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The Terminal List Reading Order

The Terminal List by Jack Carr has 7 main books (2018–2024), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with The Terminal List (2018) and read the numbered books in order.

By Jack Carr

The Terminal List books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    The Terminal List

    2018 · 464 pages

    8 h 7 min
  2. #2

    True Believer

    2019 · 496 pages

    8 h 41 min
  3. #3

    Savage Son

    2020 · 432 pages

    7 h 34 min
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  5. #4

    The Devil's Hand

    2021

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  6. #5

    In the Blood

    2022 · 400 pages

    7 h
  7. #6

    Only the Dead

    2023 · 424 pages

    7 h 25 min
  8. #7

    Red Sky Mourning

    2024 · 500 pages

    8 h 45 min
  9. Companion

    Cry Havoc

    2025 · 565 pages

    9 h 53 min

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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The Terminal List: common questions

How many books are in the The Terminal List series?
There are 7 main books in The Terminal List, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is Red Sky Mourning (2024).
What order should I read The Terminal List in?
Read The Terminal List in its numbered order: The Terminal List, True Believer, Savage Son, The Devil's Hand, and so on. Cry Havoc is a prequel starring James Reece's father, Tom Reece.
What is the first The Terminal List book?
The first book is The Terminal List by Jack Carr, published in 2018.
Do I need to read the The Terminal List novellas?
The 1 novella or companion book (Cry Havoc) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.

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