Derek Slaton Books in Order

As a zombie virus spreads from Texas, two special forces teams race to create a fortress inside Charlotte’s football stadium. At the same time, they must rescue specialists whose knowledge could prove crucial to the coming war.

Night brings greater danger as Terrell leads a rescue mission through a city descending into chaos. Elsewhere, Frank prepares an alternative plan while waiting for helicopters to evacuate the valuable people under his protection.

A surrounding zombie horde forces Terrell to improvise if he hopes to save his fellow survivors. At Charlotte’s fortified stadium, Frank and his team find their brief chance to rest interrupted by an unforeseen threat.

A lethal infection released in Austin reanimates the dead as fast-moving zombies. Rookie police officer Lacy Sparks joins a federal strike force attempting to contain it, but keeping the outbreak from becoming a pandemic soon becomes inseparable from keeping her own team alive.

Time-traveling operative Artemis discovers a plot to murder future presidents and derail the nation's leadership. With few options available, she teams up with a skeptical detective, trying to prevent a dystopian future while convincing her reluctant partner that the impossible threat is real.

Following a violent clash with Elijah's militia, the survivors prepare to escape west and search for the supplies their journey requires. Sparks undertakes a separate mission to confirm that the most dangerous human enemy they have faced can no longer threaten them.

With Agent Rose missing, an ancient vampire begins taking control of a small town as the foundation for an army. Chainsaw-wielding TnT becomes the obstacle standing between the creature and its plans to spread destruction across the country in this grindhouse-inspired horror adventure.

After narrowly surviving the outbreak's first encounters, Officer Sparks and her companions head upriver toward the less populated west. The hope of relative safety is challenged by fresh dangers and uncertain alliances as their journey reveals that surviving the first day was only a beginning.

While searching Austin for the powerful demon Ezra, Smoothen Silky and his fellow agents encounter an unexpected supernatural opponent. Their assignment becomes another dangerous confrontation, continuing a series of exaggerated action-horror adventures in which unconventional heroes battle enemies drawn from monstrous and demonic worlds.

Smoothen Silky and a makeshift team of agents prepare to confront a legendary demon intent on destroying humanity. This opening adventure introduces a deliberately excessive world of supernatural threats, unconventional fighters, and violent action inspired by the style and energy of grindhouse cinema.

Ten years after a series of murders, a group of partying college students visits the abandoned Camp Barlow. Their trip revives the site's deadly history when a killer begins hunting them, forcing the visitors into a night-long struggle to escape the supposedly deserted camp.

Still shaken by Elijah's violent retaliation, Sparks and her fellow survivors continue their troubled journey west. Reaching Junction appears to offer another step toward escape, but the group soon discovers that the dangers following them have not ended with the road behind.

A disaster inside Cincinnati's stadium leaves thousands of sheltered survivors close to death. With outside assistance unavailable, a small group ventures into zombie-filled territory, risking their own lives in an attempt to help those trapped behind.

Two grindhouse-inspired horror stories pit unlikely defenders against supernatural attackers. Agency recruiter Alex Nantz confronts a murdered wrestler returned for revenge, while war veteran Rutger faces a pestilence demon turning the residents of his hometown into zombies.

Detective Rogers works to make Fabens self-sufficient while allies inside the cartel try to keep the community hidden. New partnerships, a warning, and a mission into zombie territory complicate their effort to establish security amid the outbreak.

As the outbreak’s first week ends, rural Kansas communities bristle at the arrival of enormous military forces. Anticipating a larger confrontation, a small group of soldiers prepares for a difficult journey through an increasingly unstable country.

Sergeant Kersey and his companions continue clearing a railway route toward the Northwest after the zombie outbreak. Their journey draws them into a conflict within a small town, adding human rivalries to the dangers posed by the undead and complicating their effort to keep moving.

Having survived a confrontation in Wyoming, the railway travelers push onward through Montana toward the Northwest. An unexpected alliance offers help, but the group soon faces its most hazardous assignment yet as the expanding zombie catastrophe continues to reshape the communities along their route.

Survivors from Lula, Mississippi, cross the river to search for supplies while struggling with a shortage of weapons. A decision made far away suddenly threatens their entire community, forcing them to rely on ingenuity rather than firepower to survive another day of the outbreak.

Outside Bismarck, a small group of ranchers devises a plan to contain tens of thousands of zombies inside the city. An unexpected snowstorm offers a temporary advantage, but securing their community requires acting before that opportunity disappears.

Former gang member Zion tries to protect a small Portland community as the zombie outbreak’s first week ends. When a possible ally becomes a dangerous enemy, his old skills may be needed to defend his family and new home.

El Paso’s survivors face a second invasion as cartel fighters cross the border while the zombie virus spreads. Two homicide detectives become central to the defense after their captain assigns them an ally they have little reason to trust.

A caravan carrying goods to an isolated group of survivors expects a difficult but straightforward delivery. Discovering that conditions at the destination differ from what they were told creates an unexpected crisis, turning a supply mission into another struggle for survival amid the zombie catastrophe.

Weeks after sealing Bismarck against the undead, the city's cowboy defenders confront another disruption when an unexpected survivor arrives. The newcomer's appearance creates fresh challenges for a group whose hard-won protection has offered a temporary sense of security amid the wider catastrophe.

Terrell and fellow survivors struggle to secure Clinton against living enemies and the undead when they uncover a plot threatening the community. A dangerous mission becomes unavoidable, while events inside the fortified stadium take another unforeseen turn that complicates the survivors' efforts to preserve their refuge.

Terrell and Clinton's survivors venture beyond their refuge to locate materials needed for a device intended to divert a zombie horde. The supply mission brings new danger, testing their ability to obtain what the community needs without losing the people sent to find it.

With Clinton's survivors facing a critical threat, Terrell and his team commit themselves to a desperate effort to protect the community. This installment continues their struggle on the Carolina front as the growing armies of the undead leave increasingly little room for failure.

A dramatic change in circumstances sends Terrell, Coleman, and Miles onto the road in search of safety. Their journey continues the Carolina survivors' story beyond the situation they previously knew, placing their hopes for salvation against the dangers of a country consumed by the undead.

Increasing cartel pressure forces the survivors of Fabens to undertake two dangerous missions with too few people. Clara ventures out alone while others penetrate their zombie-infested town, dividing an already strained community's efforts between outside threats and the dangers surrounding their own homes.

New allies reach Fabens with an offer to help confront the cartel threatening its citizens. Before they can act against that human enemy, the combined group must deal with the zombie horde inside the town, turning potential support into another urgent battle for survival.

The Fabens fighters prepare for an assassination plan but first need weapons capable of making it possible. A raid on Fort Bliss becomes their next objective, forcing them into a dangerous operation to obtain the equipment required for a wider confrontation.

Hammond and his team attempt to end cartel leader Tiago Rivas's violent rule. Their plan depends on giving a shooter one opportunity, forcing the group to accept extreme risks in a coordinated mission against a human enemy amid the continuing zombie outbreak.

Facing the possibility of open war with the cartel, Fabens's survivors undertake a mission to Fort Stockton. The city has long been avoided because it is overrun, but their increasingly desperate position forces them to confront a place they previously considered too dangerous.

A routine call at the University of Texas draws Brandon Shelton’s SWAT team into the outbreak’s first hours. Training for ordinary threats offers little preparation for a growing mass of undead as the officers struggle to survive.

Captain Kersey must help secure Spokane before the planned invasion of Seattle can begin. With too few personnel for a straightforward assault, he turns to risky tactics, putting the survival of his men against the need to advance the wider campaign against the undead.

After completing the opening assignments of the Spokane assault, Captain Kersey's forces push toward the city center. Their early success offers momentum, but an enormous concentration of zombies awaits, threatening to overwhelm the men as they press deeper into the operation.

After securing Spokane, military forces begin clearing the area and pushing farther west. Captain Kersey joins a presidential planning meeting for the Northwest invasion, shifting his attention from immediate street fighting to the next stage of the campaign against the undead.

Former professional football player Kenny Morris has endured the outbreak comfortably in a South Beach penthouse. As his supplies diminish, remaining isolated becomes impossible, and he must attempt to escape a building filled with zombies before his protected existence turns into a trap.

A military transport team delivers essential supplies as efforts to support scattered survivors expand. Trouble in rural Mississippi threatens that mission, forcing the convoy to confront another dangerous obstacle in a country where the undead have transformed ordinary journeys into struggles for survival.

A misunderstanding sparks open warfare between four highly trained soldiers and a violent small-town gang. When innocent civilians become trapped between the opposing sides, the survivors face difficult choices about protecting others while continuing to live through an America overrun by the undead.

Zion tries to connect scattered survivor groups across Portland as the zombie outbreak continues. With ammunition running low, his effort to build cooperation exposes the group to close combat, forcing them to confront immediate threats with increasingly limited means of defending themselves.

A desperate appeal for help draws Zion and Calvin far east of Portland to intervene in a deadly dispute. Their journey continues the effort to connect and assist survivors, bringing them into another human conflict within the broader catastrophe of the zombie outbreak.

Zion leads his Portland group beyond their shelter to search for supplies during the zombie crisis. An unforeseen complication disrupts the expedition, turning the effort to meet immediate needs into a fresh struggle for survival.

Zion and his Portland team confront the possibility of being wiped out as the zombie crisis continues. Surviving the day demands desperate action from a group whose options have narrowed to their most dangerous choices.

The Seattle offensive begins with Sergeant Copeland and a specialist team parachuting into Burlington. Their assignment is to establish defenses against the undead, creating a northern position for the military campaign to reclaim the region.

A small military team parachutes onto Mercer Island to establish a diversion during the Seattle campaign. When the operation begins to unravel, individual soldiers must take responsibility for preventing the mission from collapsing entirely.

Hundreds of thousands of zombies threaten the military’s northern advance from downtown Seattle. Corporal Bretz leads a dangerous operation intended to block the undead and protect the force pushing toward the center of the city.

Military commanders seek to ease pressure on their main Seattle force by drawing zombies toward a second front. Establishing that southern diversion requires extreme measures as the campaign to reclaim the city continues against overwhelming numbers.

An enormous zombie attack devastates Private Janey Watts’s team during the Seattle offensive. Isolated beyond friendly lines and unable to expect rescue, she must depend on her own judgment and abilities to stay alive.

As troops advance toward downtown Seattle from the east, a new danger emerges to the south. Sergeant Farley receives orders for a risky mission intended to contain the threat before it disrupts the wider military operation.

As the battle for Seattle intensifies, Vietnam veteran Benny uses his helicopter to transport supplies to the front. Keeping those deliveries moving becomes his contribution to the military’s continuing struggle against the city’s undead population.

A civilian group learns of a danger capable of destroying the military force advancing toward downtown Seattle. Warning the troops requires risking their own lives while the campaign moves closer to its most dangerous stage.

The military closes in on downtown Seattle as its campaign approaches a decisive stage. Entering the heart of the city brings the troops to their hardest remaining task in the struggle to reclaim it from the undead.

A warning call reaches mercenary commander Theo Atkinson during the opening hours of the outbreak. With the undead threat spreading rapidly, he and his men have little time to secure Hilton Head Island before their intended stronghold is overwhelmed.

A fast-spreading infection turns the dead into dangerous attackers at Hilton Head, forcing siblings Dante and Grace into a desperate alliance. Surviving the island resort requires confronting threats from other people as well as the growing numbers of undead.

Grace and Troy are left dependent on the QXR Group as its mercenaries work to secure Hilton Head from the undead. Their experience soon makes clear that the infected are not the only danger threatening civilians on the island.

Having lived through the outbreak’s first day, Dante, Ace and Lily leave relative safety for a rescue mission in nearby Beaufort. Their attempt to help others risks everything the small group has already endured to survive.

Realizing that outside help is not coming, Dante and his companions leave to search for other survivors. The mission takes their group beyond its existing shelter and forces them to confront the isolation shaping their response to the outbreak.

Zombies remain a serious danger on Hilton Head, and Grace and Troy are sent out with QXR’s civilian squad. Another hazardous assignment exposes the group to the risks involved in securing an island where the outbreak is far from contained.

QXR mercenaries discover the location where Dante and his companions are sheltering. With the group exposed, Dante and Ace must take drastic action to protect everyone else, confronting a human threat as immediate as the undead surrounding them.

Supplies at the school shelter are running low, forcing Dante to lead a raid across the river into Savannah. The survivors must leave their refuge and confront the city’s dangers to obtain what they need to keep going.

Most zombies have been removed from Hilton Head, but Grace’s team receives another dangerous assignment beyond the island. Securing goods for a wealthy resident takes them away from the improving local situation and into hazards that have not been cleared.

Increasingly impatient to free Grace from QXR, Dante forces the issue by leading a small reconnaissance team toward the mercenaries. Assessing the strength of their captors becomes a dangerous step in turning his determination into a workable rescue plan.

Dante’s raid provokes retaliation from Theo Atkinson, who dispatches No Name and a team to eliminate him and his allies. The survivors now face an organized pursuit alongside the continuing dangers of life in the outbreak-stricken Lowcountry.

The arrival of newcomers coincides with the discovery of badly needed generators. Grace and her team are sent into another fight to obtain the equipment, confronting the continuing danger attached to securing resources in the devastated Lowcountry.

After weeks of isolation, Dante’s survivors establish contact with another substantial group. The encounter changes the conditions of their struggle to endure the outbreak, opening a new stage beyond the limited circle they have relied on so far.

A recent tragedy leaves the survivors struggling to recover, but events in Savannah demand an immediate response. The group must confront another dangerous situation before they have fully absorbed their losses, continuing the effort to survive in the Lowcountry.

Former professional athlete Kenny joins a captive civilian work force clearing another zombie stronghold, hoping to contribute something useful. Meanwhile, No Name identifies an opportunity and begins a dangerous scheme, adding another uncertainty to an already hazardous mission.

Expecting an approaching confrontation with QXR mercenaries, Terrell and Dante lead a search into rural Georgia. Finding somewhere safe to retreat becomes the objective, giving the group a chance to prepare before the conflict they fear becomes unavoidable.

Terrell, Coleman and Dante undertake a dangerous raid on the Parris Island military base. At the same time, Lily leads a separate group toward trouble on the bridge, dividing the survivors’ attention between simultaneous operations in the outbreak’s aftermath.

The survivors begin their high-risk effort to free Grace and other civilians held by QXR. Plans become action as the rescue force moves against the mercenaries, placing the captives’ future at the center of the continuing Lowcountry struggle.

The Lowcountry survivors face the consequences of their rescue operation as the series reaches its conclusion. The immediate struggle continues beyond the attempt itself, bringing the group’s conflict and efforts to protect its people into a final stage.

On a supply mission near Fort Stockton, Sparks and her team discover an immense zombie horde advancing toward El Paso. They retreat to Fabens, where the survivors must organize defenses before the approaching undead overwhelm them.

Rodriguez persuades Tiago Rivas to accept cartel assistance against the approaching zombie army. Their group travels to Fort Stockton, where slowing the undead becomes an urgent undertaking that depends on cooperation between uneasy allies.

As the zombie horde advances toward El Paso, Sergeant Hammond and his rogue soldiers need to reach the city. A dangerous plan offers a route through the blockades, but carrying it out adds another risk to their struggle.

Survivors move toward Van Horn to prepare defenses against the advancing undead. With this town representing the last major bottleneck before El Paso, their effort to delay the horde becomes increasingly important to everyone further along its route.

The fighting at Van Horn intensifies as survivors attempt to resist an advancing mass of zombies. Holding their position means confronting the overwhelming numbers of undead threatening the route toward El Paso and the communities beyond their defenses.

The undead reach Fabens, forcing its defenders into a decisive confrontation with the approaching horde. At the same time, Hammond and his soldiers launch an attack on the cartel, bringing two dangerous conflicts to a head.

Following the successful Seattle operation, Captain Kersey meets with General Stephens and the president to consider what comes next. Their attention shifts from the immediate invasion toward the difficult work of rebuilding a world shattered by the outbreak.

Securing Seattle has consumed vital military supplies, threatening the survivors' ability to defend it. Captain Kersey leads an elite team toward Boise in search of a dependable ammunition source, taking them beyond the city they have protected.

After a disturbing encounter with the Chosen, Captain Kersey and his soldiers travel toward Kuna to locate other survivors. Their search takes them through dangerous territory where the threats posed by living opponents complicate an already hazardous mission.

Separated from his companions, Kowalski must face the dangers of downtown Boise without the group's support. His predicament unfolds amid a nationwide struggle against zombies and hostile survivors, making isolation another obstacle to staying alive.

Captain Kersey realizes that confronting the Chosen is necessary before his team can finish its mission. He prepares an offensive against them, turning the soldiers' search for resources into a struggle with a dangerous human enemy.

An attack on the Chosen becomes more dangerous than expected, leaving Sergeant Copeland and his strike team fighting to stay alive. Their offensive gives way to an immediate struggle for survival in a world already overrun by undead.

Captain Kersey leads his soldiers into a final assault against the Chosen. Their confrontation brings the Idaho mission to a critical stage, with the team confronting a living enemy amid the wider devastation of the zombie outbreak.

Captain Baker and his team undertake a dangerous covert operation against a high-value target, only to encounter an uninvited presence. The unexpected intruder threatens both the mission and the soldiers' lives in this prequel introducing the Invaders From Above series.

With Seattle's designated safe zone cleared of zombies, Corporal Gadd and Clint Rensfold lead the effort to rebuild. Restoring a functioning community presents challenges beyond military victory, as survivors begin the difficult work of reestablishing civilization.

Seattle's fuel shortage becomes critical, threatening the city's recovery after the zombie outbreak. A team heads toward Canadian oil fields in search of a solution, risking travel beyond the safe zone to restore an essential supply.

Clint and Corporal Gadd seek ways to strengthen Seattle's uncertain food supply. They enlist a local biker gang to scout a community southwest of the city, sending potential allies beyond its boundaries in search of resources.

Seattle's survivors need dependable food production to secure their future. A team heads toward farmland northeast of the city, where clearing the undead becomes the first step toward turning a dangerous area into a sustainable resource.

An attack on a transport train threatens Seattle's efforts to rebuild after the outbreak. Former Texas Ranger Atticus Windward is assigned to investigate, find those responsible, and confront a human threat to the survivors' supply network.

Facing an increasingly desperate food shortage, Seattle's leaders send soldiers far north toward a warehouse known to hold supplies. Reaching it offers a possible lifeline, but requires another dangerous expedition beyond the community they are trying to sustain.

A Southern California nuclear plant approaches meltdown while Seattle's reconstruction continues. Soldiers undertake a mission to prevent widespread contamination, facing a danger that could poison air and sea across hundreds of miles in an already devastated world.

Sergeant Rangel's mission suffers a serious setback, forcing his team to regroup and find another way to travel. Reaching their destination before time runs out becomes the immediate challenge as their Southern California operation threatens to unravel.

A military team crosses a national park during its Southern California mission, only to encounter new dangers along the route. Both human opponents and zombies obstruct their progress, complicating the journey toward the objective they must reach.

The team reaches Temecula, its final populated stop before the nuclear plant. With little time remaining, the soldiers choose a dangerous course of action in hopes of continuing toward their objective before the situation becomes irreversible.

Facing increasingly unfavorable odds during their Southern California mission, the soldiers make a series of dangerous choices. Each move offers a possible way through their predicament, but survival remains uncertain as the operation grows more desperate.

The remaining soldiers fight through a nuclear power plant as their available time dwindles. Reaching the control room becomes their immediate objective, with the struggle to prevent catastrophe depending on getting through the facility before it is too late.

Former Texas Ranger Atticus prepares to leave Seattle's relative safety for work beyond the city. Before he departs, Clint and Gadd ask for his help, adding another obligation to a journey through the outbreak's dangerous aftermath.

After completing his first assignment, Atticus continues his rail journey toward Helena to address local problems. His work takes him further through a country where surviving communities contend with threats from both other people and the undead.