Y: The Last Man Books in Order

Traveling toward California, Yorick Brown and his companions are diverted into Marrisville, Ohio. The seemingly ordinary town conceals a secret that complicates their journey through a changed America, where the survival of the last man remains precarious.

A sudden plague kills almost every male mammal, leaving Yorick Brown and his pet monkey as inexplicable survivors. Accompanied by a government agent and a geneticist, he seeks his missing girlfriend and the reason he alone survived.

A Soyuz capsule approaches Earth carrying a woman and two men from the International Space Station. For Yorick Brown, their return could end his isolation as the last man alive, raising new hopes and uncertainties for the survivors.

With hostile extremists pursuing him, Yorick Brown is left under the protection of Agent 711. His apparent refuge becomes a frightening psychological ordeal as the agent’s concealed intentions force the last surviving man to confront dangers of a different kind.

Yorick Brown, Agent 355, and Dr. Mann cross the Pacific in pursuit of his stolen monkey, Ampersand. Their journey toward Japan carries more than personal stakes, since the animal may hold answers to the plague that devastated humanity.

In San Francisco, Yorick loses his engagement ring and appears vulnerable to the plague that killed other men. His sister Hero finds him as a secretive group pursues Agent 355’s amulet, raising questions about what has kept him alive.

The search for Ampersand brings Yorick and his companions to Japan, where they confront the mystery of the monkey’s abduction. Recovering him may provide vital clues to the plague, making their pursuit crucial to the future of humanity.

Yorick and Agent 355 search Australia for his fiancée Beth, but unwanted publicity threatens people close to him. Meanwhile, Ampersand’s adventures and the agent’s past reveal more about the companions whose lives have become bound to his survival.

Yorick and Agent 355 prepare for the journey that could reunite him with his lost love. As they look toward their destination, answers emerge about the catastrophe that killed the world’s men and left him inexplicably alive.

Yorick Brown’s long search for his girlfriend and the explanation for his survival reaches its conclusion. After crossing a world transformed by the disappearance of men, he and his companions face the consequences of their extraordinary journey.