Contamination Books in Order
Contamination by T.W. Piperbrook contains 9 books, published between 2012 and 2016. The first book is The Onset (2012) and the newest is Resistance (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2012–2016
- Pages on record
- 1,870 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,870 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Contamination is a nine-book series by T.W. Piperbrook, published between 2012 and 2016. The Onset (2012) is the first catalogued title and Resistance (2016) the most recent. Crossroads, Wasteland, Escape, Survival, Dead Instinct and Sanctuary sit between the two, carrying the run through 2013 and 2014. Piperbrook is credited on all nine titles, and the catalogue holds nothing dated after 2016.
How many Contamination books are there?
Contamination has 9 books, released between 2012 and 2016.
Contamination Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Contamination 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 Onset2012 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/420121842/4
- 2Book Zero: St. Matthews2012 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/420121522/4
- 3Crossroads2013 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/420131882/4
- 4Wasteland2013 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/420132482/4
- 5Escape2013 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/420133282/4
- 6Survival2014 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/420142802/4
- 7Dead Instinct2014 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/420142142/4
- 8Sanctuary2014 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/420142762/4
- 9Resistance2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Contamination?
No separate chronological order is on record for Contamination, 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 Contamination books in order?
You should read the Contamination books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Contamination book also stands alone.
Where to start with Contamination
Start with The Onset (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Contamination book?
Resistance (2016) is the newest Contamination book released so far.
Is there a new Contamination book coming?
No next Contamination book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Contamination at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Contamination title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Contamination books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,870 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 231 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Contamination books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
More books by T.W. Piperbrook
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by T.W. Piperbrook
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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