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Plague Wars Books in Order

Plague Wars by David VanDyke contains 11 books, published between 2013 and 2016. The first book is The Eden Plague (2013) and the newest is Nearest Night (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2013–2016
Pages on record
1,946 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
32–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,946 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Plague Wars checklist

Plague Wars is a science fiction thriller series by David VanDyke, with 11 books published from 2013 to 2016. For the Plague Wars books in order, The Eden Plague (2013) comes first, followed that year by Reaper's Run, The Demon Plagues, The Reaper Plague, The Orion Plague and Cyborg Strike. Comes the Destroyer and Skull's Shadows are 2014 titles, and Eden's Exodus and Apocalypse Austin date from 2015. Nearest Night (2016) is the newest. A chronological reading order is listed alongside publication order, and the series is marked likely complete.

How many Plague Wars books are there?

Plague Wars has 11 books, released between 2013 and 2016.

Plague Wars Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Plague Wars 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. 1
    The Eden Plague2013 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013302
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  2. 2
    Reaper's Run2013 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013224
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  3. 3
    The Demon Plagues2013 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013384
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  4. 4
    The Reaper Plague2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    The Orion Plague2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    Cyborg Strike2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    Comes the Destroyer2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    Skull's Shadows2014 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014292
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  9. 9
    Eden's Exodus2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  10. 10
    Apocalypse Austin2015 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015408
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  11. 11
    Nearest Night2016 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016336
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Plague Wars Books in Chronological Order

In story order, The Eden Plague comes first and Comes the Destroyer comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 11 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 1
    The Eden Plague2013 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013302
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Reaper's Run2013 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 8
    Skull's Shadows2014 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014292
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 9
    Eden's Exodus2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 10
    Apocalypse Austin2015 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015408
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 11
    Nearest Night2016 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 3
    The Demon Plagues2013 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 4
    The Reaper Plague2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 5
    The Orion Plague2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  10. 6
    Cyborg Strike2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  11. 7
    Comes the Destroyer2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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Do you have to read Plague Wars books in order?

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

Where to start with Plague Wars

Start with The Eden Plague (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Plague Wars book?

Nearest Night (2016) is the newest Plague Wars book released so far.

Is there a new Plague Wars book coming?

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

Plague Wars at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Plague Wars title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Plague Wars books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,946 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 319 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Plague Wars books, 11 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Plague Wars books are about

5 of the 11 Plague Wars books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by David VanDyke

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