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Deathlands Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Deathlands books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Deathlands series? Start with "Pilgrimage to Hell" (1986) and follow publication order through all 156 books.
The complete Deathlands reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Pilgrimage to Hell
1986
Red Holocaust
1986
Neutron Solstice
1987
Crater Lake
1987
Homeward Bound
1987
Pony Soldiers
1988
Dectra Chain
1988
Ice and Fire
1988
Red Equinox
1989
Northstar Rising
1989
Time Nomads
1990
Latitude Zero
1991
Seedling
1991
Dark Carnival
1991
Chill Factor
1992
Moon Fate
1992
Shockscape
1993
Fury's Pilgrims
1993
Deep Empire
1993
Cold Asylum
1994
Twilight Children
1994
Rider, Reaper
1994
Road Wars
1994
Trader Redux
1994
Genesis Echo
1995
Bloodlines
1995
Shadowfall
1995
Ground Zero
1995
Emerald Fire
1995
Eclipse at Noon
1996
Bitter Fruit
1996
Crossways
1996
Keepers of the Sun
1996
Circle Thrice
1996
Stoneface
1996
Skydark
1997
Demons of Eden
1997
The Mars Arena
1997
Watersleep
1997
Nightmare Passage
1997
Crucible of Time
1998
Freedom Lost
1998
Way of the Wolf
1998
Dark Emblem
1998
Gaia's Demise (With: Nick Pollotta)
1999
Encounter
1999
Starfall
1999
Gemini Rising (With: Nick Pollotta)
1999
Dark Reckoning (With: Nick Pollotta)
1999
Rat King
2000
Shadow World
2000
Pandora's Redoubt (With: Nick Pollotta)
2000
Zero City (With: Nick Pollotta)
2000
Judas Strike (With: Nick Pollotta)
2001
Savage Armada (With: Nick Pollotta)
2001
Shadow Fortress (With: Nick Pollotta)
2001
Sunchild
2001
Salvation Road
2002
Breakthrough
2002
Amazon Gate
2002
Destiny's Truth
2002
Skydark Spawn
2003
Damnation Road Show
2003
Devil Riders (With: Nick Pollotta)
2003
Bloodfire (With: Nick Pollotta)
2003
Hellbenders
2004
Separation
2004
Death Hunt
2004
Shaking Earth
2004
Black Harvest
2005
Vengeance Trail
2005
Ritual Chill
2005
Atlantis Reprise
2005
Labyrinth
2006
Strontium Swamp
2006
Shatter Zone (With: Nick Pollotta)
2006
Perdition Valley (With: Nick Pollotta)
2006
Cannibal Moon
2007
Sky Raider (With: Nick Pollotta)
2007
Remember Tomorrow
2007
Apocalypse Unborn
2007
Sunspot
2007
Desert Kings (With: Nick Pollotta)
2008
Thunder Road
2008
Plague Lords
2008
Alpha Wave
2009
Time Castaways (With: Nick Pollotta)
2009
Eden's Twilight (With: Nick Pollotta)
2009
Desolation Crossing
2009
Dark Resurrection
2009
Prophecy
2009
Blood Harvest
2010
Baptism of Rage
2010
Arcadian's Asylum
2010
Doom Helix
2010
Moonfeast (With: Nick Pollotta)
2010
Downrigger Drift
2010
Lost Gates
2011
Prodigal's Return (With: Nick Pollotta)
2011
Perception Fault
2011
Tainted Cascade (With: Nick Pollotta)
2011
Playfair's Axiom
2011
Hell Road Warriors
2012
Wretched Earth
2012
Palaces of Light
2012
Haven's Blight
2012
Crimson Waters
2012
No Man's Land
2012
Storm Breakers
2013
Dark Fathoms
2013
Sins of Honor (With: Nick Pollotta)
2013
Motherlode
2013
Nemesis
2013
Chrono Spasm
2013
Siren Song
2013
Blood Red Tide
2014
End Program
2014
Polestar Omega
2014
Hanging Judge
2014
Desolation Angels
2014
Hive Invasion
2015
End Day
2015
Forbidden Trespass
2015
Iron Rage
2015
Child of Slaughter
2015
Devil's Vortex
2015
Survival in Doubt
2016
Gaia's Promise
2016
Bad Blood
2016
Angels Of Our Nature
2017
City of Dark
2017
Phreak Farm
2017
Feeding Frenzy
2018
Grim Choices
2018
Glory's Stockpile
2019
Killville
2019
Trade War
2019
Rift of the Magi
2020
Who Lives and Who Dies
2020
Exodus From Hell
2020
Sea Hag
2021
Hell Reclaimed
2021
Into Delirium
2021
Grave Capitol
2021
Memory Box
2022
Kraken
2022
Animal Kingdom
2023
Caged Goddess
2023
Extinction Generation
2023
Devil's Redoubt
2023
Cruel Seasons
2024
Mutie Nation
2024
Reaper's Peace
2025
Doom Horizon
2025
Cemetery Tango
2025
Wraith Winter
2025
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