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No Darker Fate

by John Corwin

2011

Forced by a rogue to commit murder, Lucas Fowler discovers he belongs to a supernatural group called the Scions. Hunted by police and his own kind, he must understand his abilities and stop the killer controlling him.

Seventh

by John Corwin

2011

Assassin Andia targets traffickers until a failed mission sends her back to her Georgia hometown. With Russian criminals hunting her and a difficult new target on a naval base, she uncovers painful truths while facing punishment if she fails again.

Terminally Outsourced

by John Corwin

2011

Trying to prevent his job from being outsourced, Kyle Matthews attempts to frame foreign employees for stealing government software. Ramani Singh exposes his plan, but the rivals become unwilling allies when competing factions turn the investigation into a deadly international struggle.

The Next Thing I Knew

by John Corwin

2011

After everyone on Earth dies, Lucy Morgan gathers her ghostly friends to learn how the afterlife works and investigate the catastrophe. Discovering their new abilities may offer the only chance to prevent humanity from disappearing permanently.

Dark Light of Mine

by John Corwin

2012

Justin’s new supernatural life becomes more dangerous as vampires, hostile relatives and assassins threaten his family. With Elyssa beside him, he races to understand the Overworld while facing a challenge almost as daunting: gaining her parents’ approval.

Fallen Angel of Mine

by John Corwin

2012

A magical journey separates Justin from Elyssa just as her father threatens to erase her memories of him. To save their relationship, Justin must solve an old ambush, overcome new enemies and find his way home.

Sweet Blood of Mine

by John Corwin

2012

Justin’s discovery of supernatural powers draws him into family secrets, a dangerous romance and a vampire plot. When a former friend decides to use his blood to create an army, he must master his new abilities to survive.

Dearest Mother of Mine

by John Corwin

2013

Justin learns that his captive mother is central to Daelissa’s plan to reopen a gateway between realms. Rescuing her means finding a secretive magician while evading another powerful sorcerer who wants revenge for his brother’s death.

Dread Nemesis of Mine

by John Corwin

2013

Justin’s long-lost sister arrives believing he is evil, then is kidnapped by a vampire rebel. His rescue attempt exposes a plan to exploit his blood and draws him into a struggle involving enemies far more powerful than the kidnapper.

Twisted Sister of Mine

by John Corwin

2013

A curse is eroding Justin’s body and sanity, sending him to Arcane University in search of a cure. Reuniting with his hostile younger sister offers a chance at help, provided he can convince her he is worth saving.

Infernal Father of Mine

by John Corwin

2014

Banished to the Gloom with his father, Justin discovers troubling truths about his family and a secret enemy army. Escaping their uneasy reunion becomes urgent when the forces gathering around them threaten an invasion of the ordinary world.

Sinister Seraphim of Mine

by John Corwin

2014

Daelissa gathers an overwhelming supernatural army and develops a way to restore fallen Seraphim. Justin turns to dangerous, unreliable allies and a desperate recruitment scheme, hoping to build a force capable of resisting her before time runs out.

Wicked War of Mine

by John Corwin

2014

After a devastating attack on Queens Gate, Justin seeks new allies for the resistance. Learning that Daelissa has reached another realm gives him a narrow opportunity to disable the gateway before she returns with an unstoppable army.

Aetherial Annihilation

by John Corwin

2015

Crystal meteors strike across the planet and begin draining its magic. Justin and his allies must discover who launched them and destroy the threat, even as the loss of magical transport makes reaching each impact site increasingly difficult.

A mysterious girl leads Conrad into the Glimmer, an ancient realm whose queen may help his parents regain power. He must stop their alliance before its secrets and promise of immortality place the Overworld under their control again.

Conrad’s foster parents keep dying, and the orphanage that takes him back conceals a slave operation. An attack reveals a magical world beyond his confinement, but escaping its cruelty means confronting the curse that follows him.

Demonicus

by John Corwin

2015

Investigating vampire activity, Emily Glass discovers a pattern designed to summon demons from several levels of hell. She and her allies must stop a larger scheme to build a demonic army by sacrificing human souls.

Dire Destiny of Ours

by John Corwin

2015

With Elyssa surviving under a preservation spell and Eden facing conquest, Justin seeks help from the Darklings. Their own war and distrust of him turn the rescue mission into a struggle on two fronts.

Mars Rising

by John Corwin

2015

When his sister is sentenced to die outside their Martian dome, constable Max Planck finally challenges its authoritarian governor. Investigating her alleged crime exposes secrets that could cost his life or ignite a wider rebellion.

Soul Seer

by John Corwin

2015

Emily Glass moves to Atlanta for a fresh start, then her friend suffers a supernatural attack. Recruited by a secretive organization, she enters a hidden world where her attractive boss may be concealing a dangerous identity.

Assignment Zero

by John Corwin

2016

Templar trainee Elyssa Borathen defies orders to investigate a girl’s apparently supernatural murder. Official attempts to leave the case to ordinary police only deepen her suspicions as the search exposes competing factions and interconnected conspiracies within the Overworld.

Baleful Betrayal

by John Corwin

2016

Justin Slade plans to invade Seraphina after a devastating attack on Eden’s magic. A blocked portal and an enemy preparing to unleash the Beast force him to seek airborne allies and reopen a route for his army.

Conrad seeks a mysterious relic that may bring Cora back from the dead. Rival collectors and deadly attacks complicate the quest, while prophetic warnings suggest that finding the object could doom the world he hopes to help.

Ominous Odyssey

by John Corwin

2016

Justin and his friends sail into the dangerous elemental storms of Voltis to find a hidden weapon. Racing the Brightlings’ mysterious new leader, they must secure it before its power destroys the Darkling nation.

Conrad learns that his father can create demonic copies of living people and use them to seize control of the Overworld. Destroying the foundry requires identifying allies, enemies and replacements before political maneuvering completes his father’s rise.

Insidious Insurrection

by John Corwin

2017

Civil war fractures the Darkling nation while demon golems threaten to seize its armies. Justin must find a way to counter them, but the commander with sufficient troops has ambitions of her own in Seraphina.

With his father ruling the Overworld, Conrad flees hunters while his strongest allies remain unable to use magic. A connection to an ancient power offers the resistance one last chance, if he survives long enough to wield it.

Overworld Apocalypse

by John Corwin

2018

Returning to a ruined Overworld, Justin and his friends hope to assemble an army against Baal. Human extremists are hunting supernatural beings, while a rival threat could reunite the realms at the cost of billions of lives.

Utopia Undone

by John Corwin

2018

Justin and his friends return to Eden to find its people missing and monstrous creatures roaming the streets. An unfamiliar ruler controls the devastated world, and uncovering what happened means confronting magic unlike anything Justin has faced.

Apocryphan Rising

by John Corwin

2019

After Xanos devastates the Overworld, Justin and Elyssa discover a new weapon during a reconnaissance mission. Their search for a woman who might stop the destruction sends the group through unfamiliar and dangerous realms.

Infernal Blade

by John Corwin

2019

An overlord of Hell has placed a bounty on Emily Glass, drawing an army of demons after her. To survive, she must consider trusting a mysterious Seraphim and discover the origin of her unusual powers.

Soul Storm

by John Corwin

2019

A surprise attack leaves Justin’s body barely alive and his spirit stranded in the afterlife. Learning that Baal’s plans endanger both the living and the dead, he seeks help from former friends and enemies to return.

Devil's Due

by John Corwin

2020

Baal is close to assembling relics that could collapse the realms and destroy billions of lives. Justin and his allies must enter the soul-devouring Void to recover a crucial sword before their enemy reaches it.

Enter Oblivion

by John Corwin

2020

Cain hopes to free Hannah from Cthulhu’s service by trading for a weapon powerful enough to interest the god. The search takes them to the ruined world of Oblivion, where rival seekers pursue the same lost armory.

Throne of Lies

by John Corwin

2020

Trying to save Hannah sends Cain into a parallel world devastated by stolen supernatural weapons. To return home and stop an invasion of his own dimension, he must infiltrate the mechanists who control the means of passage.

To Kill a Unicorn

by John Corwin

2020

Former fae assassin Cain refuses to hand over a teenage target and becomes her protector instead. Pursued by supernatural factions, he must uncover their plans for her while seeking relief from the curse destroying his own body.

At the Forest of Madness

by John Corwin

2021

A gorgon’s request to break her family curse leads Cain toward an ancient library hidden in a forbidden forest. Searching for answers about her fate and his origins, he encounters an otherworldly infestation and secrets guarded by powerful enemies.

Overworld Ascension

by John Corwin

2021

The realms are collapsing, and Elohim intends to extinguish life before remaking creation to his own design. Justin and his companions face a desperate effort to stop a god before their worlds collide in catastrophe.

The Dead Never Die

by John Corwin

2021

After a supernatural weapon claims more souls, Cain is ordered to undo the damage. When Death is incapacitated and the dead begin rising, he assumes the office himself and seeks a vanished god before the apocalypse spreads.

Cabal of Chaos

by John Corwin

2022

Assassins exploit a loophole in Cain’s supernatural protections, putting everyone close to him at risk. When his hidden refuge becomes vulnerable, he must confront the forces behind the attacks and a new power seeking Hannah.

Monster Squad

by John Corwin

2022

Cain joins a government black-operations agency to stop eldritch incursions into the human world. His plan to liberate the beings powering the invaders’ portals clashes with his allies’ intentions, threatening a fragile partnership as the danger grows.

Shadow of Cthulhu

by John Corwin

2022

An immortal enemy escapes confinement and prepares an invasion from a world overrun by eldritch creatures. Cain must capture her across hostile territory, knowing that simply killing her cannot end the threat to his own dimension.

Dead and Buried

by John Corwin

2023

An attack at his beach house leads Carver to the disappearance of a former squad mate who once saved his life. Crossing the country in search of answers, he encounters a powerful organization determined to keep its activities hidden.

Dead Before Dawn

by John Corwin

2023

Former special-forces operator Amos Carver is accused of a murder he did not commit in a small Georgia town. With no one willing to help and powerful local interests wanting him dead, he fights to expose the people framing him.

Dead List

by John Corwin

2023

A woman’s apparently accidental death alerts Amos Carver to a contract on his life. Facing a succession of assassins, he must trace the money behind the attacks before exhaustion or a single mistake gives his enemies their chance.

Gates of Yog-Sothoth

by John Corwin

2023

Cain is asked to assassinate rival fae queens whose eldritch alliance threatens multiple worlds. Bound by a bargain that forbids harming them, he seeks a way to destroy their power without surrendering his own magic and life.

Shadow Over Tokyo

by John Corwin

2023

Cain and Hannah return to Tokyo after a necromancer they believed dead begins raising corpses again. The new undead regenerate, and local mages protect their creator, who is preparing a spell capable of turning millions into an army.

Dead By The Dozen

by John Corwin

2024

Carver refuses to accept that a former Navy SEAL and skilled horse breeder died in an accident. Investigating his friend’s death in El Fuerte brings him up against corrupt officials, gang enforcers and police protecting the town’s ruling interests.

Dead Man Walking

by John Corwin

2024

A violent encounter sends Carver searching for stolen money in San Francisco, where his own vehicle is then looted. Recovering the phone that connects him to someone he protects brings him into conflict with the city’s criminal leadership.

Dead Run

by John Corwin

2024

Carver learns that a cartel and a dangerous bounty hunter are pursuing Paola and other trafficking survivors. Unable to contact her, he follows her last known trail into a conflict involving federal agencies and a secretive organization.

Dead Weather Days

by John Corwin

2024

A hurricane destroys Carver’s truck and traps him in the North Carolina mountains. Escaped prisoners and mercenaries are exploiting the disaster for a larger operation, forcing him to fight while flooded roads and landslides cut off escape.

Into the Multiverse

by John Corwin

2024

Searching for missing friends, Cain and his companions cross into another dimension after the gods trap them. To find a way home, they must help strangers resist an invasion whose hidden architects threaten the entire multiverse.

The Family Business

by John Corwin

2024

Jack’s wealthy, respected family secretly punishes sexual predators through brutal vigilantism. When a friend is murdered, Jack realizes someone has uncovered their hidden work and must identify the enemy determined to destroy his family.

Dead But Not Forgotten

by John Corwin

2025

When NSA operative Liana Cardoso disappears after a list of undercover agents is sold, Carver heads to Washington. He follows the chain of betrayal to discover her fate and confront the people who exposed her.

Dead Man's War

by John Corwin

2025

After dismantling a trafficking operation, Carver helps protect a Texas ranch family targeted by mercenaries seeking the missing proceeds. Corrupt local interests, cartel connections and federal investigations complicate his struggle against veterans as capable as himself.

Dead Reckoning

by John Corwin

2025

Carver travels to Austin after Jessica’s younger sister is kidnapped and police resources prove inadequate. Discovering links to sex traffickers, he must find Sabrina before she is sold or taken out of the country.

Dead To Rights

by John Corwin

2025

Carver visits a former teammate in an Illinois town where local police wield unchecked power. Learning they have seized his friend’s savings and home, he uncovers an even deadlier threat and confronts the officers behind it.

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Avenge Them All

by John Corwin

2026

Ryan Bishop survives the destruction of his covert team, only to discover the betrayal reaches into his own government. With his homecoming shattered, he turns his military experience toward exposing and avenging the people responsible.

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Dead Done and Dusted

by John Corwin

2026

Amos Carver joins Ryan Bishop in Minneapolis to investigate a corrupt political network and welfare fraud. When someone begins robbing and killing the fraudsters, their pursuit uncovers trained operatives and a threat to the entire city.

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Dead Red Revenge

by John Corwin

2026

Amos Carver hunts wealthy men who abused girls at Jaeger Espinosa’s ranch. At the top of his list is a powerful mystery figure, and discovering his identity becomes the focus of Carver’s campaign for vengeance.

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Khulax the God Detective!

by John Corwin

2026

After billions of years observing existence, Khulax decides to become a detective in Los Angeles. His ability to absorb memories and read objects’ histories gives him unusual tools as he pursues crimes in the city’s underworld.

Amos Carver books in order

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    Dead and Buried

    by John Corwin

    2023
  2. Book cover for "Dead Before Dawn"

    Dead Before Dawn

    by John Corwin

    2023
  3. Book cover for "Dead List"

    Dead List

    by John Corwin

    2023
  4. Book cover for "Dead By The Dozen"

    Dead By The Dozen

    by John Corwin

    2024
  5. Book cover for "Dead Man Walking"

    Dead Man Walking

    by John Corwin

    2024
  6. Book cover for "Dead Run"

    Dead Run

    by John Corwin

    2024
  7. Book cover for "Dead Weather Days"

    Dead Weather Days

    by John Corwin

    2024
  8. Book cover for "Dead But Not Forgotten"

    Dead But Not Forgotten

    by John Corwin

    2025
  9. Book cover for "Dead Man's War"

    Dead Man's War

    by John Corwin

    2025
  10. Book cover for "Dead Reckoning"

    Dead Reckoning

    by John Corwin

    2025
  11. Book cover for "Dead To Rights"

    Dead To Rights

    by John Corwin

    2025
  12. Book cover for "Avenge Them All"

    Avenge Them All

    by John Corwin

    2026
  13. Book cover for "Dead Done and Dusted"

    Dead Done and Dusted

    by John Corwin

    2026
  14. Book cover for "Dead Red Revenge"

    Dead Red Revenge

    by John Corwin

    2026

Chronicles of Cain books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Enter Oblivion"

    Enter Oblivion

    by John Corwin

    2020
  2. Book cover for "Throne of Lies"

    Throne of Lies

    by John Corwin

    2020
  3. Book cover for "To Kill a Unicorn"

    To Kill a Unicorn

    by John Corwin

    2020
  4. Book cover for "At the Forest of Madness"

    At the Forest of Madness

    by John Corwin

    2021
  5. Book cover for "The Dead Never Die"

    The Dead Never Die

    by John Corwin

    2021
  6. Book cover for "Cabal of Chaos"

    Cabal of Chaos

    by John Corwin

    2022
  7. Book cover for "Monster Squad"

    Monster Squad

    by John Corwin

    2022
  8. Book cover for "Shadow of Cthulhu"

    Shadow of Cthulhu

    by John Corwin

    2022
  9. Book cover for "Gates of Yog-Sothoth"

    Gates of Yog-Sothoth

    by John Corwin

    2023
  10. Book cover for "Shadow Over Tokyo"

    Shadow Over Tokyo

    by John Corwin

    2023
  11. Book cover for "Into the Multiverse"

    Into the Multiverse

    by John Corwin

    2024
  12. Book cover for "Khulax the God Detective!"

    Khulax the God Detective!

    by John Corwin

    2026

Overworld Chronicles books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Dark Light of Mine"

    Dark Light of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2012
  2. Book cover for "Fallen Angel of Mine"

    Fallen Angel of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2012
  3. Book cover for "Sweet Blood of Mine"

    Sweet Blood of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2012
  4. Book cover for "Dearest Mother of Mine"

    Dearest Mother of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2013
  5. Book cover for "Dread Nemesis of Mine"

    Dread Nemesis of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2013
  6. Book cover for "Twisted Sister of Mine"

    Twisted Sister of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2013
  7. Book cover for "Infernal Father of Mine"

    Infernal Father of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2014
  8. Book cover for "Sinister Seraphim of Mine"

    Sinister Seraphim of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2014
  9. Book cover for "Wicked War of Mine"

    Wicked War of Mine

    by John Corwin

    2014
  10. Book cover for "Aetherial Annihilation"

    Aetherial Annihilation

    by John Corwin

    2015
  11. Book cover for "Dire Destiny of Ours"

    Dire Destiny of Ours

    by John Corwin

    2015
  12. Book cover for "Assignment Zero"

    Assignment Zero

    by John Corwin

    2016
  13. Book cover for "Baleful Betrayal"

    Baleful Betrayal

    by John Corwin

    2016
  14. Book cover for "Ominous Odyssey"

    Ominous Odyssey

    by John Corwin

    2016
  15. Book cover for "Insidious Insurrection"

    Insidious Insurrection

    by John Corwin

    2017
  16. Book cover for "Overworld Apocalypse"

    Overworld Apocalypse

    by John Corwin

    2018
  17. Book cover for "Utopia Undone"

    Utopia Undone

    by John Corwin

    2018
  18. Book cover for "Apocryphan Rising"

    Apocryphan Rising

    by John Corwin

    2019
  19. Book cover for "Soul Storm"

    Soul Storm

    by John Corwin

    2019
  20. Book cover for "Devil's Due"

    Devil's Due

    by John Corwin

    2020
  21. Book cover for "Overworld Ascension"

    Overworld Ascension

    by John Corwin

    2021

Overworld Underground books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Demonicus"

    Demonicus

    by John Corwin

    2015
  2. Book cover for "Soul Seer"

    Soul Seer

    by John Corwin

    2015
  3. Book cover for "Infernal Blade"

    Infernal Blade

    by John Corwin

    2019

Standalone John Corwin books

  1. Book cover for "No Darker Fate"

    No Darker Fate

    by John Corwin

    2011
  2. Book cover for "Seventh"

    Seventh

    by John Corwin

    2011
  3. Book cover for "Terminally Outsourced"

    Terminally Outsourced

    by John Corwin

    2011
  4. Book cover for "The Next Thing I Knew"

    The Next Thing I Knew

    by John Corwin

    2011
  5. Book cover for "Mars Rising"

    Mars Rising

    by John Corwin

    2015
  6. Book cover for "The Family Business"

    The Family Business

    by John Corwin

    2024

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