🎯 Where Should I Start?
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Publication Order of Borrowed World Books
Start with: The Borrowed World (2015)
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Publication Order of Defeated Creek Books
Start with: Willie (2024)
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Publication Order of Locker Nine Books
Start with: Locker Nine (2016)
ⓘ About Franklin Horton
Note: Note: Locker Nine, The Borrowed World and The Mad Mick all take place within the same universe. The author has noted on his website that the first time Mad Mick appears, is in Grace Under Fire. So prior to reading Mad Mick, be sure to read up to the 2nd book in Locker Nine so that you can get the back story. The book Ultraviolet in the Mad Mick series, has characters from The Borrowed World and takes place between Blood and Banjos and Resurgent. So it’s recommended to read that between those two. Author Franklin Horton writes work from the genres of thriller and post apocalyptic fiction; he has written some stand alone novels, and “The Borrowed World” series. He lives and writes in southwestern Virginia’s mountains.
All Book Series by Franklin Horton
1
The Borrowed World
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2015
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2
Ashes of the Unspeakable
Book 2 of 12 · published 2015
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3
Legion of Despair
Book 3 of 12 · published 2016
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4
No Time for Mourning
Book 4 of 12 · published 2017
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5
Valley of Vengeance
Book 5 of 12 · published 2017
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7
The Ungovernable
Book 7 of 12 · published 2019
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8
Blood and Banjos
Book 8 of 12 · published 2020
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10
The Reset Roadhouse
Book 10 of 12 · published 2022
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11
The Endarkened
Book 11 of 12 · published 2024
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12
The Fury Of The Forsaken
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2025
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1
Willie
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2024
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2
Brandon
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
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1
Locker Nine
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2016
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2
Grace Under Fire
Book 2 of 4 · published 2017
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3
Compound Fracture
Book 3 of 4 · published 2019
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4
Blood Bought
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2019
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1
The Mad Mick
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2018
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2
Masters of Mayhem
Book 2 of 13 · published 2019
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3
Brutal Business
Book 3 of 13 · published 2020
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5
Punching Tickets
Book 5 of 13 · published 2021
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7
The Death Dealer's Manual
Book 7 of 13 · published 2022
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8
American Oligarch
Book 8 of 13 · published 2022
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11
Hostile Takeover
Book 11 of 13 · published 2024
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12
Collateral Savage
Book 12 of 13 · published 2026
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13
Ricardo
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2026
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1
Hard Trauma
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2020
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2
Child With No Name
Book 2 of 3 · published 2021
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3
Hate Box
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023
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1
Burning Down Boise
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2020
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2
The Path of Water
Book 2 of 5 · published 2021
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3
Boondock Pilgrims
Book 3 of 5 · published 2022
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5
The Rotten Belly Society
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025
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1
Random Acts
Single-title series · published 2018
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Franklin Horton?
Note: Note: Locker Nine, The Borrowed World and The Mad Mick all take place within the same universe. The author has noted on his website that the first time Mad Mick appears, is in Grace Under Fire. So prior to reading Mad Mick, be sure to read up to the 2nd book in Locker Nine so that you can get the back story.
Which Franklin Horton series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Borrowed World series, the earliest of Franklin Horton's multi-book series: it opens with The Borrowed World (2015) and runs to 12 books across 2015–2025, ending with The Fury Of The Forsaken (2025). Franklin Horton's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Franklin Horton written?
Franklin Horton has 40 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2015 and 2026. 39 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Mad Mick series with 13 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Franklin Horton's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Franklin Horton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Borrowed World (2015–2025, 12 books), Locker Nine (2016–2019, 4 books) and Mad Mick (2018–2026, 13 books), plus 3 more.
How are Franklin Horton's books organised into series?
This guide splits Franklin Horton's 40 books into 6 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Mad Mick (13 books, 2018–2026); Borrowed World (12 books, 2015–2025); The Way of Dan (5 books, 2020–2025); Locker Nine (4 books, 2016–2019); Ty Stone Thriller (3 books, 2020–2023), plus 1 further series.