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Life After War Series in Order: 29 books

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Marc and Angie Angela White Book - 0.5
May-2016

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Marc and Dog Angela White Book - 0.6
Aug-2016

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The Survivors Angela White Book - 1
May-2010

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On The Road Angela White Book - 2
Nov-2010

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Safe Haven Angela White Book - 3
Aug-2010

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Adrian's Eagles Angela White Book - 4
May-2012

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From The Ashes Angela White Book - 5
Jun-2013

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Where We Stand Angela White Book - 6
Dec-2013

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The Price We Pay Angela White Book - 7
Mar-2015

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Carved in Yellowstone Angela White Book - 8
Feb-2016

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Shattered Dreams Angela White Book - 9
Mar-2017

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Setting Sail Angela White Book - 10
Jul-2018

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Apocalypse Winds Angela White Book - 11
Jan-2019

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Avoiding Fate Angela White Book - 12
Aug-2019

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For the Future Angela White Book - 13
Feb-2020

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Riding the Waves Angela White Book - 14
Aug-2020

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Hard Ground Angela White Book - 15
Feb-2021

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Facing Destiny Angela White Book - 16
Aug-2021

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Stopping Time Angela White Book - 17
May-2022

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Let's Go Back Angela White Book - 18
Aug-2022

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Troubled Waters Angela White Book - 19
Nov-2022

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Fading Away Angela White Book - 20
Feb-2023

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Dangerous Deals Angela White Book - 21
Feb-2024

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Visiting Hell Angela White Book - 22
Feb-2024

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Dealing With The Dead Angela White Book - 23
Jun-2024

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Following Through Angela White Book - 24
Dec-2024

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Roulette Angela White Book - 25
Aug-2025

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Chasing Ghosts Angela White Book - 26
Apr-2026

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Facing Ghosts Angela White Book - 27
Feb-2027


Series Premise

The Life After War series follows the same core group of survivors as they travel across a ruined United States searching for safety and stability. Each book continues the ongoing story of leadership decisions, personal relationships, supernatural gifts, and the daily fight for survival in a dangerous new world.

Life After War Series Reading Order

🔴 Must Read in Order · Start with Book 1: The Survivors

Read in order—each book builds directly on the previous one.

The Life After War books in order must be read sequentially. The story follows a continuous narrative across all books, with events and character arcs carrying directly from one book to the next. Major plot developments, revelations about the past, and changes in group dynamics build upon previous volumes, so reading out of order causes confusion about the characters’ history and results in major spoilers for earlier events.

Explanation of reading order types



Life After War Series Characters

Adrian Montes is the charismatic leader trying to build Safe Haven. Angela White is a powerful psychic and central figure whose abilities and personal journey drive much of the story. Other key characters include Marc Brady, Kenn, Samantha, and a large recurring cast of survivors whose lives and relationships evolve throughout the series.

Setting of the Life After War Series

The series is set in a post-nuclear United States several years after a global war. The story moves across ruined cities, deserts, mountains, and temporary camps as the group searches for a permanent home while dealing with radiation, mutated creatures, and hostile survivors.

Tone & Themes of the Life After War Series

The books deliver gritty post-apocalyptic fiction with strong elements of drama, romance, and action. Central themes include leadership and moral choices, found family, redemption, the cost of survival, and the struggle between hope and despair in a broken world.

Is the Life After War Series Worth Reading?

This series appeals to readers who enjoy long-running post-apocalyptic stories with deep character development, complex relationships, and ongoing community-building. It suits fans of detailed survival fiction with romantic and supernatural elements.

Content Warnings and Heat Level

The series contains strong violence, adult language, sexual content, and themes of trauma and loss. The heat level is moderate to high with explicit romance scenes in many volumes.

The Life After War series tells one long, interconnected story of survival and human connection in a ruined world. Reading the books in order is essential to follow the characters’ growth and the evolving challenges they face. Its detailed world and long-term character arcs have built a dedicated readership in the post-apocalyptic genre.



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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 29 books in the Life After War series. The series includes 27 novels and 2 short stories/novellas.

The next book in the Life After War series, Facing Ghosts (Book 27), will be published in February 2027.

The first book in the Life After War series, The Survivors, was published in May 2010.

The Life After War series primarily falls into the Dystopian and Science Fiction genres.
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