Jason M Hough Books in Order

An alien-built space elevator protects Darwin from a plague devastating the rest of Earth. Immune scavenger Skyler Luiken gathers resources beyond its safe zone, but a malfunction threatens humanity's refuge and deepens questions about the structure's creators.

Skyler Luiken and scientist Tania Sharma establish a colony beneath a second alien space elevator in Brazil. Attacks by plague-immune soldiers isolate Skyler, forcing him to fight for the settlement while investigating the Builders' unexplained plans.

Skyler Luiken's immune scavengers search plague-ravaged Earth for mysterious artifacts left by the alien Builders. Discoveries in Africa and dangers across scattered human settlements complicate a race to understand what the Builders intend for humanity.

A devastating disease plunges twenty-third-century Earth into violence and madness. Returning from a mission, pilot Skyler Luiken discovers his immunity, while other survivors head toward Darwin, where an unexplained alien artifact offers humanity a possible refuge.

Enhanced assassin Peter Caswell investigates a recovered spaceship whose crew was murdered, pursuing its missing survivor through a tear in space. An apparent duplicate Earth awaits beyond it, leaving him isolated in a world with unfamiliar dangers.

This stand alone story set in the Raven's Shadow world follows characters drawn to the glittering yet dangerous Hall of the Diamond Queen, where a single audience can reshape reputations, stir old grudges, and test how far people will go for honour or survival.

Skyler Luiken and Gloria Tsandi's crews are scattered across Carthage and its orbiting stations after breaching an alien blockade. Short of supplies and unable to communicate reliably, they must attack their enemies' installations and find a route home.

Skyler Luiken's crew travels to a distant world to help aliens trapped behind a destructive blockade. Encountering another human ship under Gloria Tsandi complicates the mission, and the rival crews must cooperate as their common enemy closes in.

Colonists awaken after centuries of travel to find their Andromeda mission threatened by damage to the Nexus space station. Security director Sloane Kelly must restore order and identify the danger before the wider settlement effort collapses.

Kait Diaz and her allies warn New Ephyra that the Swarm is coming, but the government demands proof and loyalty. Divided over their next move, they undertake separate missions to establish the threat before time runs out.

After a devastating Swarm attack, Kait Diaz weighs her future against her family's divided loyalties. The story also follows her father, Gabriel Diaz, during the Pendulum Wars, revealing a military mission that helps shape her inheritance.

Officer Mary Whittaker is left policing a small Washington mountain town as residents begin making inexplicably reckless choices. Strange deaths and abandoned responsibilities suggest their survival instincts are failing, drawing her toward a conspiracy obscured by local paranoia.

CIA locksmith Lars Bergman discovers a personal clue while opening a dead official’s safe. Following it brings him back to a failed Cold War mission in Warsaw, where an unpicked lock may conceal a threat to the agency he serves.