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Babylon 5 Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Babylon 5 books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Babylon 5 series? Start with "Personal Agendas" (1997) and follow publication order through all 38 books.
The complete Babylon 5 reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Personal Agendas
1997
Chrysalis 7
1980
Shadows 4
1981
Death
1982
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
Chrysalis 9
1982
Shadows 5
1982
Whispers VI
1983
Fears
1983
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XI
1983
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XII
1984
Shadows 8
1985
The First Chronicles of Greystone Bay
1985
Shadows 6
1986
Fireside Treasury of Great Humor
1987
The Fireside Treasury of New Humor
1989
The Seaharp Hotel
1990
The National Lampoon Treasury of Humor
1991
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
1993
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories
1993
Night Screams
1996
Treasury of Great Humor
1996
Dangerous Vegetables
1998
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy
1998
999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense
1999
Children of the Night
1999
Bruce Coville's Ufos
2000
Trick or Treat
2001
Redshift
2001
Shivers II
2003
Flights
2004
Retro Pulp Tales
2006
Best New Horror 18
2007
Shivers VI
2010
Stories: All-New Tales
2010
Tales From the Crossroad
2011
The Crane House
2012
10 Halloween Haunts
2015
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