Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunted | 2019 | A.J. Scudiere | Buy |
| 2 | The Surface | 2020 | A.J. Scudiere | Buy |
| 3 | The Tempest | 2021 | A.J. Scudiere | Buy |
| 4 | The Tempest: A Disaster Suspense Thriller | 2021 | A.J. Scudiere | N/A |
| 5 | The Swarm | 2022 | A.J. Scudiere | Buy |
| 6 | The Taken | 2023 | A.J. Scudiere | Buy |
| 7 | The Night | 2024 | A.J. Scudiere | Buy |
| 8 | The Edge | 2025 | A.J. Scudiere | Buy |
Black Carbon is A.J. Scudiere’s environmental thriller series, with eight books published between 2019 and 2025. The series begins with The Hunted and proceeds through a sequence of survival scenarios — The Surface, The Tempest, The Swarm, The Taken, The Night, and The Edge — each built around a different natural threat.
The single-word-after-“The” title pattern gives the series a consistent identity, and the books share a concern with what happens when nature pushes back against human activity. The Tempest appeared in both 2021 editions with slightly different subtitles, suggesting a revised or expanded version.