Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Republic Of Texas | 2023 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 2 | The New Republic Of Texas 2 | 2024 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 3 | The New Republic Of Franklin | 2024 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 4 | Library Of The Apocalypse | 2024 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 5 | Library Of The Apocalypse 2 | 2024 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 6 | The New Republic of Texas 3 | 2024 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 7 | The New Republic of Texas 4 | 2024 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 8 | The New Republic Of Franklin 2 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 9 | Ark Conceived | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 10 | Library Of The Apocalypse 3 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 11 | The New Republic Of Franklin 3 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 12 | Ark Mines | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 13 | To Mars | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 14 | Terror by the Bighorn River | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 15 | Ares Reborn | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 16 | Survival By The Bighorn River: Book 2 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 17 | Verne’s Sanctum: Book 1 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 18 | The New Republic of Texas 5 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 19 | Verne’s Sanctum: Book 2 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 20 | Betrayal by the Bighorn River: Book 3 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 21 | Verne’s Sanctum: Book 3 | 2025 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
| 22 | Wayward Son 1 | 2026 | Boyd Craven Jr. | Buy |
The In The As The Light Dies World series by Boyd Craven Jr. is a large and fast-growing collection with 22 books published between 2023 and 2026. The series started with The New Republic Of Texas in 2023 and has expanded rapidly, with multiple sub-threads running through it. The New Republic Of Texas alone has five numbered entries, while The New Republic Of Franklin has three. Other threads include the Library Of The Apocalypse trilogy, the Bighorn River books, the Verne’s Sanctum trilogy, and the Ark books.
Craven has been prolific with this series, releasing one book in 2023, six in 2024, and fourteen in 2025. The most recent entry, Wayward Son 1, arrived in 2026. Reading in the publication order listed above is recommended, as the various sub-threads share a connected world and likely reference events from earlier installments.