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Reading order

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Books in Order

This page lists the complete Buffy the Vampire Slayer reading order by Christopher Golden, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 46 books / 1992-2015

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reading Order

01 Buffy the Vampire Slayer(By: Richie Tankersley Cusick) 1992 Buy
02 Coyote Moon(By: John Vornholt) 1997 Buy
03 Halloween Rain(By: Nancy Holder) 1997 Buy
04 Night of the Living Rerun(By: Arthur Byron Cover) 1998 Buy
05 Blooded(By: Nancy Holder) 1998 Buy
06 Child of the Hunt(By: Nancy Holder) 1998 Buy
07 Return to Chaos(By: Craig Shaw Gardner) 1998 Buy
08 Out of the Madhouse(With: Nancy Holder) 1999 Buy
09 Visitors(By: Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman) 1999 Buy
10 The Monster Book(With: Thomas E. Sniegoski,Stephen R. Bissette) 1999 Buy
11 Immortal(By: Nancy Holder) 1999 Buy
12 Sins of the Father 1999 Buy
13 Unnatural Selection(By: Mel Odom) 1999 Buy
14 Resurrecting Ravana(By: Ray Garton) 1999 Buy
15 Ghost Roads(With: Nancy Holder) 1999 Buy
16 The Sunnydale High Yearbook(By: Nancy Holder) 1999 Buy
17 Power of Persuasion(By: Elizabeth Massie) 1999 Buy
18 The Willow Files, Vol. 1(By: Yvonne Navarro) 1999 Buy
19 Deep Water(By: Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman) 2000 Buy
20 The Harvest(By: Richie Tankersley Cusick) 2000 Buy
21 The Evil That Men Do(By: Nancy Holder) 2000 Buy
22 How I Survived My Summer Vacation(By: Nancy Holder,Michelle West,Paul Ruditis) 2000 Buy
23 Spike and Dru 2000 Buy
24 The Willow Files, Vol. 2(By: Yvonne Navarro) 2001 Buy
25 Revenant(By: Mel Odom) 2001 Buy
26 Tempted Champions(By: Yvonne Navarro) 2001 Buy
27 The Book of Fours(By: Nancy Holder) 2001 Buy
28 The Watcher's Guides(By: Nancy Holder) 2001 Buy
29 Paleo(By: Yvonne Navarro) 2002 Buy
30 Ghoul Trouble(By: John Passarella) 2002 Buy
31 Oz: Into the Wild 2002 Buy
32 Crossings(By: Mel Odom) 2002 Buy
33 The Wisdom of War 2002 Buy
34 Little Things(By: Rebecca Moesta) 2002 Buy
35 These Our Actors(By: Ashley McConnell,Dori Kogler) 2002 Buy
36 Chosen(By: Nancy Holder) 2003 Buy
37 Blood and Fog(By: Nancy Holder) 2003 Buy
38 Chaos Bleeds(By: James A. Moore) 2003 Buy
39 Queen of the Slayers(By: Nancy Holder) 2005 Buy
40 Blackout(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) 2005 Buy
41 Afterimage(By: Pierce Askegren) 2006 Buy
42 Carnival of Souls(By: Nancy Holder) 2006 Buy
43 The Deathless(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) 2007 Buy
44 Dark Congress 2007 Buy
45 One Thing or Your Mother(By: Kirsten Beyer) 2008 Buy
46 Demons of the Hellmouth: A Guide for Slayers(By: Nancy Holder) 2015 Buy

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Books by Publication Order

1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer(By: Richie Tankersley Cusick) #1
1997 Coyote Moon(By: John Vornholt) #2
1997 Halloween Rain(By: Nancy Holder) #3
1998 Night of the Living Rerun(By: Arthur Byron Cover) #4
1998 Blooded(By: Nancy Holder) #5
1998 Child of the Hunt(By: Nancy Holder) #6
1998 Return to Chaos(By: Craig Shaw Gardner) #7
1999 Out of the Madhouse(With: Nancy Holder) #8
1999 Visitors(By: Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman) #9
1999 The Monster Book(With: Thomas E. Sniegoski,Stephen R. Bissette) #10
1999 Immortal(By: Nancy Holder) #11
1999 Sins of the Father #12
1999 Unnatural Selection(By: Mel Odom) #13
1999 Resurrecting Ravana(By: Ray Garton) #14
1999 Ghost Roads(With: Nancy Holder) #15
1999 The Sunnydale High Yearbook(By: Nancy Holder) #16
1999 Power of Persuasion(By: Elizabeth Massie) #17
1999 The Willow Files, Vol. 1(By: Yvonne Navarro) #18
2000 Deep Water(By: Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman) #19
2000 The Harvest(By: Richie Tankersley Cusick) #20
2000 The Evil That Men Do(By: Nancy Holder) #21
2000 How I Survived My Summer Vacation(By: Nancy Holder,Michelle West,Paul Ruditis) #22
2000 Spike and Dru #23
2001 The Willow Files, Vol. 2(By: Yvonne Navarro) #24
2001 Revenant(By: Mel Odom) #25
2001 Tempted Champions(By: Yvonne Navarro) #26
2001 The Book of Fours(By: Nancy Holder) #27
2001 The Watcher's Guides(By: Nancy Holder) #28
2002 Paleo(By: Yvonne Navarro) #29
2002 Ghoul Trouble(By: John Passarella) #30
2002 Oz: Into the Wild #31
2002 Crossings(By: Mel Odom) #32
2002 The Wisdom of War #33
2002 Little Things(By: Rebecca Moesta) #34
2002 These Our Actors(By: Ashley McConnell,Dori Kogler) #35
2003 Chosen(By: Nancy Holder) #36
2003 Blood and Fog(By: Nancy Holder) #37
2003 Chaos Bleeds(By: James A. Moore) #38
2005 Queen of the Slayers(By: Nancy Holder) #39
2005 Blackout(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) #40
2006 Afterimage(By: Pierce Askegren) #41
2006 Carnival of Souls(By: Nancy Holder) #42
2007 The Deathless(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) #43
2007 Dark Congress #44
2008 One Thing or Your Mother(By: Kirsten Beyer) #45
2015 Demons of the Hellmouth: A Guide for Slayers(By: Nancy Holder) #46

Questions readers ask

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The Buffy the Vampire Slayer reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Buffy the Vampire Slayer books are there?

This catalog currently lists 46 Buffy the Vampire Slayer books published across 1992-2015.

Who writes the Buffy the Vampire Slayer books?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is listed as a book series by Christopher Golden.

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