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Ashes — by William W. Johnstone
Ashes Series in Order: 36 books
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Out of the Ashes
Book - 1
Nuclear holocaust destroys America, and an ex-soldier must rescue his family, lead a resistance, and rebuild the country -- from a USA Today -- bestselling author. The worst-case scenario has come to pass: a nuclear strike has crippled America. Gangs...
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Fire in the Ashes
Book - 2
After nuclear holocaust, a former soldier fights to form a new nation and defeat mutants in this thrilling adventure from a USA Today -- bestselling author. Destroyed by the fires of nuclear war, our once great nation is in shambles. Life as we know ...
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Anarchy in the Ashes
Book - 3
An ex-soldier who rebuilt America after nuclear holocaust now faces a Russian invasion in this action-packed adventure from a USA Today -- bestselling author. In the aftermath of germ and nuclear warfare, of plague and pillage and bloody anarc...
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Blood in the Ashes
Book - 4
Survivors of a nuclear holocaust battle a dangerous religious cult in this post-apocalyptic adventure from a USA Today -- bestselling author. After nuclear apocalypse brought civilization to its knees, one man rose up to lead a once-great nati...
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Alone in the Ashes
Book - 5
A lone mercenary must fend for himself against gangs of bloodthirsty thugs in a post-apocalyptic wasteland -- from a USA Today -- bestselling author. While those who survived the bombs, the fallout, and the germ warfare struggle to stay alive ...
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Wind in the Ashes
Book - 6
USA Today bestselling author: After the Third World War, one survivor seeks to save America from chaos, invaders, and traitors . . .The Rebel dream is to rebuild this nation. To build something for future generations. Outlaws and roami...
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Smoke from the Ashes
Book - 7
"What's left of America? Roaming gang of thugs, punks and killers who have more rights than the law-abiding citizen. I'd like to think I can make a change. Even if I have to back it up with gunpowder." -- BEN RAINES A NATION ON FIRE The devastatin...
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Danger in the Ashes
Book - 8
An ex-soldier fights the KKK for the fate of post-apocalyptic America in the New York Times -- bestselling author's military sci-fi thriller. During the years following the nuclear holocaust that decimated the United States, soldier and surviv...
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Valor in the Ashes
Book - 9
After nuclear war, an ex-soldier leads a band of rebels against evil cannibal mutants in New York City -- from a USA Today -- bestselling author. A decade has passed since the nuclear nightmare of the Great War brought America to the brink of destruc...
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Trapped in the Ashes
Book - 10
A FINAKL DESPERATE BATTLE AGAINST ALL ODDS Out of the wasteland of an America blasted by nuclear holocaust arise legendary deeds of heroism. With their world a smoldering ruin around them, a few men of superhuman courage and skill fight on--grimly...
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Death in the Ashes
Book - 11
"I'm sure that future generations will curse me for destroying the cities. After they do, they can settle down and rebuild. But for now, the cities contain the scum -- they must go..." -- BEN RAINES A CALL TO ARMS The war against the Night Peopl...
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Survival in the Ashes
Book - 12
HELL ON THREE SIDES Nuclear and germ warfare have reduced America's amber i waves of grain to a savage wasteland. Amid a world of smoldering ruin, few men have the awesome courage or specialized skills to fight back, to rebuild. Ben Raines, famed ...
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Fury in the Ashes
Book - 13
"We're the last known barrier against total, worldwide anarchy. If we fall, the whole damn world falls with us." -- BEN RAINES YES WE CAN To the few who survived the Great War, their reward was a cruel joke. The politicians had told them that all ...
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Courage in the Ashes
Book - 14
"I have nothing but contempt for the lawless." -- BEN RAINES THE LAST FRONTIER Ben Raines -- rebel leader and America's greatest survival expert -- has a dream: to free the nation from the deadly grip of outlaw gangs and armies of terrorists overr...
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Terror in the Ashes
Book - 15
"I usually give the enemy one chance to surrender. After that, I don't take prisoners." -- BEN RAINES D-DAY 2.0 Having reclaimed American soil from the savage armies of terrorists, lawless street gangs, and mutant Night People, Ben Raines and his ...
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Vengeance in the Ashes
Book - 16
A deadly new threat invades America from the south in the New York Times -- bestselling author's post-apocalyptic military thriller. While ending the rule of slavers, thugs, and the cannibalistic Night People on the Hawaiian Islands, Ben Raine...
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Battle in the Ashes
Book - 17
A resurgent America faces a terrifying horde of post-apocalyptic Nazis in the New York Times -- bestselling author's dystopian military thriller. Chilling rumors of a new Nazi movement reach the rebel camp of Ben Raines and his freedom fighter...
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Flames from the Ashes
Book - 18
"Whether I live or die, the Rebel cause will go on." -- Ben Raines A DEADLY EVIL REBORN The evil Jesus Mendoza Hoffman, descendant of one of the most infamous Nazis of all time, and his fanatical New Army of Liberation pose a dire threat to the ne...
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Treason in the Ashes
Book - 19
RISE AND FIGHT Social decay buckled America and the Great War brought her to her knees. Out of the ashes, two would-be nation states rise. One is built on values of hard work and justice, under the leadership of the outlaw general. Ben Raines. The o...
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D-Day in the Ashes
Book - 20
"When people take from society in the form of criminal acts, I see no point in keeping those people around. Not at taxpayer expense. If they come into Rebel Territory with anything on their minds other than obeying the law and working hard and respec...
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Betrayal in the Ashes
Book - 21
It's up to patriot rebels to save Europe from post-apocalyptic Nazis in the USA Today -- bestselling author's dystopian military thriller. As America continues its struggle to rise from the ashes of apocalypse, Europe is slowly dying. Cannibal...
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Chaos in the Ashes
Book - 22
As a struggling America reemerges from the apocalypse, it descends into a new Civil War in the USA Today -- bestselling author's dystopian military thriller. In the fiery aftermath of apocalypse, America crumbled to the ground -- and was rebor...
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Slaughter in the Ashes
Book - 23
Cannibal mutants endanger the future of a post-apocalyptic America in this explosive adventure from a USA Today -- bestselling author. After the apocalypse destroyed what was left of America, Rebel leader Ben Raines helped create the Tri-State...
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Judgment in the Ashes
Book - 24
In the wake of nuclear war, anarchy, and disease, a fanatical religious leader seeks to take over the world and soon has millions of supporters, placing the fate of America in the hands of Ben Raines and his followers. Original....
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Ambush in the Ashes
Book - 25
A rebel patriot force goes to battle against a resurgent Nazi army in Africa in this post-apocalyptic adventure by the New York Times bestselling author. After a nuclear strike decimates America, retired soldier Ben Raines refuses to let his o...
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From the Ashes
Book - 26
Ben Raines, the valiant hero of the Ashes series, details the important aspects of the Tri-States doctrine and provides his thoughts on the IRA, the IRS, racism, welfare, the justice system, the military, and other topics prevalent in society today. ...
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Triumph in the Ashes
Book - 27
After a nuclear holocaust, an ex-soldier and his rebels fight a Nazi madman in Africa in this adventure from a USA Today -- bestselling author. Africa -- ignited by the burning rage of Bruno Bottger, a power-hungery lunatic living out Hitler's...
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Hatred in the Ashes
Book - 28
In a dystopian America, a madwoman has replaced the president, and now an ex-mercenary must set things right -- from a USA Today -- Bestselling author. While Ben Raines and his Rebel army have triumphed in Africa, America has been consumed in ...
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Standoff in the Ashes
Book - 29
"I will continue to fight until the scum and the warlords and the human filth are gone from the face of this land that we still call America." -- BEN RAINES Ben Raines has been to hell before and made it out alive every time. But Ben hasn't come ...
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Crisis in the Ashes
Book - 30
In a post-apocalyptic, dystopian America rebels fight to end an ongoing civil war and restore freedom -- from a USA Today -- bestselling author. Ben Rines and his patriot army have defeated many foes, from mutant night people to the blackshirted forc...
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Tyranny in the Ashes
Book - 31
In post-apocalyptic, dystopian North America, an ex-mercenary leads forces against an evil brewing in Mexico -- from a USA Today -- bestselling author. The patriot army of Ben Raines went toe-to-toe with the most powerful enemy in the world --...
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Warriors from the Ashes
Book - 32
Rebels wage war again a Nazi madman, a Latin American warlord, and a corrupt president in a post-apocalyptic desert -- from a USA Today -- bestselling author. Under the command of Ben Raines, the Southern United States of America have defeated...
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Destiny in the Ashes
Book - 33
Ben Raines and his army won a war on two fronts, bringing law, peace and prosperity to the Southern United States of America. But SUSA's northern northern neighbor and erstwhile enemy, the United States, is still in chaos. And when a ferocious invade...
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Enemy in the Ashes
Book - 34
In a shattered world struggling to rebuild, oil is the lifeblood of industry -- what remains of it. Now, poised with a nuclear dagger ready to cut that vital lifeline, stands El Farrar, barbaric warlord of the Near East. Leagued in global conspiracy ...
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Escape from the Ashes
Book - 35
In The War Against Tyranny, Every Man Must Be Willing To Stand On His Own... ...Stand and die if dying needs to be done. For when freedom is in shackles, we are all alone, and our blood is the price we must be willing to pay. Under the command ...
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From The Ashes: America Reborn
Book - 36
Ben Raines -- soldier, survival expert, and freedom fighter baptized under the fire of a new rebellion -- reveals, in his own words, the underlying principles of the Tri-States doctrine that has made him one of the most controversial figures in the c...
Series Premise
Each book follows the Rebels on major military campaigns to secure territory and establish a new society based on Ben Raines’ vision of freedom and justice. The stories combine large-scale action with the challenges of leadership and survival in a broken world.
Ashes Series Reading Order
🔄 Best Read in Order · Start with Book 1: Out of the Ashes
Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.
Publication order gives the best experience because the larger story of rebuilding America and character developments unfold gradually. Each book has a complete central plot focused on a specific campaign or conflict, but ongoing developments in the Rebel movement and key relationships carry across the series. Readers who read out of order miss critical context about the world’s collapse and how earlier events shape later battles and alliances.
Explanation of reading order types
Ashes Series Characters
General Ben Raines serves as the central leader and strategist of the Rebel Army. He is supported by a core group of loyal officers and fighters who evolve alongside him as the series progresses.
Setting of the Ashes Series
The series is set in a post-nuclear United States where most major cities have been destroyed. The stories range across ruined landscapes, from the South and Midwest to the West Coast, highlighting the harsh realities of a fractured country.
Tone & Themes of the Ashes Series
The books deliver a gritty, action-heavy post-apocalyptic tone with military detail. Recurring themes include leadership, the struggle between civilization and anarchy, personal redemption, and the cost of restoring order in a lawless world.
Is the Ashes Series Worth Reading?
This series appeals to readers who enjoy military-oriented post-apocalyptic fiction with strong leadership figures and large-scale conflict. It suits fans of survival stories that blend action with questions about society and governance.
Content Warnings and Heat Level
The series includes intense violence, war scenes, and descriptions of a collapsed society. It contains mature language and some adult situations consistent with the post-apocalyptic genre.
The Ashes series follows one man’s determined effort to rebuild America after nuclear devastation. Following the books in order allows readers to experience the full scope of the Rebel Army’s journey and Ben Raines’ evolving leadership. It offers a long-running saga for those interested in military action within an end-of-the-world setting.
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