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Start with Gone and continue through all 9 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Michael Grant • Published 2008
In a small California town, everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes in an instant, leaving kids trapped under a burning barrier. Sam Temple and his friends must feed the youngest, face new powers, and confront someth...
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Book 1:Gone
Michael Grant • 2008
In a small California town, everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes in an instant, leaving kids trapped under a burning barrier. Sam Temple and his friends must feed the youngest, face new powers, and confront someth...
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Book 2:Hunger
Michael Grant • 2009
Three months into the FAYZ, food is running out and mutated creatures guard the crops. As hunger turns kids against each other, Sam struggles to hold Perdido Beach together while a terrifying power beneath the ground...
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Book 3:Lies
Michael Grant • 2010
Whispers of escape and sightings of the dead ignite panic inside the FAYZ. As fires, riots, and cults spread through town, Sam’s leadership fractures and an enemy thought destroyed returns to prove that truth can be a...
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Book 4:Plague
Michael Grant • 2011
A violent sickness sweeps through Perdido Beach just as swarms of flesh eating insects rise from the desert. With the FAYZ on the brink of collapse, Sam leads a desperate search for water while a new horror marches to...
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Book 5:Fear
Michael Grant • 2012 • 1 recommendation
The once silver barrier around the FAYZ begins to turn black, shutting out light and hope. As strange new mutations appear and the gaiaphage tightens its grip, Sam and Astrid race to stop a catastrophe that could dest...
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Book 6:Light
Michael Grant • 2013
The final days of the FAYZ bring the outside world to the edge of the barrier, watching as Sam and his friends confront their oldest enemy one last time. When the dome falls, the survivors must also face judgment for...
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Book 7:Monster
Michael Grant • 2017
Four years after the FAYZ, a new meteor shower spreads the alien virus across the world. Brilliant teen Shade Darby infects herself, becoming something inhuman, and joins other newly transformed rockborn in a brutal f...
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Book 8:Villain
Michael Grant • 2018
A new wave of rockborn appears, from government made weapons to a Vegas teenager whose hypnotic voice can control crowds. Dekka, Shade, and their uneasy allies must stop a mind bending massacre while uncovering the se...
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Book 9:Hero
Michael Grant • 2019
After the disaster in Las Vegas, virus infected rock strikes New York and creates Vector, a walking swarm of diseases. The Rockborn Gang, joined by Sam and Astrid, take the fight to a global stage and learn what heroi...
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What is the best order to read the Gone series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Gone.
How many books are in the Gone series?
There are 9 books currently listed in the Gone series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Gone series?
New readers should start with Gone, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Gone series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2008 to 2019.