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The Afterblight Chronicles Books in Order

This page lists the complete The Afterblight Chronicles reading order by Adrian Tchaikovsky, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 20 books / 2002-2016

The Afterblight Chronicles Reading Order

01 School's Out Forever(By: Scott K. Andrews) 2002 Buy
02 The Culled(By: Simon Spurrier) 2006 Buy
03 School's Out(By: Scott K. Andrews) 2007 Buy
04 Kill or Cure(By: Rebecca Levene) 2007 Buy
05 Dawn Over Doomsday(By: Jasper Bark) 2008 Buy
06 Arrowhead(By: Paul Kane) 2008 Buy
07 Operation Motherland(By: Scott K. Andrews) 2009 Buy
08 Death Got No Mercy(By: Al Ewing) 2010 Buy
09 Broken Arrow(By: Paul Kane) 2010 Buy
10 Children's Crusade(By: Scott K. Andrews) 2010 Buy
11 Arrowland(By: Paul Kane) 2010 Buy
12 Blood Ocean(By: Weston Ochse) 2012 Buy
13 Hooded Man(By: Paul Kane) 2013 Buy
14 Orbital Decay(By: Malcolm F. Cross) 2014 Buy
15 Dead Kelly(By: C.B. Harvey) 2014 Buy
16 Journal of the Plague Year(By: ColinHarvey) 2014 Buy
17 The Bloody Deluge 2014 Buy
18 Fall Out(By: Simon Guerrier) 2015 Buy
19 Even in the Cannon's Mouth 2016 Buy
20 Children of the Cull(By: Cavan Scott) 2016 Buy

The Afterblight Chronicles Books by Publication Order

2002 School's Out Forever(By: Scott K. Andrews) #1
2006 The Culled(By: Simon Spurrier) #2
2007 School's Out(By: Scott K. Andrews) #3
2007 Kill or Cure(By: Rebecca Levene) #4
2008 Dawn Over Doomsday(By: Jasper Bark) #5
2008 Arrowhead(By: Paul Kane) #6
2009 Operation Motherland(By: Scott K. Andrews) #7
2010 Death Got No Mercy(By: Al Ewing) #8
2010 Broken Arrow(By: Paul Kane) #9
2010 Children's Crusade(By: Scott K. Andrews) #10
2010 Arrowland(By: Paul Kane) #11
2012 Blood Ocean(By: Weston Ochse) #12
2013 Hooded Man(By: Paul Kane) #13
2014 Orbital Decay(By: Malcolm F. Cross) #14
2014 Dead Kelly(By: C.B. Harvey) #15
2014 Journal of the Plague Year(By: ColinHarvey) #16
2014 The Bloody Deluge #17
2015 Fall Out(By: Simon Guerrier) #18
2016 Even in the Cannon's Mouth #19
2016 Children of the Cull(By: Cavan Scott) #20

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

How many The Afterblight Chronicles books are there?

This catalog currently lists 20 The Afterblight Chronicles books published across 2002-2016.

Who writes the The Afterblight Chronicles books?

The Afterblight Chronicles is listed as a book series by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

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