Book Series · 3 Books

The Young World Books

In order from The Young World to The Revival.

Chris Weitz's completed trilogy follows a community of New York teenagers searching for a cure and a future after a mysterious sickness destroys the adult population.

Reviewed by the Bookroo Editors Updated August 19, 2026

Reading order

How to Read The Young World Trilogy

Read The Young World, The New Order, and The Revival in that order. The story is continuous, and Hachette identifies The Revival as the trilogy's epic conclusion.

Sources: Hachette's official Young World series page.

For parents

What Parents Should Know

The premise involves mass death from disease and teenagers trying to survive without adults. Expect grief, illness, frightening danger, weapons, violent conflict, captivity, betrayal, and difficult choices about who can be trusted.

The series also emphasizes cooperation, leadership, friendship, scientific problem-solving, and the work of rebuilding a community after catastrophe.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2014

The Young World

By Chris Weitz

Teens rule a post-apocalyptic New York, seeking a cure amidst chaos.

384 pages· 83,722 words· Est. 8 hour read

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Hardcover

Summary: In a New York ruled by teens after a deadly Sickness, Jefferson leads his tribe in a fight for survival. When a clue to a cure emerges, he and four others embark on a perilous journey. Facing enemy gangs, cults, and the city's wilds, they must risk everything to save humanity. Will they find the cure, or will the city consume them first?

In reading order