Borrowed World Books in Order
Borrowed World by Franklin Horton contains 12 books, published between 2015 and 2025. The first book is The Borrowed World (2015) and the newest is The Fury Of The Forsaken (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2015–2025
- Confirmed
- 5 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,670 in 6 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,670 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
The Borrowed World is a post-collapse survival series by Franklin Horton, running to 12 books published between 2015 and 2025. The Borrowed World (2015) opens it, followed by Ashes of the Unspeakable (2015), Legion of Despair (2016), No Time for Mourning (2017), Valley of Vengeance (2017), Switched On (2018), The Ungovernable (2019), Blood and Banjos (2020), Resurgent (2021) and The Reset Roadhouse (2022), reaching The Fury Of The Forsaken in 2025. Jim Powell, a prepper who has stocked his home against a world without power and keeps a plan for getting home if the collapse catches him travelling, is among the figures the books follow. The series is ongoing.
How many Borrowed World books are there?
Borrowed World has 12 books, released between 2015 and 2025.
Borrowed World Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Borrowed World 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.
- 1The Borrowed World2015 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/420152582/4
- 2Ashes of the Unspeakable2015 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/420153062/4
- 3Legion of Despair2016 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/420162782/4
- 4No Time for Mourning2017 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/420172842/4
- 5Valley of Vengeance2017 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/420172462/4
- 6Switched On2018 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/420182982/4
- 7The Ungovernable2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 8Blood and Banjos2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 9Resurgent2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 10The Reset Roadhouse2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 11The Endarkened2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 12The Fury Of The Forsaken2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Borrowed World?
No separate chronological order is on record for Borrowed World, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Borrowed World books in order?
You should read the Borrowed World books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Borrowed World book also stands alone.
Where to start with Borrowed World
Start with The Borrowed World (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Borrowed World book?
The Fury Of The Forsaken (2025) is the newest Borrowed World book released so far.
Is there a new Borrowed World book coming?
No next Borrowed World book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Borrowed World at a glance
- Still running
- Borrowed World is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Borrowed World books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,670 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Borrowed World books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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