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Reading order

Deathlands Books in Order

This page lists the complete Deathlands reading order by James Axler, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 156 books / 1986-2025

Deathlands Reading Order

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

Deathlands Books by Publication Order

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

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Deathlands reading order?

The Deathlands reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Deathlands books are there?

This catalog currently lists 156 Deathlands books published across 1986-2025.

Who writes the Deathlands books?

Deathlands is listed as a book series by James Axler.

Should I read Deathlands in publication order?

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