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Chris Stewart Books in Order

Browse Chris Stewart books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and where to start help for thrillers, memoir, and travel writing, all in one place.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Shattered Bone

by Chris Stewart

1997

An undercover agent raised in America is called back to Ukraine and pulled into a desperate plot involving a stolen B-1 bomber. As rival powers close in and his wife is used against him, the mission edges toward nuclear war.

The Kill Box

by Chris Stewart

1998

A deadly virus attack tied to Saddam Hussein’s son pushes the United States toward panic and retaliation. Air Force ace Charlie McKay is sent into Iraq to stop a biological catastrophe before hidden weapons kill millions more.

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree

by Chris Stewart

2000

Life at El Valero gets busier as Chris, Ana, and their young daughter settle deeper into Spain, acquire an impossible parrot, and revisit pieces of Chris’s earlier life. It is part sequel, part memoir, and full of practical comedy.

The Third Consequence

by Chris Stewart

2000

When a decorated stealth pilot murders his commander and joins a scheme backed by Iran, fellow pilot Ryan Cooney realizes the threat is far bigger than one rogue officer. Missiles, sabotage, and false accusations turn the crisis into a race for survival.

The Brothers

by Chris Stewart

2003

Before mortal life begins, brothers and sisters in heaven face a battle of loyalty, agency, and eternal consequence. This opening volume imagines the premortal conflict and sets the moral lines that will shape the series on earth.

Where Angels Fall

by Chris Stewart

2004

The struggle between good and evil moves into mortal life as a child is born who may help change history. Elizabeth and her brothers face the first real tests of faith while political tension builds toward a larger conflict.

The Fourth War

by Chris Stewart

2005

After Pakistan’s president is assassinated and its nuclear warheads vanish, CIA paramilitary agent Peter Zembeic is sent into a fast-moving crisis near the Afghanistan border. The mission pits him against terrorists, shifting loyalties, and the threat of nuclear war.

The Second Sun

by Chris Stewart

2005

Secret alliances, dark rumors, and looming war push a hidden plan into motion. As powerful men reach for control, a few of the Father’s most valiant servants begin taking their places in a struggle that is turning openly dangerous.

A Christmas Bell for Anya

by Chris Stewart

2006

Set in old Russia, this Christmas story follows a poor young girl whose gift of a bell carries hope through fear and upheaval. It is a tender, faith-centered tale about kindness, memory, and the cost of love.

The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society

by Chris Stewart

2006

Back at El Valero, Chris Stewart juggles family life, farm work, eccentric neighbors, and new responsibilities beyond the valley. The third memoir keeps the humor of the earlier books while widening its view of Andalusian life.

Fury & Light

by Chris Stewart

2007

After the attack on Washington, the Brighton family is scattered across a country in collapse. As King Abdullah prepares another strike, Sara, Sam, Luke, Ammon, and Azadeh fight to survive long enough to find each other again.

Clear as the Moon

by Chris Stewart

2008

With Washington shattered and an EMP attack crippling the country, rival powers move to seize control. Sara, Sam, Bono, and Azadeh face the endgame of a long spiritual and political war, where the Constitution and simple survival are both at stake.

From the End of Heaven

by Chris Stewart

2008

Starvation, violence, and fear spread as American society keeps breaking down after the attacks. Sara, Sam, Bono, and Azadeh are pulled into separate missions that test loyalty and faith while the last stage of the conflict draws near.

Missionary Miracles

by Chris Stewart

2008

This short collection gathers letters and stories from missionaries serving around the world, including places marked by loss, disease, and disaster. The focus is less on spectacle than on quiet faith, endurance, and the meaning people find in service.

The God of War

by Chris Stewart

2008

America’s newest superjet, the Ares, is supposed to change warfare forever, until it is stolen in front of dignitaries and defense leaders. Colonel Jesse James must stop the aircraft before one spectacular theft sparks a much larger conflict.

Redefining Joy in the Last Days

by Chris Stewart

2009

Chris Stewart reflects on joy, hardship, and faith in a troubled world, using scripture and lived experience to question easy definitions of happiness. It is a short devotional book about finding steadier, deeper joy when life is hard.

Seven Miracles That Saved America

by Chris Stewart

2009

Chris and Ted Stewart revisit seven moments in American history that they believe preserved the nation’s future. It is an illustrated, accessible look at crisis points, leadership, and the idea that history can turn on unlikely events.

The Miracle of Freedom

by Chris Stewart

2011

Chris and Ted Stewart look at seven turning points in world history and argue that each helped make political freedom possible. The book is a broad, readable case for how rare liberty has been, and how easily it can be lost.

Breathless

by Chris Stewart

2012

A coordinated attack throws Israel into chaos, and the crisis quickly spreads far beyond Jerusalem. When Saudi King Abdullah unleashes the next stage of his plan, America may no longer be in a position to help anyone, including itself.

Darkness of This World

by Chris Stewart

2012

Prince Abdullah moves closer to power as a plan aimed at the United States and Israel takes shape. A small group of opponents know what is coming, but stopping it will take more courage, clarity, and sacrifice than they expected.

Driving Over Lemons

by Chris Stewart

2012

Chris Stewart trades England for a remote farm in Spain’s Alpujarras and discovers that country life is funnier, harder, and messier than the dream. It is a warm memoir of bad roads, worse plumbing, odd jobs, and good neighbors.

Smoke and Dust

by Chris Stewart

2012

With governments reeling and whole regions slipping into fear and disorder, the survivors must navigate a country that no longer works the way it did yesterday. The crisis becomes local, physical, and brutally immediate.

Son of the Morning

by Chris Stewart

2012

As the battle widens, the story turns toward the unseen power driving men toward war and ruin. New lives begin, old loyalties are tested, and the human cost of the coming conflict becomes harder for anyone to ignore.

The Master's Cry

by Chris Stewart

2012

After a nuclear strike on Washington, retaliation plans collide with riots, missile threats, and worldwide panic. While the planet edges toward catastrophe, King al-Rahman moves calmly toward the final blow he has been preparing all along.

Wrath & Righteousness

by Chris Stewart

2012

Dark forces focus on Saudi Prince Abdullah al-Rahman, hoping to use ambition and geopolitics to bring down the United States. Across the world, a few ordinary people begin to realize they are caught in a much larger war than they can see.

Evil in the Darkness

by Chris Stewart

2013

After the EMP attack, a secret group tries to turn chaos into permanent power by installing an illegal government. One possible survivor in the presidential line of succession could ruin everything, if the right people can reach him in time.

My Story

by Chris Stewart

2013

Written with Elizabeth Smart, this memoir recounts her 2002 abduction, months in captivity, rescue, and long recovery. The book stays close to her perspective, focusing on fear, endurance, family, and the difficult work of rebuilding a life.

Spiders from the Shadows

by Chris Stewart

2013

The conspiracy behind America’s fall is now close enough to touch, but getting near it may be suicidal. As the endgame approaches, Stewart’s heroes move straight into hostile ground, chasing one last chance to expose what has been built in secret.

Sunrise

by Chris Stewart

2013

The final episode sends the fight for America into its last, most dangerous phase. With power, law, and freedom all hanging in the balance, one desperate mission could decide who leads the nation, and whether the republic survives at all.

Wolves in the Night

by Chris Stewart

2013

As America’s collapse deepens, danger comes from every direction, not just from armies or leaders. Sam, Sara, and their allies keep moving through a lawless landscape where fear, violence, and predatory strangers make every step more dangerous.

Winter Sky

by Chris Stewart

2016

In war-torn Poland, resistance fighter Lucas wakes with no memory and only half a photograph. When he finds two starving children who may be tied to his lost past, survival becomes a choice between saving himself and risking everything for them.

I Can’t Eat No Pippin Apples

by Chris Stewart

2018

Told through young Jesse’s eyes, this picture book celebrates time with his grandmother, Nana, and the small routines that become family memories. It is a warm story about elders, love, and the kind of line a family repeats for years.

Where should I start?

For the full end-times epic: The BrothersWhere Angels FallThe Second Sun
For the episodic retelling: Wrath & RighteousnessDarkness of This WorldSon of the Morning
For military techno-thrillers: Shattered BoneThe Kill BoxThe Fourth War
For memoir and humor: Driving Over LemonsA Parrot in the Pepper TreeThe Almond Blossom Appreciation Society

Author bio

Chris Stewart is one of those names that points to two very different writing lives. This page brings together books by an American thriller writer and memoirist from Utah, and a British travel writer and former musician who made rural Spain his subject. Their books do not sound alike, but both write from lived experience.

Chris Stewart, the American author, was born in Logan, Utah, in 1960 and studied economics at Utah State University before joining the U.S. Air Force. He trained as a pilot, flew helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, and later became known for a record-setting nonstop B-1 flight around the world. That military background gave his early fiction its nuts-and-bolts feel.

He came to writing after years in uniform and business, turning real familiarity with aircraft, security, and command structures into fast-moving novels. Books like Shattered Bone, The Kill Box, The Fourth War, and The God of War lean hard into high-stakes scenarios, but the appeal is usually the same: readers get action that feels informed rather than borrowed. After that stretch of military and business life, he also served Utah in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2023.

Then he shifted into a different lane. In The Great and Terrible and its later reworking, Wrath & Righteousness, he mixed end-times suspense, geopolitics, and spiritual conflict into a long family-centered saga. Winter Sky shows a quieter side, following a resistance fighter in wartime Poland, while My Story, written with Elizabeth Smart, moves into memoir and survival.

Different books, same habit: big stakes, clean momentum, and characters forced to decide who they really are.

The British Chris Stewart was born in Sussex in 1951 and grew up in southern England. Long before he became known for books, he was the original drummer for Genesis. Then came a much less predictable stretch of life, including work with a circus, sheep-shearing, travel writing, and finally a move to a remote farm in the Alpujarras, south of Granada, with his wife Ana.

That move gave him his best-known book, Driving Over Lemons, published in 1999. It is not a tidy pastoral fantasy. Part of the fun is how untidy it is: broken-down farmhouses, patchy water supply, stubborn animals, baffling paperwork, and neighbors who seem strange until they become indispensable. Readers who love A Parrot in the Pepper Tree and The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society usually come for the humor and stay for the feeling of a life built slowly, by hand.

He writes like someone telling you what happened over dinner, with plenty of detours and a sharp eye for weather, landscape, and human absurdity.

Put together, the two Chris Stewarts on this page cover an unusually wide stretch of territory: techno-thrillers, apocalyptic fiction, faith-centered nonfiction, memoir, and comic rural travel writing. If you want fighter jets, they are here. If you want goats, olive trees, and Andalusian mishaps, those are here too.

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