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Nicholas Sansbury Smith Books in Order

Find every Nicholas Sansbury Smith book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 76 books / 14 series

Nicholas Sansbury Smith is an American author best known for the post-apocalyptic Hell Divers series and the Extinction Cycle. His books have sold over five million copies and been optioned for film. This page provides the Nicholas Sansbury Smith books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Nicholas Sansbury Smith Books in Chronological Order

2013 Orbs I POoOB / 1 Buy
2013 The Biomass Revolution POoTTCB / 1 Buy
2013 Solar Storms POoOB / 2 Buy
2013 Squad 19 POoTTCB / 2 Buy
2013 A Royal Knight POoTTCB / 3 Buy
2014 SNAFU(By: Jonathan Maberry,James A. Moore,W.D. Gagliani,Weston Ochse,Greig Beck,Christine Morgan,Curtis C. Chen,David Benton,Tyson Mauermann,Brian W.Taylor,Steve Ruthenbeck,Eric S. Brown,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Neal Litherland,Wayland Smith,JeffHewitt) POoSAAoMHB / 1 Buy
2014 Extinction Horizon POoECB / 1 Buy
2014 Orbs II: Stranded POoOB / 3 Buy
2015 Wolves at the Door(By: James A. Moore,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Steve Coate,John W. Dennehy,Brian W. Taylor) POoSAAoMHB / 2 Buy
2015 Extinction Edge POoECB / 2 Buy
2015 Extinction Age POoECB / 3 Buy
2015 Extinction Evolution POoECB / 4 Buy
2015 Orbs III: Redemption POoOB / 4 Buy
2016 Hunters(By: James A. Moore,Patrick Freivald,Christine Morgan,Seth Skorkowsky,Tim Marquitz,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Brad Hodson,James A. Moore III) POoSAAoMHB / 3 Buy
2016 Future Warfare(By: Mike Resnick,Alan Baxter,Benjamin Cheah,Tim Marquitz,Asher Wismer,Jay Werkheiser,Steve Lewis,Anthony Izzo) POoSAAoMHB / 4 Buy
2016 Extinction End POoECB / 5 Buy
2016 Unnatural Selection(By: James A. Moore,Christopher Golden,Richard Lee Byers,Tim Lebbon,Lee Murray,Charles R. Rutledge,Michael McBride,Justin Bell,David W. Amendola) POoSAAoMHB / 5 Buy
2016 Black Ops(With: Jonathan Maberry,John O'Brien,Hank Schwaeble,James Lovegrove) POoSAAoMHB / 6 Buy
2016 Extinction Aftermath POoECB / 6 Buy
2017 Trackers POoTB / 1 Buy
2017 Hell Divers POoHDB / 1 Buy
2017 The Hunted POoTB / 2 Buy
2017 Ghosts POoHDB / 2 Buy
2017 The Storm POoTB / 3 Buy
2017 Extinction Lost POoECB / 7 Buy
2017 Extinction War POoECB / 8 Buy
2018 Deliverance POoHDB / 3 Buy
2018 The Damned POoTB / 4 Buy
2018 Wolves POoHDB / 4 Buy
2018 White Sands and Red Sands POoOB / 5 Buy
2018 Exodus(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) POoOB / 6 Buy
2018 Resurrection(By: James A. Moore,Charles R. Rutledge,N.X. Sharps,Evan Dicken,Matthew Summers,Justin Coates,Dirk Patton,Daniel Finley,Mark Renshaw,John McNichol) POoSAAoMHB / 7 Buy
2018 Extinction Red Line POoECB / 9 Buy
2019 Extinction Shadow(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) POoECDAB / 1 Buy
2019 Extinction Inferno(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) POoECDAB / 2 Buy
2019 Extinction Ashes(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) POoECDAB / 3 Buy
2019 Captives POoHDB / 5 Buy
2019 Allegiance POoHDB / 6 Buy
2019 Last Stand(By: B. Michael Radburn,Patrick Freivald,Alan Baxter,Justin Bell,Joshua Reynolds,Matthew Summers,Anna Stephens,Justin Coates) POoSAAoMHB / 8 Buy
2020 Sons of War POoSoWB / 1 Buy
2020 Saints POoSoWB / 2 Buy
2020 Extinction Darkness(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) POoECDAB / 4 Buy
2020 Warriors POoHDB / 7 Buy
2020 Medivac(By: Jeremy Robinson,James A. Moore,Kane Gilmour,Alan Baxter,Greig Beck,Charles R. Rutledge,Seth Skorkowsky,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis) POoSAAoMHB / 9 Buy
2021 E-Day POoEB / 1 Buy
2021 Burning Earth POoEB / 2 Buy
2021 Sinners POoSoWB / 3 Buy
2021 King of the Wastes POoHDB / 8 Buy
2021 Survival of the Fittest(By: Jeremy Robinson,Matt Hilton,Kane Gilmour,Alan Baxter,Tim Marquitz,S.D. Perry,Jack Hanson) POoSAAoMHB / 10 Buy
2021 Holy War(By: James A. Moore,B. Michael Radburn,Kirsten Cross,Justin Bell,Evan Dicken,Duncan McGeary) POoSAAoMHB / 11 Buy
2022 Wild Fire POoNFB / 1 Buy
2022 Wild Lands POoNFB / 2 Buy
2022 Dark Moon POoEB / 3 Buy
2022 Radioactive POoHDB / 9 Buy
2022 Dead or Alive(By: James A. Moore,Alan Baxter,David Benton,Charles R. Rutledge,Edward M. Erdelac,Joshua Reynolds,Justin Coates,John W. Salvage,W. D. Gagliani) POoSAAoMHB / 12 Buy
2023 Savage Skies POoSN / 1 Buy
2023 Wild Warriors POoNFB / 3 Buy
2023 Fallout POoHDB / 10 Buy
2023 Renegades POoHDB / 11 Buy
2023 Punk'd(By: James A. Moore,Greg Chapman,Alan Baxter,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Mark Renshaw,Amanda Bridgeman,Pamela Jeffs,Richard Beauchamp,Myna Chang) POoSAAoMHB / 13 Buy
2024 The Last Steward POoGIFB / 1 Buy
2024 The Last Ship POoGIFB / 2 Buy
2024 The Last Lion POoGIFB / 3 Buy
2024 Soldiers(With: Tom Abrahams) POoSoWB / 4 Buy
2024 Heroes POoHDB / 12 Buy
2024 AI Insurrection(By: Alan Baxter,Charles R. Rutledge,Anthony J. Melchiorri,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Pamela Jeffs) POoSAAoMHB / 14 Buy
2025 Salvage System POoSSB / 1 Buy
2025 Rhino POoHDB / 13 Buy
2025 Into the Storms POoHDB / 14 Buy
2025 Contagion(By: Jonathan Maberry,Charles R. Rutledge,Martin Livings,Josh Reynolds,Benjamin Spada) POoSAAoMHB / 15 Buy
2026 Old Guns(With: J.N. Chaney) POoOGB / 1 Buy
2026 Salvage System 2 POoSSB / 2 Buy
2026 The Gauntlet(With: J.N. Chaney) POoOGB / 2 Buy
2026 Young Guns(With: J.N. Chaney) POoOGB / 3 Buy
2026 The Last Legends POoGIFB / 4 Buy
2026 Burning Skies POoHDB / 15 Buy

Nicholas Sansbury Smith Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

E-Day Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2021-2022
01 E-Day 2021 Buy
02 Burning Earth 2021 Buy
03 Dark Moon 2022 Buy
01 Wild Fire 2022 Buy
02 Wild Lands 2022 Buy
03 Wild Warriors 2023 Buy
Hell Divers Books in Reading Order 15 books / 2017-2026
01 Hell Divers 2017 Buy
02 Ghosts 2017 Buy
03 Deliverance 2018 Buy
04 Wolves 2018 Buy
05 Captives 2019 Buy
06 Allegiance 2019 Buy
07 Warriors 2020 Buy
08 King of the Wastes 2021 Buy
09 Radioactive 2022 Buy
10 Fallout 2023 Buy
11 Renegades 2023 Buy
12 Heroes 2024 Buy
13 Rhino 2025 Buy
14 Into the Storms 2025 Buy
15 Burning Skies 2026 Buy
01 Extinction Shadow(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) 2019 Buy
02 Extinction Inferno(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) 2019 Buy
03 Extinction Ashes(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) 2019 Buy
04 Extinction Darkness(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) 2020 Buy
01 Extinction Horizon 2014 Buy
02 Extinction Edge 2015 Buy
03 Extinction Age 2015 Buy
04 Extinction Evolution 2015 Buy
05 Extinction End 2016 Buy
06 Extinction Aftermath 2016 Buy
07 Extinction Lost 2017 Buy
08 Extinction War 2017 Buy
09 Extinction Red Line 2018 Buy
01 The Biomass Revolution 2013 Buy
02 Squad 19 2013 Buy
03 A Royal Knight 2013 Buy
01 The Last Steward 2024 Buy
02 The Last Ship 2024 Buy
03 The Last Lion 2024 Buy
04 The Last Legends 2026 Buy
Old Guns Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2026-2026
01 Old Guns(With: J.N. Chaney) 2026 Buy
02 The Gauntlet(With: J.N. Chaney) 2026 Buy
03 Young Guns(With: J.N. Chaney) 2026 Buy
Orbs Books in Reading Order 6 books / 2013-2018
01 Orbs I 2013 Buy
02 Solar Storms 2013 Buy
03 Orbs II: Stranded 2014 Buy
04 Orbs III: Redemption 2015 Buy
05 White Sands and Red Sands 2018 Buy
06 Exodus(With: Anthony J. Melchiorri) 2018 Buy
01 Savage Skies 2023 Buy
01 Salvage System 2025 Buy
02 Salvage System 2 2026 Buy
01 Sons of War 2020 Buy
02 Saints 2020 Buy
03 Sinners 2021 Buy
04 Soldiers(With: Tom Abrahams) 2024 Buy
01 SNAFU(By: Jonathan Maberry,James A. Moore,W.D. Gagliani,Weston Ochse,Greig Beck,Christine Morgan,Curtis C. Chen,David Benton,Tyson Mauermann,Brian W.Taylor,Steve Ruthenbeck,Eric S. Brown,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Neal Litherland,Wayland Smith,JeffHewitt) 2014 Buy
02 Wolves at the Door(By: James A. Moore,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,David W. Amendola,Steve Coate,John W. Dennehy,Brian W. Taylor) 2015 Buy
03 Hunters(By: James A. Moore,Patrick Freivald,Christine Morgan,Seth Skorkowsky,Tim Marquitz,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Brad Hodson,James A. Moore III) 2016 Buy
04 Future Warfare(By: Mike Resnick,Alan Baxter,Benjamin Cheah,Tim Marquitz,Asher Wismer,Jay Werkheiser,Steve Lewis,Anthony Izzo) 2016 Buy
05 Unnatural Selection(By: James A. Moore,Christopher Golden,Richard Lee Byers,Tim Lebbon,Lee Murray,Charles R. Rutledge,Michael McBride,Justin Bell,David W. Amendola) 2016 Buy
06 Black Ops(With: Jonathan Maberry,John O'Brien,Hank Schwaeble,James Lovegrove) 2016 Buy
07 Resurrection(By: James A. Moore,Charles R. Rutledge,N.X. Sharps,Evan Dicken,Matthew Summers,Justin Coates,Dirk Patton,Daniel Finley,Mark Renshaw,John McNichol) 2018 Buy
08 Last Stand(By: B. Michael Radburn,Patrick Freivald,Alan Baxter,Justin Bell,Joshua Reynolds,Matthew Summers,Anna Stephens,Justin Coates) 2019 Buy
09 Medivac(By: Jeremy Robinson,James A. Moore,Kane Gilmour,Alan Baxter,Greig Beck,Charles R. Rutledge,Seth Skorkowsky,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis) 2020 Buy
10 Survival of the Fittest(By: Jeremy Robinson,Matt Hilton,Kane Gilmour,Alan Baxter,Tim Marquitz,S.D. Perry,Jack Hanson) 2021 Buy
11 Holy War(By: James A. Moore,B. Michael Radburn,Kirsten Cross,Justin Bell,Evan Dicken,Duncan McGeary) 2021 Buy
12 Dead or Alive(By: James A. Moore,Alan Baxter,David Benton,Charles R. Rutledge,Edward M. Erdelac,Joshua Reynolds,Justin Coates,John W. Salvage,W. D. Gagliani) 2022 Buy
13 Punk'd(By: James A. Moore,Greg Chapman,Alan Baxter,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Mark Renshaw,Amanda Bridgeman,Pamela Jeffs,Richard Beauchamp,Myna Chang) 2023 Buy
14 AI Insurrection(By: Alan Baxter,Charles R. Rutledge,Anthony J. Melchiorri,R.P.L. Johnson,Kirsten Cross,Steve Lewis,Justin Coates,Pamela Jeffs) 2024 Buy
15 Contagion(By: Jonathan Maberry,Charles R. Rutledge,Martin Livings,Josh Reynolds,Benjamin Spada) 2025 Buy
Trackers Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2017-2018
01 Trackers 2017 Buy
02 The Hunted 2017 Buy
03 The Storm 2017 Buy
04 The Damned 2018 Buy

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