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Dark Road Books in Order

by Bruno MillerScience Fiction & Fantasy

15 books from Breakdown (2018) to Breakthrough (2024). Rated 4.6 across 3,480 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Breakdown

    Book 1 2018 4.4 (144)

    Ben Davis was prepared for disaster. He just didn’t know it would come so soon. He and his teenage son, Joel, are miles deep in the backcountry of the San Juan Mountains when high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic detonations light up the…

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  2. Escape

    Book 2 2018 4.5 (56)

    Recent EMP attacks have left the country in a state of chaos and upheaval. With two of his children on the East Coast, Ben Davis has left Colorado behind, embarking on a cross-country journey with his eldest son, Joel....

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  3. Resistance

    Book 3 2018 4.6 (55)

    The struggle to get through the post-apocalyptic wasteland in an effort to find Allie’s dad in Pittsburgh and reunite with Joel’s brother and sister in Maryland tests Ben’s abilities as a former Army Ranger....

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  4. Fallout

    Book 4 2018 4.6 (45)

    The journey continues for Ben, his son Joel, Joel’s classmate Allie, and their dog Gunner as they struggle with the harsh realities of this dangerous new world.

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  5. Extraction

    Book 5 2018 4.7 (49)

    Ben, Joel, Allie, and their dog, Gunner, have faced down foes of all descriptions in their odyssey across the EMP-ravaged country in search of their families. Now, as they approach the final leg of their journey, the stakes are raised....

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  6. Reckoning: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Series

    Book 6 2020 4.6 (344)

    After a grueling trip, Ben, Joel, Allie, her mother, Sandy, and Gunner have reached their destination on the Eastern shore of Maryland....

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  7. Deception

    Book 7 2021 4.5 (295)

    Are there any decent people left? Having reached his kids in Maryland, Ben is faced with the challenge of crossing the country once more and getting everyone safely home to Colorado.

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  8. Restitution: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Series

    Book 8 2021 4.7 (287)

    Colorado seems farther away than ever for Ben and his crew. Especially when a road block lures them deeper into the Appalachian Mountains.

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  9. Desperation

    Book 9 2021 4.6 (269)

    With a second chance ahead of them and the moonshiner’s compound in the rearview mirror, Ben and his crew can resume their cross-country trek to Colorado.

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  10. Forsaken

    Book 10 2021 4.6 (250)

    Things go from bad to worse for Ben and his crew as they struggle to push on toward Colorado. Unfortunately, due to Emma’s deteriorating health, they’re forced to alter their plans. But a delay might not be their biggest problem....

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  11. Redemption

    Book 11 2022 4.6 (266)

    Ben, Joel, and Ed find themselves in the belly of the beast. During a heroic mission to find Emma’s much needed medicine, the trio, and Max, Ed’s highly trained canine companion learn that, sometimes, the person you’d take a bullet for is…

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  12. Dissention

    Book 12 2022 4.7 (244)

    Fresh off the heels of a major firefight with the Patriot Hooligan gang, Ben and the others must turn their attention to the treacherous road ahead and the final task of reaching Colorado....

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  13. Resignation

    Book 13 2022 4.7 (213)

    Courage isn’t having the strength to go on, it’s going on without having the strength. Betrayal by one of their own leaves Ben and the others with more questions than answers as they push westward toward Colorado and their home in Durango.

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  14. Sanctuary

    Book 14 2023 4.7 (223)

    Ben and his crew have come a long way since they first began their dystopian road trip from hell. But hard-learned lessons and discovering what it takes to survive in a world that doesn’t tolerate the weak or unprepared has molded them…

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  15. Breakthrough

    Book 15 2024 4.7 (740)

    In the gripping finale of this cross-country post-apocalyptic odyssey, Ben and his crew traverse the desolate landscapes of a world ravaged by disaster, facing untold challenges, and forging unlikely alliances along the way.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Dark Road is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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