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Stephen R. Donaldson Books in Order

Find every Stephen R. Donaldson book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 32 books / 10 series

American author Stephen R. Donaldson is best known for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, a landmark fantasy series that has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Stephen R. Donaldson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Stephen R. Donaldson Books in Chronological Order

1977 Lord Foul's Bane POoCOTCB / 1 Buy
1977 The Illearth War POoCOTCB / 2 Buy
1977 The Power That Preserves POoCOTCB / 3 Buy
1978 The Lady in White POoSS / 1 Buy
1980 The Wounded Land POoTSCTCtUB / 1 Buy
1980 The Man Who Killed His Brother POoTMWB / 1 Buy
1980 The Man Who Risked His Partner POoTMWB / 2 Buy
1981 Gilden-Fire POoCOTCB / 4 Buy
1982 The One Tree POoTSCTCtUB / 2 Buy
1983 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever: Three Volume Boxed Set POoCOTCOB / 1 Buy
1983 White Gold Wielder POoTSCTCtUB / 3 Buy
1984 Daughter of Regals & Other Tales POoSSC / 1 Buy
1986 The Mirror of Her Dreams POoMNB / 1 Buy
1987 A Man Rides Through POoMNB / 2 Buy
1990 The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story POoGB / 1 Buy
1990 The Man Who Tried to Get Away POoTMWB / 3 Buy
1991 The Forbidden Knowledge: The Gap Into Vision POoGB / 2 Buy
1992 The Dark and Hungry God arises: The Gap Into Power POoGB / 3 Buy
1994 The Chaos and Order: The Gap Into Madness POoGB / 4 Buy
1996 The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die POoGB / 5 Buy
1998 Reave the Just and Other Tales POoSSC / 2 Buy
2001 The Man Who Fought Alone POoTMWB / 4 Buy
2004 The Runes of the Earth POoLCOTCB / 1 Buy
2007 Fatal Revenant POoLCOTCB / 2 Buy
2010 Against All Things Ending POoLCOTCB / 3 Buy
2011 The Best of Stephen R. Donaldson POoSSC / 3 Buy
2013 The Last Dark POoLCOTCB / 4 Buy
2015 The King's Justice POoSSC / 4 Buy
2017 Seventh Decimate POoTGGWB / 1 Buy
2019 The War Within POoTGGWB / 2 Buy
2021 The Last Repository / The Killing God POoTGGWB / 3 Buy
2022 The Killing God POoTGGWB / 4 Buy

Stephen R. Donaldson Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Lady in White 1978 Buy
01 Daughter of Regals & Other Tales 1984 Buy
02 Reave the Just and Other Tales 1998 Buy
03 The Best of Stephen R. Donaldson 2011 Buy
04 The King's Justice 2015 Buy
01 The Man Who Killed His Brother 1980 Buy
02 The Man Who Risked His Partner 1980 Buy
03 The Man Who Tried to Get Away 1990 Buy
04 The Man Who Fought Alone 2001 Buy
01 Seventh Decimate 2017 Buy
02 The War Within 2019 Buy
03 The Last Repository / The Killing God 2021 Buy
04 The Killing God 2022 Buy
Gap Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1990-1996
01 The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story 1990 Buy
02 The Forbidden Knowledge: The Gap Into Vision 1991 Buy
03 The Dark and Hungry God arises: The Gap Into Power 1992 Buy
04 The Chaos and Order: The Gap Into Madness 1994 Buy
05 The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die 1996 Buy
01 The Wounded Land 1980 Buy
02 The One Tree 1982 Buy
03 White Gold Wielder 1983 Buy
01 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever: Three Volume Boxed Set 1983 Buy
01 Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Buy
02 The Illearth War 1977 Buy
03 The Power That Preserves 1977 Buy
04 Gilden-Fire 1981 Buy
01 The Runes of the Earth 2004 Buy
02 Fatal Revenant 2007 Buy
03 Against All Things Ending 2010 Buy
04 The Last Dark 2013 Buy
01 The Mirror of Her Dreams 1986 Buy
02 A Man Rides Through 1987 Buy

Where to start with Stephen R. Donaldson

What is the best order to read Stephen R. Donaldson books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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