The Outlanders

“Outlanders” is a series of science-fiction novels created by Mark Ellis. It is published by Gold Eagle Publishing. James Axler is a house name. It was first used for the “Deathlands” series. The original Axlers died in 2000. Mark Ellis had been using the house pen name since1990’s. In 1996, he created the popular “Outlanders” series. Historically, he has written more book as “James Axler” than any other writer. There are total of 67 books so far in this series, starting from the first one-Exile to Hell in 1997. The most current one is No. 67 Cosmic Rift in 2013 by Rik Hoskin. Although both Deathlands and Outlanders used the name “James Axler” byline, the outlanders series is primarily written by its creator Mark Ellis whereas multiple authors produced Deathlands.