James Litherland

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2013
  • Latest Book:
    November 2022
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Full Series List in Order

Miraibanashi

1 - Whispers of the Dead (Nov-2015)
2 - Enemies of the Batsu (Apr-2017)
3 - Endurance of the Free (Jun-2017)

Slowpocalypse

0.5 - Durable Impressions (Feb-2015)
1 - Certain Hypothetical // Critical Contingencies (Aug-2013)
2 - Threat Multiplication (Apr-2014)
3 - Compromised Inside (Jan-2015)
4 - Peripheral Encounters (May-2016)
5 - Political Homicide (Jun-2019)
6 - Seismic Disruption (Dec-2020)
7 - Catalytic Agents (Dec-2021)

Watchbearers

1 - Millennium Crash (Nov-2013)
2 - Centenary Separation (Aug-2014)
3 - Uncertain Murder (Jun-2015)
4 - Prohibited Activities (Nov-2016)
5 - Temporal Entanglement (Nov-2019)
6 - Belated Witness (Jun-2021)
7 - Nuclear Secrets (Mar-2022)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • Certain Hypothetical // Critical Contingencies

    Slowpocalypse - 1

    EVERYTHING changes when FURC Director Jonathan Miles seals the fourteen square mile compound home to the Federal University and Research Complex and the community that supports it, cutting them all off from the slowly crumbling civilization on the...

  • Millennium Crash

    Watchbearers - 1

    EVERYTHING goes wrong when the first research expedition from the future lands in New York City in the summer of 2000. Instead of arriving together, the time-travelers are separated and scattered across the ancient metropolis. Even worse, the prof...

  • Threat Multiplication

    Slowpocalypse - 2

    -- A Perfect Storm

    MYSTERIOUS power outages, disrupted communications, and a rash of illness among the guards are only the beginning. Soon FURC Security Chief Anthony Nelson and his small, mostly inexperienced staff are overwhelmed by the ...

  • Centenary Separation

    Watchbearers - 2

    Six separated Travelers, alone and facing trouble of their own -- A malfunction of the supposedly fixed master time-travel device sends Matt and Page to 1912 San Francisco -- only days apart, though that will make all the difference -- and lands Turn...

  • Compromised Inside

    Slowpocalypse - 3

    --Beware the Gravity BugSEALED off from the crumbling civilization outside, the residents of the FURC may be safe from external threats, but their isolation only speeds the spread of a dangerous new infection, even as an upcoming election exposes div...

  • Durable Impressions

    Slowpocalypse - 0.5

    -- From Protected to Protector As civilization has slowly crumbled, Katherine Miles has led a life of privilege -- but also one of preparation. Now, under the ominous shadow of a society coming apart at the seams, her mettle will be tested for the...

  • Uncertain Murder

    Watchbearers - 3

    -- A Sam and Bailey Mystery

    IN THE SUMMER OF 1992, tech billionaire Brandt Keener dies drinking a glass of wine while dining with his nearest if not dearest on his small private island off the Washington coast. Despite suspicious circumsta...

  • Whispers of the Dead

    Miraibanashi - 1

    A thrilling tale of dystopian espionage in a post-apocalyptic Japan --

    IN THE SHADOW of Mt. Fuji, in a far future Japan, the oppressive Batsu government controls the rebuilding of the devastated country, bestowing boons on privileged citiz...

  • Peripheral Encounters

    Slowpocalypse - 4

    -- An Enlightening Expedition

    SENT to scout the area surrounding the FURC, what Kat and Tony find among the crumbling remnants of civilization convinces them that for all the challenges they’ve faced inside the compound, they’ve had it...



  • Prohibited Activities

    Watchbearers - 4

    -- A Matt and Page Adventure

    COURTING their way through the nineteen twenties, time-travelers Matt and Page just want to enjoy the Jazz Age, but between corrupt cops and agitating anarchists, their concern quickly turns to making it to the...

  • Enemies of the Batsu

    Miraibanashi - 2

    An unusual revolution has begun… ROSHIKE AND FRIENDS must work from within the beating heart of Batsu society while enforcers edge ever closer to discovering -- and eliminating -- at least one of their number. When it comes down to a decision betwe...

  • Endurance of the Free

    Miraibanashi - 3

    This trilling tale of espionage and revolution in a future Japan completes the story that started with Code of the Kyoushi. HAVING LITTLE HOPE left, Roshike’s friends refuse to give up as they approach the endgame of their effort to take down the p...

  • Political Homicide

    Slowpocalypse - 5

    Solving this murder might be the gravest mistake he could make.At the Northwest Federal University and Research Complex, where the community is cut off from the crumbling civilization outside its walls, tensions are rife. So when the deputy director ...

  • Temporal Entanglement

    Watchbearers - 5

    Reaching a reunion of the surviving Travelers first requires staying alive.Deciding a little judicious fast-forwarding and backtracking through time is just the way to fulfill her obligations to the FBI and help out her colleagues from the future whi...

  • Watchbearers Quartet

  • Seismic Disruption

    Slowpocalypse - 6

    The second stage of the Slowpocalypse starts with unforeseen disaster, and everything will change. Again.A flash of light in the sky followed by a massive earthquake means catastrophic upheaval for the Florida FURC community, but that disaster turns ...

  • Belated Witness

    Watchbearers - 6

    It's never too late to uncover the truth. In a Seattle suburb in the summer of 1989, someone saw a woman pushed out a window and plummet to her death. Unable to identify the killer, the witness chose not to come forward. And Dorothy 'Ace' O'Reil...

  • Catalytic Agents

    Slowpocalypse - 7

    Two worlds collide. Kat and Tony's unconventional arrival at the Northwest FURC disrupts the delicate détente between Tekihara's administration and its opponents, causing the conflict to escalate into violence and setting off a struggle f...

  • Nuclear Secrets

    Watchbearers - 7

    — A Matt and Page Atomic Age Adventure On an otherwise calm and quiet morning in the autumn of 1957, Matt and Page are rowing on the Niagara River below Horseshoe Falls when they witness a fight between two men on the cliff above, a strugg...



  • Perilous Migration

    Where will their journey end?Walking on foot for hundreds, maybe thousands of miles, is hard enough. Shepherding a city-size community over such a distance while searching for a new home, somewhere to start building a new future, is a massive, multi-...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

James Litherland has published 20 books.

James Litherland does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Perilous Migration, was published in November 2022.

The first book by James Litherland, Certain Hypothetical // Critical Contingencies, was published in August 2013.

Yes. James Litherland has 3 series.
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