Nathan Hystad

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  • Bibliography:
    41 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2018
  • Latest Book:
    November 2023
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Full Series List in Order

The Abyss

1 - Below Us (Jul-2023)
2 - Before Us (Aug-2023)

The Bridge Sequence

1 - Lost Contact (Jul-2021)
2 - Lost Time (Aug-2021)
3 - Lost Hope (Sep-2021)

Final Days

1 - Final Days (Aug-2020)
2 - Colony (Sep-2020)
3 - Escape (Oct-2020)

The Glass

1 - The Other Place (Sep-2022)
2 - The Hidden Space (Dec-2022)
3 - The Secret Base (Jan-2023)

Red Creek

1 - Red Creek (May-2018)
2 - Return to Red Creek (Sep-2019)

The Resistance

1 - Rift (Jan-2019)
2 - Revenge (Feb-2019)
3 - Return (Mar-2019)

Space Race

1 - Space Race (Aug-2021)
2 - Space Battle (Aug-2021)
3 - Space Strike (Sep-2021)

The Survivors

1 - The Event (Feb-2018)
2 - New Threat (Apr-2018)
3 - New World (May-2018)
4 - The Ancients (Aug-2018)
5 - The Theos (Sep-2018)
6 - Old Enemy (Nov-2018)
7 - New Alliance (Apr-2019)
8 - The Gatekeepers (Jul-2019)
9 - New Horizon (Aug-2019)
10 - The Academy (Sep-2019)
11 - Old World (Nov-2019)
12 - New Discovery (Mar-2020)

The Travelers

1 - Dark Invasion (Apr-2023)
2 - Dark City (May-2023)
3 - Dark World (Jul-2023)

Book List in Order: 41 titles

  • The Event

    The Survivors - 1

    The ships came at dawn. Dean’s wife is dead. Her last words: When the ships come...wear the necklace. Then the ships arrived. Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others f...

  • New Threat

    The Survivors - 2

    There's always a new threat.  

    A year after the Event, horrific memories of the vessels linger in Dean's mind as he tries to find his way forward in his new life. But now the heroes of Earth face a new threat that endangers the fragile re...

  • New World

    The Survivors - 3

    New Spero. A new world to call home. After a surprise visit to Earth, Dean and his crew travel to Proxima Centauri, home of humanity’s first colony world. Dean and Mary, now reunited with Magnus, Natalia, and their old friend Carey, find much has c...

  • Red Creek

    Red Creek - 1

    There’s a dark shadow over Red Creek. Once a best-selling horror author, Paul Alenn is in a slump. His wife and daughter are across the country, moved away to the West Coast, leaving him alone in his Central Park-adjacent New York townhouse. When h...

  • The Ancients

    The Survivors - 4

    “The Theos await you. Only then will we stop the Unwinding.” The threat of invaders is gone, and Earth has been bartered away as a price for peace. Yet, the human world of New Spero is thriving and full of hope. Joining the rank of the Gatekeeper...

  • The Theos

    The Survivors - 5

    Some secrets prefer to stay buried.  

    When Dean's closest ally is kidnapped by an ancient race, his grief threatens to turn to madness. With the support of his friends, he embarks on a mission to get his loved one back, and stop the eventu...

  • Old Enemy

    The Survivors - 6

    When all new threats are dealt with, old enemies emerge from the shadows.   

    Dean Parker has brought his wife home, and he's looking forward to relaxing and having a future with his family on New Spero. The Iskios vortex is gone, vanquish...

  • Rift

    The Resistance - 1

    They've watched us for centuries through the Rift. 

    They've prepared. 

    Invasion is inevitable. 

    The Earth Fleet has known of the Watchers for years, unwilling to share the knowledge with humanity. Now it might be too late. 

  • Revenge

    The Resistance - 2

    The Rift has opened.  

    The aliens invaded.  

    The Eureka is on the other side.  

    Flint, Wren, and Ace, along with Charles, are now members of the Eureka, a state-of-the-art vessel heading for a world in the far reaches of a ...



  • Return

    The Resistance - 3

    The Rift opens once again.  

    The battle for Earth continues.  

    Only the Eureka and her crew can turn the tides.   

    The Eureka returns to Sol through the Rift as an extreme time dilation creates complications. With a famili...

  • New Alliance

    The Survivors - 7

    Dean Parker thought he was going to coast into retirement. He was wrong. Things have slowed down for Dean and Mary as they manage the expanding human colonies on Haven, New Spero, and Earth - until they receive a distress call from the Keppe....

  • Lights Over Cloud Lake

    Gone Girl meets The X-Files in this Sci-Fi ThrillerCloud Lake is a hotspot for UFO sightings.Jessica Carver may have encountered one the night she disappeared.This is her story.Reporter Eva Heart is sent to Cloud Lake to write an exposé on fly...

  • The Gatekeepers

    The Survivors - 8

    The portals are failing, the Theos inside mysteriously vanishing. Help is on the way. As Dean Parker takes a moment to celebrate the successful rescue of Magnus and Natalia, he's reluctantly forced back into the field, the goal: save the doz...

  • New Horizon

    The Survivors - 9

    The first human exploration vessel has been manufactured. All it needs is a mission.Horizon is a state-of-the-art vessel, a hybrid born of Keppe technology and human innovation. Magnus accepts the role of captain as the new ship is launched on its ma...

  • The Academy

    The Survivors - 10

    The Academy is a galaxy-class school, created to train the next generation of Gatekeepers.Jules Parker is attending the Academy, alongside her best friend Patty. When the Kold threaten everything her father and his friends have spent years building, ...

  • Return to Red Creek

    Red Creek - 2

    Paul Allen thought the fire had cleansed the orchard.

    He was certain the ties with the shadow had been severed.

    He was dead wrong.

    Ten years have passed since Paul and his family left Red Creek for good. But his daughter Taylor,...

  • Old World

    The Survivors - 11

    Earth belongs to mankind once again. But not everyone has the same vision for the planet.Dean visits Earth, touring the colonies, and quickly learns that not all remaining humans are pleased with the new changes to their planet.The Restorers are dete...

  • The Manuscript

    Four old friends. An unpublished manuscript. A long-buried secret.Jeremiah Trent works as a Seattle homicide detective. When he's contacted by a friend from his childhood, he packs his bags and heads to a mansion in remote Colorado. As he arrives at ...

  • New Discovery

    The Survivors - 12

    Dean Parker is now the captain of a sleek new Alliance starship. His mission is close to his heart.Jules has recently graduated as the youngest Gatekeeper in Academy history and takes residence on her father's newly appointed ship, Light. Together th...



  • Final Days

    Final Days - 1

    Earth is gone. Eden promises a new start for mankind.Kendra, Andrew, and the other survivors arrive with Lewis Hound's chosen people at an unfamiliar planet with more questions than answers: how did they get there? Where did all of the advanced t...

  • The Deities

    The Zan'ra are disbanded. Jules has vanished to an unknown future.After a shocking betrayal, Dean Parker regroups, only to discover his daughter is missing. Jules meets an unexpected ally, and together they seek to eradicate the biggest threat to her...

  • Colony

    Final Days - 2

    Earth is gone. Eden promises a new start for mankind. Kendra, Andrew, and the other survivors arrive with Lewis Hound's chosen people at an unfamiliar planet with more questions than answers: how did they get there? Where did all of the advanced ...

  • Escape

    Final Days - 3

    The secret of their new home has been revealed.Now there's only one thing left to do...Escape.Andrew and Kendra have learned what's on the other side of the ridge, but it leaves them with more questions than answers. Their colony has turned into a di...

  • Lost Contact

    The Bridge Sequence - 1

    A mysterious object in space.An archaeologist in search of answers.A cult hailing the end of the world.The Bridge awaits...Rex Walker always wanted to be like his father: a daring, adventurous man, traveling the world in pursuit of mysterious rel...

  • Lost Time

    The Bridge Sequence - 2

    The Bridge has been triggered, but the surprises don't end there. What Rex found on the other side was unsettling, and with fresh information, he must race against time with his new allies as they search for their salvation. The mysterious objec...

  • Space Battle

    Space Race - 2

    The race has ended. The new prize is survival.In the aftermath of the thwarted alien invasion, Arlo teams up with his old nemesis to seek a potential ally. With the creation of FTL outfitted Racers, they're finally able to cross great distances in a ...

  • Space Race

    Space Race - 1

    Ten teams. One grand prize. The Race is on.Arlo Lewis was resigned to his station in life as a supply hauler for one of the Primary Corporations ruling Earth, until an acquisition forces him to re-evaluate his situation.When he's hand selected to lea...

  • Lost Hope

    The Bridge Sequence - 3

    Rex Walker used the second Bridge, and what he discovered will forever change humanity. Under the duress of Earth's destruction, he finds a way home, and he's not coming alone. The Believers are fervent, hell-bent on guiding the incoming ships t...

  • Space Strike

    Space Race - 3

    Arlo Lewis faced the enemy and survived. Barely. What they found at Refuge would change the future of mankind forever, but will it be enough to save Earth?When Preston Lewis' true motives become clear, Arlo must choose between his friends and his gra...



  • New Galaxy

    A second Recaster. A dangerous ally. The end of all.Dean Parker is looking to take charge of the Alliance of Worlds, but when Shimmal's new leader decides otherwise, they're left with one less partner.Jules is on the trail of the Planner, an ancient ...

  • Signal

    The Signal is on Earth. The world is being infected.David Bryce returned in a crashed starship, but his mission was unsuccessful. He's sent to Alaska with his family, but the infection has already begun. When he finds an alien device, he might just b...

  • The Other Place

    The Glass - 1

    When a mysterious invisible barrier appears on a Montana ranch, no one knows what to think of it.Drake, a retired police detective, receives a call in the dead of night from an alien-obsessed podcaster. He hastily departs for Montana the following mo...

  • The Realms

    A dangerous mission. A fresh beginning. A worthy opponent.Colton Beck has done the improbable. With the aide of his allies, he's managed to save the Rusa. Just when they think it's time to focus on their new planet, Desmond returns, asking for a favo...

  • The Hidden Space

    The Glass - 2

    The Visitors have departed, but why did the Glass appear in the first place?There's a sense of normalcy for the community in Monterey, California, but their peace doesn't last long. When they're pushed to leave, they encounter something they never ex...

  • The Secret Base

    The Glass - 3

    The Glass changed the world forever.Ransom and Britt attempt to settle into a new life, but a dreadful threat is constantly hanging over their heads.The settlers in Tucson know their time is limited. An invasion is underway.Peggy is adamant they can ...

  • Dark Invasion

    The Travelers - 1

    When Elliot returns to Bell Island the summer of ‘84, he doesn't expect to be thrust into the middle of an alien invasion. But he won't let them win....Elliot has just finished his third year of college as a finance major. After some tragic fam...

  • Dark City

    The Travelers - 2

    It's a year after the invasion of Bell Island, and things are looking up.Elliot graduates from college and needs to decide what his future holds. Kim has been missing for a few months, with only the rarest of phone calls, but surprises him on Bell Is...

  • Below Us

    The Abyss - 1

  • Dark World

    The Travelers - 3

    Another year passes, and the Spheres are restless. The Travelers have invaded.It's become impossible for the powers that be to ignore the fact that aliens are real, and Earth is under an imminent threat.Buzz is ordered to create a team to save the wo...



  • Before Us

    The Abyss - 2

    They came from below but were they also here Before Us?Wyatt survived the initial destruction, but he's lost someone important to him. While he fights to distract himself from harsh realities, he ventures for the rendezvous point, eager to reconnect ...

  • After Us

    The fate of the world is on the line. What will be left After Us?Safety is obviously only temporary as the Static continues to show itself. With someone trying to open a new set of Rings, the group must separate to vanquish their enemies.Blaze heads ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nathan Hystad has published 41 books.

Nathan Hystad does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, After Us, was published in November 2023.

The first book by Nathan Hystad, The Event, was published in February 2018.

Yes. Nathan Hystad has 9 series.
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