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This catalog lists the James Wesley Rawles books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

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James Wesley Rawles Books in Order

Q: What is the best order to read James Wesley Rawles books?

Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full James Wesley Rawles bibliography.

Find every James Wesley Rawles book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 10 books / 3 series

James Wesley Rawles is an American author best known for the *Patriots* survivalist series and the *Founders* prequel trilogy. His novels have sold over one million copies and are widely credited with defining the modern survival fiction genre. This page lists James Wesley Rawles’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All James Wesley Rawles Books in Chronological Order

1998 Patriots POoTCCB / 1 Buy

2009 How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It POoNB / 1 Buy

2011 Survivors POoTCCB / 2 Buy

2012 Founders POoTCCB / 3 Buy

2013 Expatriates POoTCCB / 4 Buy

2014 Tools for Survival POoNB / 2 Buy

2014 Liberators POoTCCB / 5 Buy

2015 Land of Promise POoCCB / 1 Buy

2020 Prepper Survival Guide POoNB / 3 Buy

2020 Survival Retreats & Relocation POoNB / 4 Buy

James Wesley Rawles Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Counter-Caliphate Chronicles Books in Reading Order 1 book / 2015

01 Land of Promise 2015 Buy

The Coming Collapse Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1998-2014

01 Patriots 1998 Buy

02 Survivors 2011 Buy

03 Founders 2012 Buy

04 Expatriates 2013 Buy

05 Liberators 2014 Buy

Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2009-2020

01 How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It 2009 Buy

02 Tools for Survival 2014 Buy

03 Prepper Survival Guide 2020 Buy

04 Survival Retreats & Relocation 2020 Buy

Where to start with James Wesley Rawles

What is the best order to read James Wesley Rawles books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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