14 books, released between 2011 and 2024.

Surviving The Dead Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Surviving The Dead 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. 1
    No Easy HopeSurviving the Dead #12011 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011348
  2. 2
    This Shattered LandSurviving the Dead #22012 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012346
  3. 3
    Warrior WithinSurviving the Dead #32013 · 458 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013458
  4. 4
    The PassengerSurviving the Dead #42013 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013204
  5. 5
    Fire in WinterSurviving the Dead #52014 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014512
  6. 6
    The Darkest PlaceSurviving the Dead #62015 · 590 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015590
  7. 7
    SavagesSurviving the Dead #72015 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015308
  8. 8
    The Killing LineSurviving the Dead #82016 · 442 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016442
  9. 9
    Storm of GhostsSurviving the Dead #92017 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017382
  10. 10
    The HellbreakersHellbreakers #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  11. 11
    Quick Killer and the IcemanSurviving the Dead #102019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  12. 12
    War Without EndSurviving the Dead #112021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  13. 13
    The Hellbreakers 2: EmergenceHellbreakers #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  14. 14
    Absolute ZeroSurviving the Dead #122024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024

Do you have to read Surviving The Dead books in order?

You should read the Surviving The Dead books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Surviving The Dead book also stands alone.

Where to start with Surviving The Dead

Start with No Easy Hope (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Surviving The Dead book?

Absolute Zero (2024) is the newest Surviving The Dead book released so far.

Is there a new Surviving The Dead book coming?

No next Surviving The Dead book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Surviving The Dead at a glance

Still running
Surviving The Dead is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Surviving The Dead books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,590 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 382 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Surviving The Dead books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Surviving The Dead books are about

1 of the 14 Surviving The Dead 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.

More books by James N. Cook

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.