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Deathless Books in Order

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Explore the Deathless series by Chris Fox in order, with short summaries, series background, and help choosing where to start this wild apocalypse.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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Deathless books in publication order

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7 books

1

No Such Thing as Werewolves

by Chris Fox

2014

An impossible pyramid appears, ancient tech comes to light, and a werewolf plague starts spreading across the world. The real danger, though, is the older war waking up underneath all of it.

2

No Mere Zombie

by Chris Fox

2015

A massive solar event wipes out modern tech, and the zombie apocalypse arrives right on schedule. Worse, the deathless are waking too, and only a scattered handful of werewolves stand in their way.

3

Vampires Don't Sparkle

by Chris Fox

2015

With civilization shattered, old gods start maneuvering for power while the living try to rebuild. Then Set rises, bringing an army big enough to make every earlier disaster look small.

4

The Great Pack

by Chris Fox

2017

Five years after defeating Set, the Ark Lords return to a future ruled by deathless, demons, and old powers on the move. To stop the Builders from coming back, they need allies, and a pack big enough to matter.

5

The First Ark

by Chris Fox

2018

This prequel imagines the ancient lives behind Egyptian myth, following Osiris, Isis, and the discovery of a structure older than humanity. It works as origin story, myth remix, and doorway into the Deathless universe.

6

The Ark War

by Chris Fox

2020

The Builders are coming, and the fight has split across time, continents, and ruined Arks. Jordan faces deathless hordes while Blair and Trevor try a desperate plan that could change history or destroy what is left.

7

The Builders

by Chris Fox

2021

Earth is thrown into darkness when the builder Yoggoth cages the sun and brings his fleets to the Solar System. Blair, Liz, and Jordan gamble everything on one final strike before winter and annihilation win.

Deathless books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "No Such Thing as Werewolves"

    No Such Thing as Werewolves

    by Chris Fox

    2014Deathless, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "No Mere Zombie"

    No Mere Zombie

    by Chris Fox

    2015Deathless, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Vampires Don't Sparkle"

    Vampires Don't Sparkle

    by Chris Fox

    2015Deathless, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Great Pack"

    The Great Pack

    by Chris Fox

    2017Deathless, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The First Ark"

    The First Ark

    by Chris Fox

    2018Deathless, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Ark War"

    The Ark War

    by Chris Fox

    2020Deathless, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Builders"

    The Builders

    by Chris Fox

    2021Deathless, Book 7

Series background & context

Deathless starts with a mystery under the sand. A pyramid older than any known civilization appears, and what the characters find inside turns the series from archaeological thriller into full-bore apocalypse. Ancient technology, old gods, and long-buried wars all come back at once.

The cast spreads out quickly. Blair, Liz, Jordan, Trevor, Steve, and the people around them keep ending up on different parts of the same disaster, which lets Fox mix survival horror, myth, and action without losing the human stakes. One group is dealing with werewolves. Another is dealing with the dead. Another is learning that both problems are symptoms of something much older.

That is the fun of this series. It throws together pieces that should not fit, Egyptian gods, zombies, alien Builders, secret corporations, lost Arks, and a scorched modern world, then makes them move like one story. Every book widens the frame and shows that the end of civilization is only the opening act.

The stakes keep climbing. Early on the question is how to survive a spreading catastrophe. Later it becomes how to stop the return of powers that see humanity as raw material. The Arks matter. The Builders matter. And the people who looked like side characters at the start often end up carrying enormous weight.

The tone is pulpy in the best way. Fast chapters, big reveals, monster trouble, mythic backstory, and a lot of momentum.

If you like post-apocalyptic science fantasy that treats ancient myth like a buried operating system for the world, Deathless is a very easy series to get hooked on.

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