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Plague Wars Books in Order

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Explore the Plague Wars series by David VanDyke, with books in order, short summaries, series background, and guidance on where to start.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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Plague Wars books in publication order

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12 books

1

Cyborg Strike

by David VanDyke

2013

A rogue cyborg program seizes power in Russia just as Earth prepares for alien invasion. Jill Repeth and Spooky Nguyen must stop the coup while assassins, rival factions, and global politics threaten humanity's last defenses.

2

Reaper's Run

by David VanDyke

2013

Marine Sergeant Jill Repeth loses her legs in combat, then watches them begin to regenerate. Hunted by the government that wants the miracle buried, she crosses a fractured America searching for her missing family.

3

The Demon Plagues

by David VanDyke

2013

Ten years after Infection Day, Daniel Markis tries to unite a shattered world facing nuclear danger and alien plagues. Jill, Spooky, and Skull battle rivals, extremists, and the dark technologies reshaping the Second Cold War.

4

The Eden Plague

by David VanDyke

2013

Combat medic Daniel Markis finds armed strangers and a mysterious woman in his home, then becomes caught in a hunt for a powerful engineered virus. The Eden Plague could change humanity, if anyone survives the struggle to control it.

5

The Orion Plague

by David VanDyke

2013

Jill Repeth searches a nuclear wasteland for her kidnapped fiancé while Spooky helps prepare Earth's first Space Marines. Their experimental battleship Orion faces an enemy far beyond its strength, and the Destroyer is still coming.

6

The Reaper Plague

by David VanDyke

2013

A second alien plague has ravaged both Edens and ordinary people, with an even deadlier outbreak still expected. Jill Repeth and her allies race to protect survivors while governments experiment with dangerous super-soldier programs.

7

Comes the Destroyer

by David VanDyke

2014

A world-killing alien Destroyer arrives in the Solar System with genocidal intentions. EarthFleet must try everything from stealth attacks to suicide missions to keep humanity alive against an overwhelming enemy.

8

Skull's Shadows

by David VanDyke

2014

Sniper Alan "Skull" Denham wages his own war against the growing Unionist movement after the Eden Plague devastates America. Hunted by the federal establishment, he must fight without losing what remains of his conscience.

9

Apocalypse Austin

by David VanDyke

2015

Texas secedes as oppression by the federal government turns violent. Daniel Markis and Spooky send Reaper and Skull into the fight, hoping to protect a new haven for Edens before it is crushed.

10

Eden's Exodus

by David VanDyke

2015

The Eden virus is spreading, offering healing to some while making its carriers targets. When desperate Edens seek Daniel Markis and the Free Communities for help, betrayal threatens their fragile refuge.

11

MoonFall

by David VanDyke

2016

Werewolf travel writer Ashlee Scott receives an unsettling offer that could reshape her future. Pulled between family, her first love, a new werewolf, and a lurking vampire, she must decide whom to trust.

12

Nearest Night

by David VanDyke

2016

As the Unionist-controlled United States slides toward tyranny, Skull searches for a missing friend while Reaper leads a near-suicidal rescue. Hundreds of endangered Edens are trapped deep inside hostile territory.

Plague Wars books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Nearest Night"

    Nearest Night

    by David VanDyke

    2016Plague Wars, Book 6
  2. Book cover for "MoonFall"

    MoonFall

    by David VanDyke

    2016Knightsbridge Canyon, Book 3
  3. Book cover for "Skull's Shadows"

    Skull's Shadows

    by David VanDyke

    2014Plague Wars, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Eden's Exodus"

    Eden's Exodus

    by David VanDyke

    2015Plague Wars, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Apocalypse Austin"

    Apocalypse Austin

    by David VanDyke

    2015Plague Wars, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Nearest Night"

    Nearest Night

    by David VanDyke

    2016Plague Wars, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Demon Plagues"

    The Demon Plagues

    by David VanDyke

    2013Plague Wars, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The Reaper Plague"

    The Reaper Plague

    by David VanDyke

    2013Plague Wars, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Orion Plague"

    The Orion Plague

    by David VanDyke

    2013Plague Wars, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Cyborg Strike"

    Cyborg Strike

    by David VanDyke

    2013Plague Wars, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Comes the Destroyer"

    Comes the Destroyer

    by David VanDyke

    2014Plague Wars, Book 11

Series background & context

Plague Wars starts with a dangerous idea: what if a plague could heal people instead of simply killing them? The Eden Plague can repair terrible injuries and change the people it infects, but its benefits come with consequences. That makes it a source of hope, fear, political control, and conflict from the beginning.

The first story is close to the present day.

In The Eden Plague, combat medic Daniel Markis becomes caught up in a struggle over the virus and the people trying to possess it. Reaper's Run follows Marine Sergeant Jill "Reaper" Repeth after a miraculous recovery puts her in the crosshairs. Skull's Shadows turns toward sniper Alan "Skull" Denham, a harder and more solitary figure who fights the forces exploiting the chaos.

The series keeps changing as its world changes. The early Decade One books are apocalyptic technothrillers set in a divided United States, where Eden-infected people become targets and new communities struggle to survive. Eden's Exodus, Apocalypse Austin, and Nearest Night follow the growing resistance to authoritarian power and the effort to create a place where Edens can live freely.

Then the threat grows beyond Earth.

Beginning with The Demon Plagues, the series moves into its Alien Invasion phase. Old characters remain important, but the stakes become international and then planetary. New plagues, alien technology, military programs, and the warning of a coming enemy force humanity into alliances it may not be ready to make.

The books balance several kinds of tension. There are tactical missions, covert operations, political fights, desperate rescues, and the question of what the Eden Plague is really doing to humanity. VanDyke and co-author Ryan King keep returning to people whose abilities make them valuable but also vulnerable. Being healed does not make anyone safe.

The tone is action-heavy and serious, with a strong military and survival streak. The series is not a collection of standalones. Characters, factions, and consequences carry forward, even though different books may spotlight different members of the ensemble.

Start with The Eden Plague, then continue with Reaper's Run and Skull's Shadows. From there, reading in order gives the clearest view of how a medical mystery becomes a long-running story about war, survival, and humanity's place in a much larger conflict.

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