Broken Lands Books in Order

The short answer

Jonathan Maberry · 2 books

How many books?
There are 2 books in the Broken Lands series, published 2018–2020.
Is it finished?
No new book is scheduled yet; the latest is Lost Roads (2020).
Where to start
Start with Broken Lands (2018).

About 990 pages — roughly 16 hours of reading

by Jonathan Maberry · 2 books · 4.2 average rating · Updated

HorrorYoung AdultDystopian

A Rot & Ruin spin-off set years after the zombie apocalypse. New survivors in the ruined American Southwest face a mutating plague, a doomsday cult and the last scraps of a world worth saving.

Here is the complete Broken Lands reading order — all 2 books by Jonathan Maberry, in the order you should read them:

Reading order

  1. Broken LandsIn a desert town clinging on years after the End, a group of teenage survivors face a mutating plague and a cult that welcomes it.2018544 pages
  2. Lost RoadsOld and new survivors converge on the road as the plague evolves and the last safe places in the ruined Southwest begin to fall.2020448 pages

Good news: for this series, reading order and publication order are the same — just read straight down the list.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Broken Lands books are there?

There are 2 books in the Broken Lands series by Jonathan Maberry, from Broken Lands (2018) to Lost Roads (2020). Together they run to about 990 pages.

Is the Broken Lands series finished?

No new Broken Lands book is scheduled yet. The most recent is Lost Roads (2020) by Jonathan Maberry, 2 years after Broken Lands began the series in 2018.

What is the first Broken Lands book?

Broken Lands (2018) is book one, at 544 pages. In a desert town clinging on years after the End, a group of teenage survivors face a mutating plague and a cult that welcomes it.

Should I read the Broken Lands series in publication order?

Yes. For the Broken Lands series, reading order and publication order are the same — Broken Lands (2018) through Lost Roads (2020).

How long does it take to read all Broken Lands books?

About 990 pages across 2 books — roughly 16 hours at a page a minute. The longest is Broken Lands (544 pages); the shortest is Lost Roads (448 pages).

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