📖 About Surviving the Evacuation

Surviving the Evacuation is a series universe written by Frank Tayell. The complete collection runs to 32 books across 3 series, published between 2013 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Surviving The Evacuation Books with 25 books. It opens with Zombies vs The Living Dead (2013) and currently runs to An Imperfect Utopia (2025).

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🎯 Where to Start with Surviving the Evacuation

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Zombies vs The Living Dead (2013), book 1 of Publication Order of Surviving The Evacuation Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Surviving the Evacuation Books in Order

Publication Order of Surviving The Evacuation Books
25 books
1
Zombies vs The Living Dead book cover1Zombies vs The Living Dead2013Buy on Amazon
London book cover2London2013Buy on Amazon
Wasteland book cover3Wasteland2014Buy on Amazon
Family book cover4Family2014Buy on Amazon
Unsafe Haven book cover5Unsafe Haven2014Buy on Amazon
Reunion book cover6Reunion2015Buy on Amazon
Harvest book cover7Harvest2015Buy on Amazon
Home book cover8Home2015Buy on Amazon
Anglesey book cover9Anglesey2016Buy on Amazon
Ireland book cover10Ireland2017Buy on Amazon
The Last Candidate book cover11The Last Candidate2017Buy on Amazon
Search and Rescue book cover12Search and Rescue2017Buy on Amazon
Britain's End book cover13Britain's End2018Buy on Amazon
Future's Beginning book cover14Future's Beginning2018Buy on Amazon
Mort Vivant book cover15Mort Vivant2018Buy on Amazon
Where There's Hope book cover16Where There's Hope2018Buy on Amazon
Unwanted Visitors, Unwelcome Guests book cover17Unwanted Visitors, Unwelcome Guests2019Buy on Amazon
There We Stood book cover18There We Stood2020Buy on Amazon
Rebuilt in a Day book cover19Rebuilt in a Day2021Buy on Amazon
Welcome to the End of the Earth book cover20Welcome to the End of the Earth2022Buy on Amazon
Small Cogs in the Survival Machine book cover21Small Cogs in the Survival Machine2023Buy on Amazon
Our Home, Too book cover22Our Home, Too2023Buy on Amazon
Letters from Yesterday book cover23Letters from Yesterday2024Buy on Amazon
One Minute More book cover24One Minute More2025Buy on Amazon
An Imperfect Utopia book cover25An Imperfect Utopia2025Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Surviving the Evacuation: Here We Stand Books
2 books
2
Infected book cover1Infected2016Buy on Amazon
Divided book cover2Divided2016Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Surviving the Evacuation: Life Goes On Books
5 books
3
Outback Outbreak book cover1Outback Outbreak2019Buy on Amazon
No More News book cover2No More News2020Buy on Amazon
While the Lights Are On book cover3While the Lights Are On2020Buy on Amazon
If Not Us book cover4If Not Us2021Buy on Amazon
No Turning Back book cover5No Turning Back2021Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Surviving the Evacuation books are there?
There are 32 books in the Surviving the Evacuation collection, organised into 3 series and published between 2013 and 2025.
What is the first Surviving the Evacuation book?
The first book is Zombies vs The Living Dead, published in 2013.
What order should I read the Surviving the Evacuation books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Surviving the Evacuation books?
The Surviving the Evacuation books were written by Frank Tayell.
Is the Surviving the Evacuation series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Surviving The Evacuation Books, has 25 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Surviving the Evacuation series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2013, and the most recent in 2025.