Viking Books for Young Readers The Last Kids on Earth #3 The Nightmare King
Viking Books for Young Readers The Last Kids on Earth #3 The Nightmare King

The Last Kids on Earth #3 The Nightmare King

By Max Brallier

$10.99

Publication Date: September 15, 2026

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Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

The third book of the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series, now for the first time in paperback with a custom-designed sprayed edge!

Life after the zombie apocalypse is pretty good for 13-year-old Jack Sullivan: he lives in a mind-clobberingly cool tree fort with his best friends, speeds through town playing Real-Life Mario Kart, has a crew of monster buddies, battles zombies on the regular, and generally treats life like it’s a videogame!

But then Jack’s friends make a startling discovery: they may not be the last kids on earth, after all. This is great news for everyone… except Jack. Once they’ve found other humans, his friends won’t stick around for long! Jack’s only hope for keeping things the way they are is to prove that everything here is perfect, life is crazy fun, and nothing else could be any better.

One problem: it’s hard convincing his friends that everything is great when they’re being hunted by a monstrous Nightmare King and an ancient evil who won’t rest until Earth has been devoured. Crud! Maybe life after the monster apocalypse is more complicated than Jack thought…

About the Author

Max Brallier is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His books and series include The Last Kids on Earth, Eerie Elementary, Mister Shivers, Galactic Hot Dogs, and Can YOU Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? He is a writer and producer for Netflix’s Emmy-award-winning adaptation of The Last Kids on Earth. Max lives in Los Angeles with his family. Visit him at MaxBrallier.com.

Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Douglas Holgate has been a freelance comic book artist and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia, for more than ten years. He's illustrated books for publishers including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster, and comics for Image, Dynamite, Abrams, and Penguin Random House.

Illustrator Residence:Victoria, Australia

Format: Trade Paperback

Pages: 288

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

Publication Date: September 15, 2026

ISBN: 9780425288726

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