Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divided We Fall | 2014 | Trent Reedy | Buy |
| 2 | Burning Nation | 2015 | Trent Reedy | Buy |
| 3 | The Last Full Measure | 2016 | Trent Reedy | Buy |
The Divided We Fall trilogy imagines what would happen if political tensions in the United States escalated into actual armed conflict. The series follows Danny Wright, an Idaho teenager and National Guard private whose accidental shooting of a civilian during a protest sets off a chain of events that tears the country apart.
Divided We Fall (2014) establishes the premise and follows the initial crisis. Burning Nation (2015) expands the scope as the conflict spreads beyond Idaho and alliances form across state lines. The Last Full Measure (2016) brings the trilogy to its conclusion as Danny faces impossible choices about loyalty, violence, and what it means to be a patriot. Reedy’s military background lends the combat sequences and chain-of-command dynamics a grounded realism that sets the series apart from other YA dystopias.