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 200–300 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.
- 120113482/4
- 220123462/4
- 320134582/4
- 420132042/4
- 520145122/4
- 620155902/4
- 720153082/4
- 820164422/4
- 920173822/4
- 102018–2/4
- 112019–2/4
- 122021–2/4
- 132022–2/4
- 142024–2/4
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.
- End of the world 1 of 1 books
- Horror 1 of 1 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 1 of 1 books
- Zombies 1 of 1 books
More books by James N. Cook
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- James N. Cook books in order 16 books



