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The Retreat Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Retreat books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the The Retreat series? Start with "Pandemic" (2013) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete The Retreat reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Pandemic
2013
Slaughterhouse
2014
Die Laughing
2015
Alamo
2016
Crucible
2018
Forlorn Hope
2022
History is Dead
2007
Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 3
2011
Undead Tales
2011
Help! Wanted: Tales of On-the-Job Terror
2011
Before Plan 9: Plans 1-8 From Outer Space
2012
Attic Toys
2012
Horror for Good
2012
Read the End First
2012
A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine
2012
Welcome To Hell: An Anthology Of Western Weirdness
2012
Dark Light
2012
Alt-Zombie
2012
Blood Rites
2013
High Stakes: A Vampire Anthology
2013
Zombies
2013
Bleed
2013
Fear the Reaper
2013
Best Tales of the Apocalypse
2013
The Best of the Horror Society 2013
2013
Dark Discoveries - Issue #28
2014
Zombies: More Recent Dead
2014
Limbus, Inc. - Book II
2014
Seize the Night
2015
V-Wars: Night Terrors
2015
The Forsaken
2017
Joe Ledger: Unstoppable
2017
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