System Apocalypse Books in Order
System Apocalypse by Tao Wong contains 12 books, published between 2017 and 2022. The first book is Life in the North (2017) and the newest is System Finale (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2017–2022
- Pages on record
- 3,091 in 8 of 12 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 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
System Apocalypse is Tao Wong's 12-book series, published from 2017 to 2022. Life in the North (2017) is the opening title, and Redeemer of the Dead followed the same year. The Cost of Survival, Cities in Chains and World Unbound date from 2018, and Stars Asunder from 2020. System Finale (2022) is the newest book. Median length is 375 pages, and the series is currently dormant.
How many System Apocalypse books are there?
System Apocalypse has 12 books, released between 2017 and 2022.
System Apocalypse Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 System Apocalypse 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.
- 1Life in the North2017 · 353 pages · confirmed 2/420173532/4
- 2Redeemer of the Dead2017 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420173362/4
- 3The Cost of Survival2018 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/420182952/4
- 4Cities in Chains2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 5Coast on Fire2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 6World Unbound2018 · 397 pages · confirmed 2/420183972/4
- 7Stars Awoken2019 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/420193402/4
- 8Rebel Star2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 9Stars Asunder2020 · 470 pages · confirmed 2/420204702/4
- 10Broken Council2021 · 472 pages · confirmed 2/420214722/4
- 11Forbidden Zone2021 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/420214282/4
- 12System Finale2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for System Apocalypse?
No separate chronological order is on record for System Apocalypse, 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 System Apocalypse books in order?
You should read the System Apocalypse books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each System Apocalypse book also stands alone.
Where to start with System Apocalypse
Start with Life in the North (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest System Apocalypse book?
System Finale (2022) is the newest System Apocalypse book released so far.
Is there a new System Apocalypse book coming?
No next System Apocalypse book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
System Apocalypse at a glance
- Paused
- No new System Apocalypse title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- System Apocalypse books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,091 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 375 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most System Apocalypse books, 8 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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