A New World Books in Order
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A New World books in publication order
11 books
Chaos
by John O’Brien
2011
Former special operations pilot Jack Walker struggles to protect his children after an apocalyptic disaster empties the familiar world. A savage new species hunts by night, forcing the surviving humans to fight for a place in it.
Return
by John O’Brien
2011
After completing a rescue halfway around the world, Jack Walker must lead his people home. Their route crosses a devastated landscape where countless corpses remain and ferocious night runners occupy the dark spaces humanity has left behind.
Awakening
by John O’Brien
2012
Jack Walker and the survivors prepare for winter while rescuing others, gathering supplies, and clearing areas of nightrunners. Their struggle becomes more dangerous as the creatures display growing intelligence and begin changing the terms of survival.
Dissension
by John O’Brien
2012
Jack Walker searches for more survivors while the night runners organize and adapt under Michael's leadership. Divisions threaten both groups, and an unexpected act within the sanctuary may put everything Jack is trying to protect at risk.
Taken
by John O’Brien
2012
The survivors' sanctuary offers a brief pause in the night runner attacks, until Jack Walker's children disappear during an outing. His rescue mission leads toward an armed encampment, with hostile humans ahead and prowling creatures surrounding it.
Conspiracy
by John O’Brien
2013
Lynn's rescue brings relief to Red Team, but an unseen gunman already has them in his sights. As Harold uncovers alarming information, the survivors face a newly revealed enemy and unanswered questions about the recent abduction.
Takedown
by John O’Brien
2013
Jack Walker returns to discover that night runners breached the sanctuary and carried Lynn away. A mysterious image points him toward their leader, Sandra, forcing him to risk a possible trap to learn whether Lynn is alive.
Reckoning
by John O’Brien
2014
As Greg flees a mysterious force after rescuing captives, Jack faces competing threats to the survivors' compound. At sea, Leonard searches for the scattered fleet, forcing each group to gamble on uncertain allies and dangerous choices.
Storm
by John O’Brien
2014
Jack's survivors have won one confrontation, but a stronger threat is gathering around them. While Leonard struggles to hold his battered crew together, Michael moves to protect his own kind, bringing the rival groups closer to a decisive conflict.
Untold Stories
by John O’Brien
2014
These stories follow people caught in civilization's collapse as night runners emerge from humanity's ruins. Survivors face the terror of approaching darkness, improvising ways to escape creatures that turn once-familiar streets into places of relentless danger.
Untold Stories 2
by John O’Brien
2015
A second collection returns to the fall of civilization, following people whose ordinary routines are shattered by the night runners. Each story explores survival amid sudden violence, abandoned communities, and the fear that arrives with every sunset.
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