Dark Vanishings Books in Order
Part ofDan Padavona Books in OrderThis page lists the Dark Vanishings books by Dan Padavona in order, with quick summaries, series background, and an easy starting point for new readers.
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
Dark Vanishings 4
by Dan Padavona
2015
The](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1519291507%22,%22description%22:%22The) fight against Lupan reaches a breaking point, and the survivors are forced to choose what kind of world they will rebuild. Tori and Blake race toward a final confrontation where every sacrifice changes what comes after.
Dark Vanishings 3
by Dan Padavona
2015
As](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1516966996%22,%22description%22:%22As) new factions rise, Tori and Blake learn that survival is not just about food and shelter, it is about power. Hunted by Lupan’s followers, Tori must embrace what makes her different before the world is lost for good.
Dark Vanishings 2
by Dan Padavona
2015
The](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1514709856%22,%22description%22:%22The) remaining survivors gather in Florida to rebuild, but betrayal is everywhere. Tori and Blake struggle to trust anyone as a ruthless man calling himself Lupan forms an army in the north and sets out to find Tori.
Dark Vanishings
by Dan Padavona
2015
Civilization](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XGIE5O0%22,%22description%22:%22Civilization) collapses, and survivors scramble to understand what happened before it happens again. Follow Tori and Blake as they fight to stay alive in a world where rules, trust, and safety have vanished overnight.
Series background & context
Dark Vanishings is a post-apocalyptic horror series about what happens after the world breaks, and what rises in the aftermath. The story follows survivors, including Tori and Blake, as civilization collapses and the rules of survival are rewritten overnight.
The world ends, and something worse wakes up.
As the survivors regroup, they discover that the worst danger is not always hunger or weather, it is other people, and the new societies forming out of fear. In one thread, the remaining survivors gather in Florida to rebuild, never sure who to trust. In another, a ruthless figure calling himself Lupan builds an army in the north and makes it his mission to find Tori.
Tori becomes more than just another person trying to live through the nightmare. She is tied to a larger mystery, and her own abilities and choices shape the fight ahead. The books blend survival tension with an eerie, sometimes supernatural edge, and the stakes keep climbing from one installment to the next.
If you want apocalyptic fiction with momentum, mystery, and a villain who feels larger than life, this series is a strong fit. Start with Dark Vanishings and read straight through, the plot threads and character arcs are designed to build book to book.
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