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Eli: Among Wolves
ELI COOPER STOPPED HIDING FROM THE ARMY. NOW HE’S HIDING INSIDE IT.
Eli Cooper went into St. Marys to bring back the one man the militia can’t win without. Getting past the walls was the easy part. Now he wears a laborer’s armband in the town he grew up in, walking past storefronts he’s known his whole life and a gallows where the bodies have faces he recognizes. One wrong answer to the wrong guard, and he hangs next to them.
Sandra is somewhere in the same city. Close enough to see across a crowded square. Too far to reach.
Selene Navarro has worn the Enforcers’ patch long enough that it’s starting to fit. She’s kept Sandra alive inside the walls, and every day she pays for it with something she can’t take back. The longer she plays the part, the harder it gets to tell where the role ends.
Outside the city, a man who burns people in the name of his faith is done waiting.
The man who runs St. Marys knows someone is hiding among his people, and he’s willing to bleed the whole town to find them. Somewhere inside his walls, someone is already giving up names.
Every name spoken is a grave being dug. Eli’s is on the list.
Walk among wolves long enough, and you become one.
From bestselling author Joseph Sackett comes Book 4 of Dark Warlord Territories, a dark, gritty EMP survival series for readers of William R. Forstchen and Michael Hopf.
Eli Cooper went into St. Marys to bring back the one man the militia can’t win without. Getting past the walls was the easy part. Now he wears a laborer’s armband in the town he grew up in, walking past storefronts he’s known his whole life and a gallows where the bodies have faces he recognizes. One wrong answer to the wrong guard, and he hangs next to them.
Sandra is somewhere in the same city. Close enough to see across a crowded square. Too far to reach.
Selene Navarro has worn the Enforcers’ patch long enough that it’s starting to fit. She’s kept Sandra alive inside the walls, and every day she pays for it with something she can’t take back. The longer she plays the part, the harder it gets to tell where the role ends.
Outside the city, a man who burns people in the name of his faith is done waiting.
The man who runs St. Marys knows someone is hiding among his people, and he’s willing to bleed the whole town to find them. Somewhere inside his walls, someone is already giving up names.
Every name spoken is a grave being dug. Eli’s is on the list.
Walk among wolves long enough, and you become one.
From bestselling author Joseph Sackett comes Book 4 of Dark Warlord Territories, a dark, gritty EMP survival series for readers of William R. Forstchen and Michael Hopf.
351 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 29, 2026
About the author
Joseph A. Sackett
23 books53 followersJoseph A. Sackett is a bestselling author and Kindle All-Star Award winner with more than a dozen novels in print. He writes post-apocalyptic fiction and horror.
A retired veteran with over twenty years in America's special operations community, he worked alongside SOCOM, JSOC, and MARSOC and deployed with them into hostile environments. He brings that to every firefight, every survival decision, and every moral line his characters have to cross.
His post-apocalyptic work blends the brutal intensity of Pierce Brown with the relentless pacing of Kyla Stone. His horror draws from the dark corners explored by Joe Hill and the visceral tension of David Sodergren.
If you want stories that hit hard and stay with you, you're in the right place.
Originally from Minnesota, Joseph now lives in Florida with his fiancée, where he runs Ravaged Realms LLC and continues building his universe of broken worlds and the people trying to survive them.
Want a free post-apocalyptic thriller? Get Echoes of the Fallen at https://go.ravagedrealms.com/9gm
Signed copies, the full catalog and more: https://ravagedrealms.com
A retired veteran with over twenty years in America's special operations community, he worked alongside SOCOM, JSOC, and MARSOC and deployed with them into hostile environments. He brings that to every firefight, every survival decision, and every moral line his characters have to cross.
His post-apocalyptic work blends the brutal intensity of Pierce Brown with the relentless pacing of Kyla Stone. His horror draws from the dark corners explored by Joe Hill and the visceral tension of David Sodergren.
If you want stories that hit hard and stay with you, you're in the right place.
Originally from Minnesota, Joseph now lives in Florida with his fiancée, where he runs Ravaged Realms LLC and continues building his universe of broken worlds and the people trying to survive them.
Want a free post-apocalyptic thriller? Get Echoes of the Fallen at https://go.ravagedrealms.com/9gm
Signed copies, the full catalog and more: https://ravagedrealms.com
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May 24, 2026
Joseph Sackett does it again! These characters have really come into their own throughout this series, and in this installment we see Eli really becoming a hardened leader doing what he must do to survive and thrive in this new world. Truthfully trauma has altered the mindset of every character. What are you willing to do to survive?
Review of advance copy received from Author
Brutal, Bloody, and Beautifully Written
This book had me hooked right away. Eli Among Wolves follows a complex web of survivors in post-apocalyptic Pennsylvania. You learn pretty early in the book not to get attached to anyone! There is plenty of violence, so if you’re delicate be sure not to read this right before bed. The descriptions of events were off the charts, such as the spine removal and eye popping.
I developed strong feelings for the characters, both good and bad.
Vorn was a fun one, he is totally unhinged, and right at home in this new world. “When the world ended, Vorn became the version of himself he’d always meant to be.” “He took. He conquered. He killed what got in the way.”
I loved the group of kids (aka “post-apocalyptic Peter Pan fan club” per Abe), sneaking around to survive, and fighting back against the Enforcers. The smoking kid was very amusing, telling Abe he looks like a homeless mall cop. He had great lines.
Wilmer, June with their old dog and horses stuck with me. I won’t say anything more to avoid spoilers.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves novels that are action packed, full of adventure, and violence. Each page made me want to know what happens next. I will definitely continue to read this series, and anything else Joseph Sackett writes!
This book had me hooked right away. Eli Among Wolves follows a complex web of survivors in post-apocalyptic Pennsylvania. You learn pretty early in the book not to get attached to anyone! There is plenty of violence, so if you’re delicate be sure not to read this right before bed. The descriptions of events were off the charts, such as the spine removal and eye popping.
I developed strong feelings for the characters, both good and bad.
Vorn was a fun one, he is totally unhinged, and right at home in this new world. “When the world ended, Vorn became the version of himself he’d always meant to be.” “He took. He conquered. He killed what got in the way.”
I loved the group of kids (aka “post-apocalyptic Peter Pan fan club” per Abe), sneaking around to survive, and fighting back against the Enforcers. The smoking kid was very amusing, telling Abe he looks like a homeless mall cop. He had great lines.
Wilmer, June with their old dog and horses stuck with me. I won’t say anything more to avoid spoilers.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves novels that are action packed, full of adventure, and violence. Each page made me want to know what happens next. I will definitely continue to read this series, and anything else Joseph Sackett writes!
May 29, 2026
This is book 4 of the series and is a fast paced exciting read ! Roll on book 5 ! Great set of characters starting with Eli who has evolved into a great leader ! He has really come into his own ! As well as the terrifying baddie Vorn ! Just when you thought he couldnt get more scary he proves you wrong ! Some great new characters introduced also , especially the kids ! I would highly recommend to read this series as absolutely brilliant !
Review of advance copy received from Author
This was yet another in a series of great stories. The good characters mostly triumph and deal a lot of karma on the bad folks. I read the first series and frankly I had trouble getting through it. But I am glad I did. I use this phrase a lot but this is a series you just want to keep reading. I finished the latest volume in less than 2 days. joseph is a great writer.
June 26, 2026
An action-packed romp through blood-soaked streets. Joseph brings us Eli once again in this fourth book and it continues to deliver. Eli must take on Vorn and stop all the crazy. It's full of suspense, terror, and action on every page. It'll keep you turning the pages until the end. Can't wait for the next one.
May 30, 2026
This is a violent & fast paced story that almost explodes from the first chapter. It includes massive amounts of abuse, sexual as well as violence so readers beware! It is a well written adventure thriller, not for the faint hearted!
June 2, 2026
I've been enjoying this series! The title, Eli: Among Wolves, is so accurate. Eli is the result of what a man can become when evil people bring chaos and cruelty to enslave and control good people. I recommend this series.
July 9, 2026
Great read and horrific at the same time Vorn and his wicket ways how he treats people as nothing .
Cant wait for next book as Eli and his friends are closing in with the help of the Children's Army and how resorseful they are just brilliantly written .
Cant wait for next book as Eli and his friends are closing in with the help of the Children's Army and how resorseful they are just brilliantly written .
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