Irish End Game Books in Order
Part ofSusan Kiernan Lewis Books in OrderSee the Irish End Game books in order by Susan Kiernan Lewis, with series background, short summaries, and a clear guide to where to start.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
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Publication Order
12 books
Free Falling
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2001
A family vacation in rural Ireland turns into a nightmare when war and an EMP collapse modern life overnight. Stranded far from home, Sarah, Matt, and their son have to learn survival the hard way.
Going Gone
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2013
Taken across the Irish Sea into a savage new England, Sarah must escape captivity and cross a lawless landscape to get back to her family. Her determination becomes her only real weapon.
Heading Home
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2013
Separated, hunted, and worn down, the survivors keep moving toward the idea of home. But in a shattered Britain and Ireland, home may no longer mean safety.
Blind Sided
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2015
The fight to stay alive takes another sharp turn when Sarah is hit with a threat she never saw coming. In a broken world, being caught off guard can be fatal.
Cold Comfort
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2015
Winter, grief, and dwindling resources wear the survivors down as they search for shelter and some scrap of stability. Any comfort they find is fragile and hard won.
Never Never
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2015
Rumors of safety pull Sarah and her group onward, but in this ravaged world, promises are rarely what they seem. Getting to a refuge may be just the start of a worse fight.
Rising Tides
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2015
Danger keeps building as Sarah and the others try to stay ahead of violence, uncertainty, and the natural world itself. Hope is still there, but it comes at a steep price.
Wit's End
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2016
Just when Sarah and Mike think they understand the rules of the new world, a fresh crisis upends everything. They will need nerve, luck, and quick thinking to keep their people alive.
Dead On
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2017
Sarah and Mike push deeper into a world stripped of order, where every alliance is shaky and every mile is dangerous. Survival now depends as much on judgment as on nerve.
White Out
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2017
Winter turns deadly as Sarah and her companions battle freezing weather, isolation, and enemies who know desperation makes people reckless. The storm outside is only part of the threat.
Black Out
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2018
As the white age tightens its grip, Sarah and Mike face another brutal stretch of survival where darkness, cold, and dwindling options close in. One wrong decision could cost the whole group.
End Game
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2019
After years of cold, hunger, and hard choices, Sarah and Mike make one last desperate run from their island refuge. The final trip by sea could mean freedom, or the end of everything they fought to save.
Series background & context
The Irish End Game books start with an ordinary family on vacation in rural Ireland and then pull the floor out from under them. Sarah and Matt Woodson, along with their young son, arrive expecting a break from modern life. Instead a war and EMP blast wipe out power, transport, and communications, leaving them stranded in a country that suddenly feels centuries older.
That setup matters because this is not a bunker story. The family is away from home, away from backup, and away from everything familiar. Ireland's back roads, farms, coastline, and weather are not just scenery here. They shape every choice the characters make, from finding food and shelter to deciding whom they can trust.
As the series grows, so does its scale. What begins as one family's fight to stay alive turns into a longer survival saga about shifting groups, hard bargains, grief, loyalty, and the brutal cost of hope. Sarah becomes the emotional center of the books, and later entries widen the circle around her, bringing in Mike and other survivors as the world keeps changing around them.
No one gets to stay soft for long.
What keeps readers moving through this series is the balance between action and human feeling. There is violence, hunger, cold, and fear, but there is also a strong current of family love and stubborn decency. Lewis is interested in the practical side of collapse, how to cook, travel, barter, hide, and endure, but she is just as interested in what happens to marriages, friendships, and conscience when the rules of normal life disappear.
If you like post-apocalyptic fiction that feels grounded, personal, and often painfully believable, this series has a lot to offer. It is tense without losing sight of character, and bleak without forgetting that people can still surprise one another, for better and worse.
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