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Tomorrow Books in Order

John Marsden has written 10 Tomorrow books, published between 1993 and 2006. The first book is Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993) and the newest is Circle Of Flight (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1993–2006
Pages on record
1,731 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
29–43 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,731 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Tomorrow checklist

Tomorrow names John Marsden's sequence of war and survival novels, which opens with Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993). Ten books are catalogued through Circle Of Flight (2006), among them The Dead of Night (1994), A Killing Frost / The Third Day, the Frost (1995), Darkness, Be My Friend (1996), Burning For Revenge (1997), The Night is for Hunting (1998), The Other Side of Dawn (1999), While I Live (2003) and Incurable (2005). Ellie Chronicles is the related series. Recorded subjects include war, survival, Australia, friendship and grief.

How many Tomorrow books are there?

Tomorrow has 10 books, released between 1993 and 2006.

Tomorrow Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Tomorrow 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 Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden, book 1 of the Tomorrow series (1993)
  2. Cover of The Dead of Night by John Marsden, book 2 of the Tomorrow series (1994)
  3. Cover of A Killing Frost / The Third Day, the Frost by John Marsden, book 3 of the Tomorrow series (1995)
  4. Cover of Darkness, Be My Friend by John Marsden, book 4 of the Tomorrow series (1996)
  5. Cover of Burning For Revenge by John Marsden, book 5 of the Tomorrow series (1997)
  6. Cover of The Other Side of Dawn by John Marsden, book 7 of the Tomorrow series (1999)
  7. Cover of While I Live by John Marsden, book 1 of the Ellie Chronicles (2003)
  8. Cover of Incurable by John Marsden, book 2 of the Ellie Chronicles (2005)
  9. Cover of Circle Of Flight by John Marsden, book 3 of the Ellie Chronicles (2006)
  1. 1
    Tomorrow, When the War BeganTomorrow #11993 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993304
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  2. 2
    The Dead of NightTomorrow #21994 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    A Killing Frost / The Third Day, the FrostTomorrow #31995 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995275
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  4. 4
    Darkness, Be My FriendTomorrow #41996 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Burning For RevengeTomorrow #51997 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Night is for HuntingTomorrow #61998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Other Side of DawnTomorrow #71999 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    While I LiveEllie Chronicles #12003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    IncurableEllie Chronicles #22005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Circle Of FlightEllie Chronicles #32006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Do you have to read Tomorrow books in order?

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

Where to start with Tomorrow

Start with Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tomorrow book?

Circle Of Flight (2006) is the newest Tomorrow book released so far.

Is there a new Tomorrow book coming?

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

Tomorrow at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tomorrow title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tomorrow books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,731 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tomorrow books, 7 of 10, were published in the 1990s.

What the Tomorrow books are about

All 10 Tomorrow books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: war is tagged on 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by John Marsden

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