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T.L. Payne Complete Bibliography

Browse books by T.L. Payne in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 42 books / 8 series

T.L. Payne is an American author best known for the post-apocalyptic survival series *The End of Everything*. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned a devoted following for their gritty realism. This page provides the T.L. Payne books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by T.L. Payne in Publication Order

2019 Sudden Chaos POoDoWB / 1 Buy
2019 Turbulent POoDoWB / 2 Buy
2019 Hunted POoDoWB / 3 Buy
2019 Turmoil POoDoWB / 4 Buy
2019 Uprising POoDoWB / 5 Buy
2019 Upheaval POoDoWB / 6 Buy
2020 Seeking Safety POoGtCB / 1 Buy
2020 No Way Out POoFoHB / 1 Buy
2020 Seeking Refuge POoGtCB / 2 Buy
2020 Seeking Justice POoGtCB / 3 Buy
2020 Seeking Hope POoGtCB / 4 Buy
2020 Mayhem POoDoWB / 7 Buy
2021 No Other Choice POoFoHB / 2 Buy
2021 No Turning Back POoFoHB / 3 Buy
2021 No Surrender POoFoHB / 4 Buy
2021 No Man's Land POoFoHB / 5 Buy
2021 Defiance POoDoWB / 8 Buy
2022 Brink of Darkness POoStCB / 1 Buy
2022 Brink of Chaos POoStCB / 2 Buy
2022 Brink of Panic POoStCB / 3 Buy
2022 Brink of Collapse POoStCB / 4 Buy
2023 Panic in the Rockies POoDAB / 1 Buy
2023 Escape the Destruction POoRoDB / 1 Buy
2023 Endure the Dark POoRoDB / 2 Buy
2023 Getting Out of Dodge POoDAB / 2 Buy
2023 Surviving Freedom POoDAB / 3 Buy
2023 Trouble in Tulsa: POoDAB / 4 Buy
2023 Defending Camp POoDAB / 5 Buy
2024 Collapse POoCtDB / 1 Buy
2024 Ruin POoCtDB / 2 Buy
2024 Carnage POoCtDB / 3 Buy
2024 Evade the Ruthless POoRoDB / 3 Buy
2024 Engage the Enemy POoRoDB / 4 Buy
2024 Resistance POoCtDB / 4 Buy
2024 Desolation POoCtDB / 5 Buy
2025 Utter Darkness POoBSEB / 1 Buy
2025 Utter Devastation POoBSEB / 2 Buy
2025 Utter Despair POoBSEB / 3 Buy
2025 Utter Decimation POoBSEB / 4 Buy
2025 Utter Dominion POoBSEB / 5 Buy
2025 Recompense POoCtDB / 6 Buy
2025 Chaos at the Border POoDAB / 6 Buy

Complete T.L. Payne Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Reign of Darkness Reading Order 4 books / 2023-2024
01 Escape the Destruction 2023 Buy
02 Endure the Dark 2023 Buy
03 Evade the Ruthless 2024 Buy
04 Engage the Enemy 2024 Buy
Black Sky Event Reading Order 5 books / 2025-2025
01 Utter Darkness 2025 Buy
02 Utter Devastation 2025 Buy
03 Utter Despair 2025 Buy
04 Utter Decimation 2025 Buy
05 Utter Dominion 2025 Buy
Days of Want Reading Order 8 books / 2019-2021
01 Sudden Chaos 2019 Buy
02 Turbulent 2019 Buy
03 Hunted 2019 Buy
04 Turmoil 2019 Buy
05 Uprising 2019 Buy
06 Upheaval 2019 Buy
07 Mayhem 2020 Buy
08 Defiance 2021 Buy
Conquer the Dark Reading Order 6 books / 2024-2025
01 Collapse 2024 Buy
02 Ruin 2024 Buy
03 Carnage 2024 Buy
04 Resistance 2024 Buy
05 Desolation 2024 Buy
06 Recompense 2025 Buy
01 Brink of Darkness 2022 Buy
02 Brink of Chaos 2022 Buy
03 Brink of Panic 2022 Buy
04 Brink of Collapse 2022 Buy
Gateway to Chaos Reading Order 4 books / 2020-2020
01 Seeking Safety 2020 Buy
02 Seeking Refuge 2020 Buy
03 Seeking Justice 2020 Buy
04 Seeking Hope 2020 Buy
Fall of Houston Reading Order 5 books / 2020-2021
01 No Way Out 2020 Buy
02 No Other Choice 2021 Buy
03 No Turning Back 2021 Buy
04 No Surrender 2021 Buy
05 No Man's Land 2021 Buy
Desperate Age Reading Order 6 books / 2023-2025
01 Panic in the Rockies 2023 Buy
02 Getting Out of Dodge 2023 Buy
03 Surviving Freedom 2023 Buy
04 Trouble in Tulsa: 2023 Buy
05 Defending Camp 2023 Buy
06 Chaos at the Border 2025 Buy

Where to start with T.L. Payne

What is the best order to read T.L. Payne 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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