James Axler Reading Order

1 book (2006–2006)

#	Title
1	Aftermath 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

156 books (1986–2025)

The Deathlands series is an ongoing science fiction and action adventure sequence comprising 156 books published from 1986 to 2025. Readers should follow the series in publication order, beginning with Pilgrimage to Hell and continuing through the numbered entries to experience the full narrative arc. This long-running franchise has maintained consistent world-building and character development across its extensive catalog, making sequential reading essential for maximum enjoyment.

Start with Pilgrimage to Hell, the first of 156 books in the Deathlands series.

#	Title
1	Pilgrimage to Hell 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Red Holocaust 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Crater Lake 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Homeward Bound 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Neutron Solstice 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dectra Chain 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Ice and Fire 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pony Soldiers 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Northstar Rising 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Red Equinox 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Time Nomads 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dark Carnival 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Latitude Zero 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Seedling 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Chill Factor 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Moon Fate 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Deep Empire 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Fury's Pilgrims 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Shockscape 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Cold Asylum 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Rider, Reaper 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Road Wars 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Trader Redux 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Twilight Children 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Bloodlines 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Emerald Fire 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Genesis Echo 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Ground Zero 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Shadowfall 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Bitter Fruit 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Circle Thrice 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Crossways 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Eclipse at Noon 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Keepers of the Sun 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Stoneface 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Demons of Eden 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Nightmare Passage 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Skydark 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Mars Arena 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Watersleep 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Crucible of Time 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Dark Emblem 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Freedom Lost 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Way of the Wolf 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Dark Reckoning(With: Nick Pollotta) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Encounter 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Gaia's Demise(With: Nick Pollotta) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Gemini Rising(With: Nick Pollotta) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Starfall 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Pandora's Redoubt(With: Nick Pollotta) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Rat King 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Shadow World 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Zero City(With: Nick Pollotta) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Judas Strike(With: Nick Pollotta) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Savage Armada(With: Nick Pollotta) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Shadow Fortress(With: Nick Pollotta) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Sunchild 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Amazon Gate 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Breakthrough 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Destiny's Truth 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Salvation Road 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Bloodfire(With: Nick Pollotta) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Damnation Road Show 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Devil Riders(With: Nick Pollotta) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Skydark Spawn 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Death Hunt 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Hellbenders 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Separation 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Shaking Earth 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	Atlantis Reprise 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Black Harvest 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Ritual Chill 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Vengeance Trail 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Labyrinth 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	Perdition Valley(With: Nick Pollotta) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	Shatter Zone(With: Nick Pollotta) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Strontium Swamp 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	Apocalypse Unborn 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	Cannibal Moon 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	Remember Tomorrow 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	Sky Raider(With: Nick Pollotta) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Sunspot 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Desert Kings(With: Nick Pollotta) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Plague Lords 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Thunder Road 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Alpha Wave 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	Dark Resurrection 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Desolation Crossing 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Eden's Twilight(With: Nick Pollotta) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	Prophecy 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Time Castaways(With: Nick Pollotta) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	Arcadian's Asylum 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Baptism of Rage 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Blood Harvest 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
95	Doom Helix 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
96	Downrigger Drift 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
97	Moonfeast(With: Nick Pollotta) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
98	Lost Gates 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
99	Perception Fault 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	Playfair's Axiom 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
101	Prodigal's Return(With: Nick Pollotta) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
102	Tainted Cascade(With: Nick Pollotta) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
103	Crimson Waters 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
104	Haven's Blight 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
105	Hell Road Warriors 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
106	No Man's Land 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
107	Palaces of Light 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
108	Wretched Earth 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
109	Chrono Spasm 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
110	Dark Fathoms 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
111	Motherlode 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
112	Nemesis 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
113	Sins of Honor(With: Nick Pollotta) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
114	Siren Song 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
115	Storm Breakers 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
116	Blood Red Tide 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
117	Desolation Angels 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
118	End Program 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
119	Hanging Judge 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
120	Polestar Omega 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
121	Child of Slaughter 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
122	Devil's Vortex 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
123	End Day 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
124	Forbidden Trespass 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
125	Hive Invasion 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
126	Iron Rage 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
127	Bad Blood 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
128	Gaia's Promise 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
129	Survival in Doubt 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
130	Angels Of Our Nature 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
131	City of Dark 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
132	Phreak Farm 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
133	Feeding Frenzy 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
134	Grim Choices 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
135	Glory's Stockpile 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
136	Killville 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
137	Trade War 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
138	Exodus From Hell 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
139	Rift of the Magi 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
140	Who Lives and Who Dies 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
141	Grave Capitol 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
142	Hell Reclaimed 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
143	Into Delirium 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
144	Sea Hag 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
145	Kraken 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
146	Memory Box 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
147	Animal Kingdom 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
148	Caged Goddess 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
149	Devil's Redoubt 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
150	Extinction Generation 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
151	Cruel Seasons 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
152	Mutie Nation 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
153	Cemetery Tango 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
154	Doom Horizon 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
155	Reaper's Peace 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
156	Wraith Winter 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1993–1994)

The Earthblood series by James Axler is a three-book science fiction adventure sequence published between 1993 and 1994. The complete series consists of Earth Blood, Aurora Quest, and Deep Trek, which should be read in publication order to follow the narrative progression. This action-driven sci-fi saga concluded after its third installment, offering readers a finished story arc across all three volumes.

Start with Earth Blood and read in order.

#	Title
1	Earth Blood 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Aurora Quest 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deep Trek 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

75 books (1997–2015)

The Outlanders series is a 75-book science fiction and action adventure saga published between 1997 and 2015. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Destiny Run and following through to its conclusion. This lengthy series spans nearly two decades of releases and is now finished, making it ideal for readers seeking a fully resolved narrative arc.

Start with Destiny Run, the first of 75 books in the Outlanders series.

#	Title
1	Destiny Run 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Exile to Hell 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Savage Sun 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Doomstar Relic 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Iceblood 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Omega Path 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Parallax Red 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Armageddon Axis 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Hellbound Fury 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Night Eternal 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Outer Darkness 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Doom Dynasty 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Hell Rising 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Shadow Scourge 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Wreath of Fire(With: Mel Odom) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Purgatory Road 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Sargasso Plunder(With: Mel Odom) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Tigers of Heaven 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Tomb of Time 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Devil in the Moon 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dragoneye 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Far Empire 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Prodigal Chalice(With: Mel Odom) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Awakening 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Equinox Zero 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Sea of Plague 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Talon and Fang 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Mad God's Wrath 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Mask of the Sphinx 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Sun Lord 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Uluru Destiny 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Cerberus Storm 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Children of the Serpent 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Evil Abyss 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Successors 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Hydra's Ring 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Lords of the Deep 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Refuge 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Rim of the World 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Closing the Cosmic Eye 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Dark Goddess 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Death Cry 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Ghostwalk 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Satan's Seed 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Skull Throne 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Grailstone Gambit 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Pantheon of Vengeance 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Janus Trap 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Serpent's Tooth 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Shadow Box 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Warlord of the Pit 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Distortion Offensive 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Infinity Breach 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Oblivion Stone 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Reality Echo 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Cradle of Destiny 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Infestation Cubed 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Scarlet Dream 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Truth Engine 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Dragon City 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Genesis Sinister 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	God War 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Planet Hate 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Cosmic Rift 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Immortal Twilight 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Savage Dawn 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Sorrow Space 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Wings of Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Judgment Plague 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	Necropolis 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Shadow Born 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Angel of Doom 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Apocalypse Unseen 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Hell's Maw 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	Terminal White 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible