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Start with The Borrowed World and continue through all 10 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Franklin Horton • Published 2015
Stranded 500 miles from home after coordinated attacks wreck America’s infrastructure, prepper Jim Powell must walk across a collapsing Virginia with a handful of coworkers. Every mile home means new threats, scarce s...
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Ends with The Reset Roadhouse
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Book 1:The Borrowed World
Franklin Horton • 2015
Stranded 500 miles from home after coordinated attacks wreck America’s infrastructure, prepper Jim Powell must walk across a collapsing Virginia with a handful of coworkers. Every mile home means new threats, scarce s...
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Book 2:Ashes of the Unspeakable
Franklin Horton • 2015
Only days after the initial attacks, the country has already descended into chaos. Jim fights to push closer to home while his wife Ellen defends their valley from newly released convicts and a predator determined to...
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Book 3:Legion of Despair
Franklin Horton • 2016
The country slides toward anarchy while Jim tries to fortify his homestead. Elsewhere, his coworkers Gary and Alice face their own nightmares—Gary returning to a family under siege, Alice waking chained in a stranger’...
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Book 4:No Time for Mourning
Franklin Horton • 2017
Jim’s remote farm was supposed to be a safe haven, prepared for life without fuel or grid power. When another armed group discovers the valley’s advantages, the Powells and their neighbors must defend their hard-won r...
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Book 5:Valley of Vengeance
Franklin Horton • 2017
Alice Watkins finally reaches home after a brutal overland journey, only to find her once-quiet community tearing itself apart. Numb from trauma and frighteningly good at violence, she has to decide what kind of perso...
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Book 6:Switched On
Franklin Horton • 2018
Months into the collapse, lights begin to flicker back to life as a new government plan to restore power rolls out. Switched On asks whether Jim’s community is willing to trade privacy and autonomy for electricity and...
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Book 7:The Ungovernable
Franklin Horton • 2019
A ruthless security boss maimed in an earlier conflict wants revenge and puts a bounty on Jim Powell’s head. Flyers promising food and ammunition turn desperate neighbors into hunters, and Jim’s quiet valley becomes a...
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Book 8:Blood and Banjos
Franklin Horton • 2020
Convinced his presence endangers everyone he loves, Jim hits the road with his friend Lloyd to scout a fallback refuge. Their uneasy journey forces them to confront the violence they’ve committed and the impossible ho...
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Book 9:Resurgent
Franklin Horton • 2021
Branded an insurgent after striking back at the system, Jim fakes his own death and disappears into the mountains. Resurgent follows his return from exile as he quietly hunts the neighbors and officials who put his fa...
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Book 10:The Reset Roadhouse
Franklin Horton • 2022
Jim Powell has learned that hiding on his mountain only blinds him to threats. In this later Borrowed World novel, he opens a rough bar and trading post that doubles as an intelligence hub, just as national upheaval l...
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Borrowed World FAQ
What is the best order to read the Borrowed World series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Borrowed World.
How many books are in the Borrowed World series?
There are 10 books currently listed in the Borrowed World series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Borrowed World series?
New readers should start with The Borrowed World, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Borrowed World series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2015 to 2022.