Purge of Babylon Books in Order
Part ofSam Sisavath Books in OrderSee the Purge of Babylon books in order by Sam Sisavath, with short summaries, series background, and help starting this sprawling post-apocalyptic saga.
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Publication Order
12 books
The Purge of Babylon
by Sam Sisavath
2013
One night is all it takes for hidden creatures to overrun the world and destroy normal life. A scattered group of survivors heads for a distant underground refuge, hoping they can get there before the darkness does.
The Fields of Lemuria
by Sam Sisavath
2014
Keo's standalone storyline continues with more pursuit, more violence, and even worse odds. It is a lean, fast survival thriller that shows why he became one of the universe's defining characters.
The Fires of Atlantis
by Sam Sisavath
2014
Separated survivors fight their own battles as the Purge war grows larger and uglier. Rescue, revenge, and survival collide in one of the series' key turning points.
The Gates of Byzantium
by Sam Sisavath
2014
After losing their sanctuary, Will and his group follow a mysterious radio message toward Louisiana, where an island may offer safety. The road there is full of ghouls, collaborators, and the start of a larger war.
The Stones of Angkor
by Sam Sisavath
2014
The fight for survival spreads as the Purge survivors face ghouls, collaborators, and the strain of staying together. With refuge uncertain and the war widening, every mile forward costs something.
The Walls of Lemuria
by Sam Sisavath
2014
Keo takes center stage in this side story set inside the Purge universe. Hunted across a brutal landscape, he survives the only way he knows how, by refusing to quit and hitting back harder.
The Ashes of Pompeii
by Sam Sisavath
2015
Human resistance tries to build on hard-won gains, but the war is far from over. The deeper the survivors push, the more dangerous both the ghouls and their human allies become.
The Isles of Elysium
by Sam Sisavath
2015
A year after the Purge, mankind is still hanging on by a thread. The Isles may offer a path toward real victory, if the survivors can reach them and survive what waits there.
The Spears of Laconia
by Sam Sisavath
2015
The campaign against the ghouls widens again, and the cost of victory keeps rising. Alliances are tested, plans fray, and survival still depends on who can hold the line longest.
The Bones of Valhalla
by Sam Sisavath
2016
The last main Purge of Babylon book drives toward a hard-won ending for characters who have bled through the whole series. It is a final push filled with loss, loyalty, and one more fight for humanity.
The Horns of Avalon
by Sam Sisavath
2016
The long war in the Purge universe grinds toward its final phase. Human survivors and ghouls clash again as old wounds, big sacrifices, and endgame stakes take center stage.
Mason's War
by Sam Sisavath
2017
This side story steps away from the main frontline to follow Mason through the Purge universe. It adds another survivor's view of a world already full of impossible choices.
Series background & context
Purge of Babylon is the series that launched Sisavath's biggest fictional universe, and it opens with a great nightmare premise. In a single night, creatures that have lived in the shadows come out in force and tear apart the world people thought they understood. Governments collapse. Cities fall. Infection spreads. By morning, humanity is no longer in charge.
From there, the books follow a shifting cast of survivors trying to stay alive long enough to become something more than prey. Will and his small band are central early on, and the cast grows to include characters like Danny, Gaby, Lara, and Keo, each bringing a different kind of strength to the fight. Some are soldiers. Some are not. All of them get hardened by what the new world demands.
The setting stretches as the series grows. It begins with immediate survival, then pushes out into roads, bunkers, islands, strongholds, and larger military-style campaigns. The ghouls are terrifying because they are relentless, but the books are just as interested in collaborators, raiders, and the ugly bargains people make when old rules disappear. The monsters may have ended the world, but people do plenty of damage on their own.
This is action-heavy post-apocalyptic horror, but it is not only about action. The long-running appeal comes from watching scattered survivors become a resistance, then something closer to an army, and then something even harder to define. The later books and side stories widen the scope without losing the basic hook: nobody is safe, and every win costs.
If you like big survival sagas with recurring characters, moving fronts, escalating stakes, and a universe large enough to support spin-offs, this is the place to start with Sisavath. Everything else in the Babylon world grows out of this.
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