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Holding Their Own Books in Order

Holding Their Own by Joe Nobody contains 18 books, published between 2011 and 2021. The first book is Holding Their Own (2011) and the newest is Honor's Edge (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2011–2021
Pages on record
3,091 in 11 of 18 books
Reading time
52–77 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,091 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

See all 18 books in order Printable Holding Their Own checklist

Holding Their Own is a thriller series by Joe Nobody, with survival, terrorism, Texas, electricity and slavery among the recorded subjects. The 18 books were published between 2011 and 2021. Holding Their Own (2011) opens the series, and The Independents and Pedestals of Ash followed in 2012. Bishop's Song (2013), The Salt War (2014) and The Toymaker (2015) come later, and Honor's Edge (2021) is the last listed book.

How many Holding Their Own books are there?

Holding Their Own has 18 books, released between 2011 and 2021.

Holding Their Own Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Holding Their Own 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 Holding Their Own by Joe Nobody, book 1 of the Holding Their Own series (2011)
  2. Cover of Pedestals of Ash by Joe Nobody, book 3 of the Holding Their Own series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Alpha Chronicles by Joe Nobody, book 5 of the Holding Their Own series (2013)
  4. Cover of The Salt War by Joe Nobody, book 9 of the Holding Their Own series (2014)
  5. Cover of The Toymaker by Joe Nobody, book 10 of the Holding Their Own series (2015)
  6. Cover of Hearts and Minds by Joe Nobody, book 11 of the Holding Their Own series (2015)
  7. Cover of Copperheads by Joe Nobody, book 12 of the Holding Their Own series (2016)
  8. Cover of Renegade by Joe Nobody, book 13 of the Holding Their Own series (2017)
  9. Cover of Before by Joe Nobody, book 16 of the Holding Their Own series (2019)
  1. 1
    Holding Their Own2011 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011332
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  2. 2
    The Independents2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    Pedestals of Ash2012 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012250
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  4. 4
    The Ascent2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    The Alpha Chronicles2013 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013308
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  6. 6
    Bishop's Song2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    Phoenix Star2014 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014284
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  8. 8
    The Directives2014 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014314
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  9. 9
    The Salt War2014 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014216
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  10. 10
    The Toymaker2015 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015220
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  11. 11
    Hearts and Minds2015 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015258
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  12. 12
    Copperheads2016 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016236
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  13. 13
    Renegade2017 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017285
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  14. 14
    Forest Mist2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  15. 15
    Bloodlust2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  16. 16
    Before2019 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019388
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  17. 17
    Vendetta2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  18. 18
    Honor's Edge2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Holding Their Own?

No separate chronological order is on record for Holding Their Own, 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 Holding Their Own books in order?

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

Where to start with Holding Their Own

Start with Holding Their Own (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Holding Their Own book?

Honor's Edge (2021) is the newest Holding Their Own book released so far.

Is there a new Holding Their Own book coming?

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

Holding Their Own at a glance

Paused
No new Holding Their Own title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Holding Their Own books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,091 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Holding Their Own books, 16 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Holding Their Own books are about

3 of the 18 Holding Their Own books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: survival is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Joe Nobody

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

Other series by Joe Nobody

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