What is the order of the Deathlands books?

By Alex Wiggan

In 1986, Christopher Lowder (under the pseudonym Jack Adrian) and Laurence James (under the pseudonym James Axler) published the novel Pilgrimage to Hell. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, following a series of devastating explosions, Pilgrimage to Hell followed the story of three warriors who set out on a journey of survival in the ‘Deathlands’.

Following the release of the book, further stories were published under the Deathlands banner, including a prequel novel, titled Encounter, which debuted in 1988. Laurence James was the lead author of the first 30+ books, before additional authors continued the series (Mark Ellis, Mel Odom, Alan Philipson, Terry Collins, etc).

Due to the success of the Deathlands series, the books continued to be published until 2015 when Gold Eagle Publishing (the publisher behind the novels) closed down. But how many books are there and what is the order?

For all the details keep reading. Below you will find a list of all the original print books published through Gold Eagle Publishing, as well as a list of the audiobooks which picked up the series from 2016 onward.

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The Deathlands books in order

Below is a list of the Deathlands books from 1986 through to 2015.

00) Encounter (1988)
01) Pilgrimage to Hell (1986)
02) Red Holocaust (1986)
03) Neutron Solstice (1987)
04) Crater Lake (1987)
05) Homeward Bound (1988)
06) Pony Soldiers (1988)
07) Dectra Chain (1988)
08) Ice and Fire (1988)
09) Red Equinox (1989)
10) Northstar Rising (1989)
11) Time Nomads (1990)
12) Latitude Zero (1991)
13) Seedling (1991)
14) Dark Carnival (1992)
15) Chill Factor (1992)
16) Moon Fate (1992)
17) Fury’s Pilgrims (1993)
18) Shockscape (1993)
19) Deep Empire (1994)
20) Cold Asylum (1994)
21) Twilight Children (1994)
22) Rider, Reaper (1994)
23) Road Wars (1994)
24) Trader Redux (1994)
25) Genesis Echo (1995)
26) Shadowfall (1995)
27) Ground Zero (1995)
28) Emerald Fire (1995)
29) Bloodlines (1995)
30) Crossways (1996)
31) Keepers of the Sun (1996)
32) Circle Thrice (1996)
33) Eclipse at Noon (1996)
34) Stoneface (1996)
35) Bitter Fruit (1997)
36) Skydark (1997)
37) Demons of Eden (1997)
38) The Mars Arena (1997)
39) Watersleep (1997)
40) Nightmare Passage (1998)
41) Freedom Lost (1998)
42) Way of the Wolf (1998)
43) Dark Emblem (1998)
44) Crucible of Time (1999)
45) Starfall (1999)
46) Gemini rising – The Baronies Trilogy: Book One (1999)
47) Gaia’s Demise – The Baronies Trilogy: Book Two (1999)
48) Dark Reckoning – The Baronies Trilogy: Book Three (2000)
49) Shadow World (2000)
50) Pandora’s Redoubt (2000)
51) Rat King (2000)
52) Zero City (2000)
53) Savage Armada – The Skydark Chronicles: Book One (2001)
54) Judas Strike – The Skydark Chronicles: Book Two (2001)
55) Shadow Fortress – The Skydark Chronicles: Book Three (2001)
56) Sunchild (2001)
57) Breakthrough (2002)
58) Salvation Road (2002)
59) Amazon Gate – The Illuminated Ones: Book One (2002)
60) Destiny’s Truth – The Illuminated Ones: Book Two (2002)
61) Skydark Spawn (2003)
62) Damnation Road Show (2003)
63) Devil Riders – Scorpion God: Book One (2003)
64) Bloodfire – Scorpion God: Book Two (2003)
65) Hellbenders (2004)
66) Separation (2004)
67) Death Hunt (2004)
68) Shaking Earth (2004)
69) Black Harvest (2005)
70) Vengeance Trail (2005)
71) Ritual Chill – Altered States: Book One (2005)
72) Atlantis Reprise – Altered States: Book Two (2005)
73) Labyrinth (2006)
74) Strontium Swamp (2006)
75) Shatter Zone – The Coldfire Project: Book One (2006)
76) Perdition Valley – The Coldfire Project: Book Two (2006)
77) Cannibal Moon (2007)
78) Sky Raider (2007)
79) Remember Tomorrow (2007)
80) Sunspot (2007)
81) Desert Kings (2008)
82) Apocalypse Unborn (2008)
83) Thunder Road (2008)
84) Plague Lords – Empire of Xibalba: Book One (2008)
85) Dark Resurrection – Empire of Xibalba: Book Two (2009)
86) Eden’s Twilight (2009)
87) Desolation Crossing (2009)
88) Alpha Wave (2009)
89) Time Castaways (2009)
90) Prophecy (2010)
91) Blood Harvest (2010)
92) Arcadian’s Asylum (2010)
93) Baptism of Rage (2010)
94) Doom Helix (2010)
95) Moonfeast (2010)
96) Downrigger Drift (2011)
97) Playfair’s Axiom (2011)
98) Tainted Cascade (2011)
99) Perception Fault (2011)
100) Prodigal’s Return (2011)
101) Lost Gates (2011)
102) Haven’s Blight (2012)
103) Hell Road Warriors (2012)
104) Palaces of Light (2012)
105) Wretched Earth (2012)
106) Crimson Waters (2012)
107) No Man’s Land (2012)
108) Nemesis (2013)
109) Chrono Spasm (2013)
110) Sins of Honor (2013)
111) Storm Breakers (2013)
112) Dark Fathoms (2013)
113) Motherlode (2013)
114) Siren Song (2014)
115) Hanging Judge (2014)
116) End Program (2014)
117) Desolation Angels (2014)
118) Blood Red Tide (2014)
119) Polestar Omega (2014)
120) Hive Invasion (2015)
121) End Day (2015)
122) Forbidden Trespass (2015)
123) Iron Rage (2015)
124) Child of Slaughter (2015)
125) Devil’s Vortex (2015)

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The Deathlands audiobooks in order

From 2015 the Deathlands book series came to an end in print form, however, from 2016 it continued as a series of audiobooks.

126) Survival in Doubt (2016)
127) Gaia’s Promise – Cornerstone Saga: Book One (2016)
128) Bad Blood – Cornerstone Saga: Book Two (2017)
129) Angels of Our Nature – Cornerstone Saga: Book Three (2017)
130) City of Dark (2017)
131) Phreak Farm (2017)
132) Feeding Frenzy (2018)
133) Grim Choices (2018)
134) Glory’s Stockpile (2019)
135) Killville (2019)
136) Trade War (2019)
137) Rift of the Magi (2020)
138) Who Lives and Who Dies (2020)
139) Exodus from Hell (2020)
140) Sea Hag (2021)
141) Hell Reclaimed (2021)
142) Into Delirium (2021)
143) Grave Capitol (2021)
144) Memory Box (2022)
145) Kraken (2022)
146) Red Letter Daze (2022)
147) Animal Kingdom (2023)
148) Caged Goddess (2023)
149) Extinction Generation (2023)
150) Devil’s Redoubt (2023)
151) Outlands Warp (2024)
152) Cruel Seasons (2024)

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Editor/writer/post-apocalyptic blogger

Alex Wiggan

Alex is the writer and editor of It’s A Stampede! – a blog which specialises in movies, TV, comics, retro toys, and general geekery. He is a championing voice in nerd content, an expert in pop culture, and a trusted movie critic who publishes new reviews on a weekly basis. After graduating with a degree in film & television studies from the University of Derby in the UK, Alex went on to study journalism in Sheffield, before acquiring NCTJ accreditation. Prior to creating It’s A Stampede!, Alex was a magazine editor, a senior copywriter, a features writer, and a freelancer.

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