James N Cook Books in Order

Once wealthy and comfortable, Eric Riordan thought he had prepared for the end of the world. When the dead rise, he must cross a ruined landscape and reach the Appalachian mountains, where his friend Gabriel may be waiting.

Two years after the Outbreak, Eric Riordan and Gabriel Garrett leave their Appalachian refuge for Colorado. With supplies dwindling and enemies closing in, their journey west brings unexpected allies, old friends, and deadly new threats.

A man infected during the Outbreak dies, then awakens two years later trapped inside the monster he has become. Sergeant Ethan Thompson follows a dying madman's trail into a grim pursuit where vengeance has no easy answer.

The Free Legion wages war on the survivors of Hollow Rock, pulling Eric and Gabriel into a fight for their home. Gabriel must become a leader, while Eric confronts the weight of everything he has done to survive.

As civil war threatens his new home, Gabriel Garrett finds that old secrets still have consequences. After his life is shattered, he crosses a dead-filled land on a ruthless path of vengeance against a formidable enemy.

Eric Riordan thought he understood the worst of the post-Outbreak world. When the Midwest Alliance threatens civil war, he joins an elite team on an assassination mission that could decide the fate of an entire nation.

Caleb Hicks has hidden the truth about his childhood training and extraordinary abilities for years. After the catastrophe gives him a chance at love, he must finally face the painful past he has worked so hard to bury.

Gabriel, Eric, and their allies leave Hollow Rock for Colorado Springs, but the journey across the plains turns deadly. Raiders, divided loyalties, and a brutal struggle to protect vulnerable travelers put every mile at a cost.

North Korean, Chinese, and Russian exiles have terrorized post-Outbreak America's western coast for years. Gabriel Garrett and his allies join resistance fighters to free hostages from internment camps, using a weapon even the government feared to deploy.

Former professional fighter Alexander Muir has survived six years alone in the Arizona desert. When a volunteer militia targets zombie-filled Phoenix, Alex must choose between remaining a loner and risking everything to help reclaim a future.

In Hollow Rock, a young woman is kidnapped while local authorities are unable to act. Eric Riordan and Lincoln Great Hawk take on a dangerous rescue mission, seeking help from an unlikely ally before time runs out.

Colorado Springs believes it is safe behind the remnants of federal power. When the Storm Road Tribe strikes with a devastating new weapon, Eric Riordan is drawn into an investigation that exposes a threat far larger than one city.

Alexander Muir's militia mission to liberate Phoenix is already under strain when Captain Caleb Hicks arrives. Asked to guide Hicks against the Storm Road Tribe, Alex discovers a danger that threatens everyone he has come to care about.

Gabriel Garrett escapes a ruthless gang only to uncover a conspiracy aimed at everything he has fought to protect. His hard-won skills are tested again as he searches for answers in a world that never stays safe.

When a game-like System descends on Earth, former criminal Aiden Wyatt finds new purpose in a world of stats and monsters. Gifted with rare potential, he pursues power with relentless focus, whatever the cost to others.

Aiden Wyatt has earned a place in the System's new world, but ruling Earth will demand more than survival. Monster surges, strained alliances, and the Tower of Champions force him to gamble between conquest and destruction.