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The Afterblight Chronicles Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Afterblight Chronicles 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 The Afterblight Chronicles series? Start with "School's Out Forever (By: Scott K. Andrews)" (2002) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete The Afterblight Chronicles reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
School's Out Forever (By: Scott K. Andrews)
2002
The Culled (By: Simon Spurrier)
2006
School's Out (By: Scott K. Andrews)
2007
Kill or Cure (By: Rebecca Levene)
2007
Dawn Over Doomsday (By: Jasper Bark)
2008
Arrowhead (By: Paul Kane)
2008
Operation Motherland (By: Scott K. Andrews)
2009
Death Got No Mercy (By: Al Ewing)
2010
Broken Arrow (By: Paul Kane)
2010
Children's Crusade (By: Scott K. Andrews)
2010
Arrowland (By: Paul Kane)
2010
Blood Ocean (By: Weston Ochse)
2012
Hooded Man (By: Paul Kane)
2013
Orbital Decay (By: Malcolm F. Cross)
2014
Dead Kelly (By: C.B. Harvey)
2014
Journal of the Plague Year (By: ColinHarvey)
2014
The Bloody Deluge (By: Adrian Tchaikovsky)
2014
Fall Out (By: Simon Guerrier)
2015
Even in the Cannon's Mouth (By: Adrian Tchaikovsky)
2016
Children of the Cull
2016
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