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Franklin Horton

7 Series • 40 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
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

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The Borrowed World

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2015

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2015
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Ashes of the Unspeakable

Book 2 of 12 · published 2015

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2015
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Legion of Despair

Book 3 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
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No Time for Mourning

Book 4 of 12 · published 2017

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2017
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Valley of Vengeance

Book 5 of 12 · published 2017

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2017
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Switched On

Book 6 of 12 · published 2018

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2018
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The Ungovernable

Book 7 of 12 · published 2019

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2019
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Blood and Banjos

Book 8 of 12 · published 2020

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2020
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Resurgent

Book 9 of 12 · published 2021

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2021
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The Reset Roadhouse

Book 10 of 12 · published 2022

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2022
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The Endarkened

Book 11 of 12 · published 2024

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2024
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The Fury Of The Forsaken

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2025

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2025
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Willie

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2024

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2024
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Brandon

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026

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2026
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Locker Nine

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2016

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2016
2
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Grace Under Fire

Book 2 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
3
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Compound Fracture

Book 3 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
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Blood Bought

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
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The Mad Mick

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2018

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2018
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Masters of Mayhem

Book 2 of 13 · published 2019

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2019
3
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Brutal Business

Book 3 of 13 · published 2020

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2020
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Northern Sun

Book 4 of 13 · published 2020

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2020
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Punching Tickets

Book 5 of 13 · published 2021

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2021
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Ultraviolent

Book 6 of 13 · published 2021

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2021
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The Death Dealer's Manual

Book 7 of 13 · published 2022

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2022
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American Oligarch

Book 8 of 13 · published 2022

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2022
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Shift Point

Book 9 of 13 · published 2023

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2023
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Dislocated

Book 10 of 13 · published 2023

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2023
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Hostile Takeover

Book 11 of 13 · published 2024

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2024
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Collateral Savage

Book 12 of 13 · published 2026

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2026
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Ricardo

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2026

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2026
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Hard Trauma

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2020

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2020
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Child With No Name

Book 2 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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Hate Box

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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Burning Down Boise

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
2
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The Path of Water

Book 2 of 5 · published 2021

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2021
3
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Boondock Pilgrims

Book 3 of 5 · published 2022

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2022
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The Oracle

Book 4 of 5 · published 2022

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2022
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The Rotten Belly Society

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025

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2025
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Random Acts

Single-title series · published 2018

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2018

? 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.