Atlas

Atlas Book 1: Back to the Present opens with Atlas being betrayed at the last possible moment before escaping the wasteland, and — out of pure spite — hurling a sword through a closing portal. The result: he wakes two years before the apocalypse, with full knowledge of what's coming and a burning determination to be ready this time. Step one: get cash. Step two: build a team. Step three: prepare for the end of the world.

A revised and polished author's edition of the series' starting point, focusing entirely on preparation and planning before the portals reopen. Readers who enjoy strategic team-building montages and a protagonist whose anger at the world is his greatest fuel will find a fresh, inventive take on the regressor subgenre.

Atlas: Fort Bone sees Atlas and the Portal Crushers establish a permanent stronghold in the wasteland after surviving the portal reopening. Building Fort Bone into a thriving settlement attracts new allies — and new dangers — as the wasteland proves unforgiving to those who show weakness. Atlas's dream of a lasting refuge begins to take shape, tested by unexpected alliances and growing ambitions from within his own community.

The second book shifts gears from preparation to base-building and settlement management, with Atlas growing from solo strategist into reluctant community leader. Action and character development balance well as the Portal Crushers' cast expands and the stakes of holding their new home rise.

Atlas: The Show reveals a new complication: the portals were not supposed to reopen, and Earth has gone from stumbling into the wasteland to actively trying to conquer it. Meanwhile, Fort Bone's prosperity has attracted an alien casino operating from orbit — placing bets on every brawl and breakthrough the Portal Crushers manage. Atlas must keep his settlement standing while managing two destructive baby trolls, a swarm of mischievous mini-fairies, and enemies on multiple fronts.

Book 3 expands the series' humor and spectacle significantly, introducing alien observation-deck politics alongside the ongoing fortress defense — a wild escalation that fans of the first two books will find enormously entertaining.

Atlas: Conqueror finds Atlas rising from scrappy survivor to full-blown powerhouse at the center of the wasteland's shifting power dynamics. Fort Bone has become a genuine stronghold, but with strength comes scrutiny — including from the alien casino that has been watching and betting on everything. Fierce bodyguards, bold new allies, and ongoing chaos test Atlas's capacity to stay on top in a world where even the walls have eyes and wagers placed on them.

A high-energy installment that deepens the series' political complexity and ensemble cast, with Atlas growing into a figure of genuine influence whether he wanted to be one or not.

Atlas: The Horde raises the global stakes as more of Earth's military forces arrive in the wasteland, tensions between old and new powers explode, and a growing commerce-based empire begins reshaping the battlefield in ways military force alone cannot address. Opportunities and dangers lurk in newly discovered lands, alliances teeter on the edge, and unseen forces move to tip the balance toward war.

Book 5 is the series' most politically expansive installment, delivering empire-scale conflict, commercial intrigue, and the highest-stakes action the Portal Crushers have yet faced — while maintaining the irreverent energy that defines the series.

Atlas: The Red Fairy Show wraps up the series' first major arc and finally reveals the prize at the end of the alien contest that has been running in the background since Book 3. The Red Fairy — a character whose role in the wider narrative has been building quietly — steps into the spotlight as the hundred tokens are counted and the aliens' response to the Portal Crushers' year of survival and triumph is finally made clear.

A pivotal turning point that delivers long-awaited payoffs for the cosmic-level mysteries established earlier in the series, while setting the stage for the major new arc that follows.

Atlas: Dungeon Spawn kicks off a brand-new arc as Atlas finally heads home — only to find that Earth is not what he left behind. Portals are opening, magic is bleeding through from the wasteland, and the havoc he thought was contained in the stars has just hit Main Street. Atlas must master new powers, unearth old secrets, and deal with an uncomfortable amount of mayhem, including a few extremely silly songs.

The seventh book marks a dramatic shift in setting and tone as the series expands into a dungeon-invasion home arc, delivering higher magic stakes and a homecoming that is anything but peaceful — with the author's signature blend of absurdist humor and genuine action firmly intact.

Atlas Book 8: World Domination finds Atlas trapped in a space prison while back on Earth the Pangean Federation tightens its grip — new laws, new currencies, new AI-driven rulers restructuring civilization at a pace no one can match. In the shadows, resistance simmers from people who remember what came before and are not ready to kneel. Atlas must escape confinement and find a way to counter a technocratic dystopia built on algorithms and global surveillance.

A bold evolution of the series into near-future dystopian sci-fi, blending the progression fantasy foundation with political rebellion and futuristic worldbuilding — best enjoyed by readers already invested in Atlas and his increasingly cosmic-scale story.