Book series in order
The Last Kids on Earth books in order
Ages 8–12 · about grade 3 hybrid · still going
There are 10 Last Kids on Earth books. Start with The Last Kids on Earth (2015) and read them in number order. The newest is book 10, The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair (2025). Penguin Random House's pages for books 4 and 10 say ages 8 to 12, grades 3 to 7.
What reading it is like: A novel with a big drawing on most spreads and a few comic pages.
By Max Brallier, drawn by Douglas Holgate, published by Viking (Penguin Young Readers). Checked October 29, 2026 (sources at the bottom). No affiliate links, and nobody paid to be here.
How many The Last Kids on Earth books are there?
There are 10 Last Kids on Earth books as of November 12, 2026, out from 2015 to 2025. The newest is book 10, The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair.
When is the next The Last Kids on Earth book?
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The Last Kids on Earth books in order
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What's next for The Last Kids on Earth
- Survival Guide and companion books: Wikipedia lists a survival guide, June's Wild Flight, Thrilling Tales from the Tree House, Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest and a graphic novel of book 1. None is numbered in the main series.
Do you have to read The Last Kids on Earth in order?
Read them in number order. A boy named Jack Sullivan and his friends survive a monster apocalypse, and each book picks up from the one before, so the friendships and the villains build as you go. The newest, book 10, came out in November 2025.
What age is The Last Kids on Earth for?
Eight to twelve is the publisher's age for the books, not a reading level. These are short novels with a drawing on nearly every page, which makes them a favorite of readers who aren't ready for plain chapter books. Peabody's own lists put the series at about 8 to 11. We don't print reading-level scores: they belong to the companies that make them.
What's it like inside The Last Kids on Earth?
- Words: Lots of words on a page.
- Panels: Words with a picture beside them, part comic and part chapter book.
- Colour: Black and white.
- Which way: Left to right, like most books.
- Length: Book 1 has 256 pages.
- Feels: Funny, exciting, a little scary.
About book 1. The page count is from penguinrandomhouse.com, the colour from the publisher's page; the rest is Peabody's own note, never a score.
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Sources
- Penguin Random House: The Last Kids on Earth series
- Penguin Random House: Cosmic Beyond (book 4)
- Penguin Random House: Destructor's Lair (book 10)
- Wikipedia: The Last Kids on Earth
Titles, order and years are facts from these pages, opened October 29, 2026. Peabody shows no covers or blurbs: those belong to the publisher.