Blackout Books in Order
Part ofBobby Akart Books in OrderSee the Blackout books by Bobby Akart in order, with quick summaries, series background, and simple where-to-start guidance for new readers.
Last updated: July 2, 2026
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Publication Order
6 books
36 Hours
by Bobby Akart
2016
Teenager Alex Ryman spots the warning signs of a catastrophic solar storm and gives her family just 36 hours to prepare. It is a grounded survival story about ordinary people racing the clock before the grid goes dark.
Turning Point
by Bobby Akart
2016
With the first shock over, the Rymans face the harder part, living day to day in a broken world. Scarcity, shifting loyalties, and painful choices push the family toward a true turning point.
Zero Hour
by Bobby Akart
2016
The storm has hit, power is gone, and the Rymans realize the blackout may be permanent. As neighbors panic and official help falters, the family must decide who to trust and how much to lead.
Devil's Homecoming
by Bobby Akart
2017
In the final Blackout novel, the fight shifts from making it through collapse to imagining what comes after. The Rymans face war, rebuilding, and the question of what kind of society survives the ruins.
Hornet's Nest
by Bobby Akart
2017
The Rymans learn that surviving the disaster is one thing, surviving other people is another. Old conflicts explode, and one bad decision stirs up exactly the kind of revenge the title promises.
Shiloh Ranch
by Bobby Akart
2017
After the blackout, Madison Ryman and her family reach a harsher stage of survival. Fear, fire, and mounting danger test whether they can hold together in a world that keeps getting meaner.
Series background & context
The Blackout series starts with a premise that feels uncomfortably plausible. A catastrophic solar storm is coming, and the Ryman family has only a short window to understand what that means and prepare. They are not seasoned survivalists. They are ordinary people, Colton, Madison, and their daughter Alex, trying to catch up before the modern world stops working.
That ordinary-family angle is a big part of what makes the series work. 36 Hours and Zero Hour are not about a hidden bunker full of experts. They are about learning fast, making mistakes, dealing with neighbors, and realizing that a power outage on this scale is not a temporary inconvenience. It is the start of a new world.
Things get messy fast.
As the books continue through Turning Point, Shiloh Ranch, Hornet's Nest, and Devil's Homecoming, the focus widens from immediate preparation to long-term survival. Food, safety, leadership, and trust all become problems. So do other people. Akart keeps the stakes close to the ground, which makes the danger feel more personal than flashy.
This is post-apocalyptic fiction with a strong neighborhood and family core. The tension comes from scarcity, fear, and the hard choices that appear once official systems fail. If you like disaster stories where the characters have to learn on the fly and carry the emotional cost of every choice, Blackout is an easy place to start with Bobby Akart.
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