Fortress Kids
Jordan and friends discover their neighborhood transforms after dark into a tower-defense arena. They must build barricades, design defensive structures, and survive waves of Null creatures to protect a mysterious Core hidden beneath their block. As other neighborhoods reveal their own Cores and Sentinel teams, the kids learn the Cores are networked — and the Null creatures come from a collapsed parallel reality trying to overwrite theirs.
Series Themes
- Building something worth defending
- Community strength through cooperation
- Creative problem-solving beats brute force
- Home is worth fighting for
Reading Order
Siege Night
Fortress Kids Book 1
Salvage Run
Fortress Kids Book 2
The Swarm
Fortress Kids Book 3
Sentinel Network
Fortress Kids Book 4
Core Link
Fortress Kids Book 5
Breach Point
Fortress Kids Book 6
Deep Signal
Fortress Kids Book 7
The Architect
Fortress Kids Book 8
Core Offensive
Fortress Kids Book 9
Last Stand
Fortress Kids Book 10
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