Dirk Patton Books in Order

Former Army Major John Chase wakes in Atlanta after nuclear and biochemical attacks devastate America. With Rachel and a German shepherd at his side, he fights to survive the infected and reach his wife in Arizona.

John, Rachel, and Dog find temporary refuge at a Tennessee Air Force base after escaping Atlanta. When a second wave of infection hits, John is recalled to duty and his route home becomes even more dangerous.

An old enemy returns as the survivors struggle to find safety and locate the missing. The infected are becoming smarter and deadlier, while hidden plots make every alliance harder to trust.

John Chase's desperate journey through a ruined America continues. With his companions still in danger and no stable refuge in sight, every mile brings new infected threats and hostile survivors.

Before the V Plague, John Chase serves with Delta Force on a mission in a Central American jungle. With Spetsnaz forces in pursuit, he gets a brutal glimpse of the danger ahead.

The virus mutates, a new wave of infection spreads, and betrayal threatens John's uneasy alliance with the GRU. With Rachel missing and Roach hunting Katie, Major Chase must act fast.

What remains of the U.S. military strikes back against invading Russian forces. John is pulled into the fighting, delaying his group's trip to Seattle as the threat of nuclear war rises.

Katie has survived, but she has been taken by Roach and is trapped far from safety. Once John learns she is alive, he launches into a rescue mission amid betrayal and an unraveling nation.

Massive herds close in on Tinker Air Force Base, making evacuation the only option. Tech Sergeant Scott, Irina, and Igor race to locate survivors from a crash before time and the infected run out.

John Chase and his allies are pushed toward another dangerous edge in a country still ruled by infection and war. Their attempt to keep moving forward tests the bonds that have kept them alive.

The survivors of the V Plague face the difficult work of regrouping after another devastating crisis. Safety remains temporary, and every recovery effort risks bringing new enemies and fresh losses.

Saved from execution, Robert Tracy is recruited into a secret project that can send him back thirty-six hours. He must stop a terrorist attack while uncovering a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of government.

John and his remaining allies leave the relative safety of Area 51 for a rescue mission toward Mexico. At the same time, the survivors in Hawaii prepare for a Russian assault.

Newly married John Chase is called back to duty as warlords drive a Central African nation toward genocide. Leading Delta Force beside Australian soldiers, he finds the mission is not what it seems.

John Chase's fight to survive continues as the plague-ravaged world offers no easy victories. Friends, enemies, and the infected all test the limits of what his battered group can endure.

A year after saving the president, Robert Tracy has a new life and someone he loves. A space-time rift and a surviving enemy threaten to erase it all, leaving him stranded in the past.

John is stranded in Sydney when nerve agent is released and the city collapses into chaos. To live, he must find a way through the panic, infected violence, and a rapidly closing path out.

Later republished as *Fool's Gold*, this standalone suspense novel moves away from Patton's connected apocalypse series. It offers a self-contained thriller for readers looking for a different corner of his catalog.

Still injured and grieving, John plans a journey to Australia to strike at the Russian president. First, he must escape a militia surrounding Area 51 while Hawaii prepares for a mass evacuation.

After the disastrous end of *Scourge*, the Athena Project steps in to put events right. But its attempt to repair the damage creates new problems and changes the course of the V Plague story.

John tries to adjust after returning to civilization, only to learn that worse horrors may be ahead. With Igor and Irina heading toward Siberia, he travels to Australia for a deeply personal mission.

John Chase's war-torn world remains full of infected threats, shifting loyalties, and unfinished missions. This later V Plague installment keeps the pressure on as survivors fight to protect what little remains.

The struggle for survival reaches another breaking point as John Chase and his allies confront dangers that threaten every fragile gain. Infected enemies, human conflict, and hard choices keep the stakes high.

In the main V Plague finale, John Chase and his allies face the next stage of a conflict that has reshaped the world. Survival is no longer enough as old threats and unfinished battles demand a final response.

FBI agent Katarina Daniels appears to have a perfect life until her husband's spending leaves them in financial ruin. As visions of an apocalyptic world invade her thoughts, desperation pushes her toward a dangerous plan.

A short military-horror story from the world of V Plague. It offers another glimpse of the terror and moral strain faced by people caught in Patton's outbreak-ravaged setting.

John investigates the source of disturbing events that point to a new danger in the remains of America. The search forces him to weigh old loyalties against threats that are becoming harder to understand.

Twelve years after the Battle of Arizona, John and Rachel are raising their family in Hawaii. When their daughter Mavis loses her Special Forces team, John sets out to find her and discovers a terrifying new threat.

Mavis encounters a mysterious stranger and a wounded world that has not stopped changing. Her choices pull the next generation of V Plague survivors deeper into a conflict no one can safely ignore.

The V Plague Legacy story continues as the survivors face another turn in an escalating fight for a future. Old history and new danger close in on John, Mavis, and their allies.

An old enemy rises, offering John an unlikely alliance from an unexpected source. He must decide whom to trust and find a way off the mainland before the last of America is destroyed.

The V Plague Legacy conflict continues as its survivors confront threats that leave little room for hesitation. John and his family must navigate a world where every hard-won victory can be undone.

Mavis faces the consequences of her actions while John launches a last-ditch mission to save Martinez and Strickland. The stakes are personal, and failure could cost allies he cannot afford to lose.