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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer series? Start with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)" (1992) and follow publication order through all 46 books.
The complete Buffy the Vampire Slayer reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)
1992
Coyote Moon (By: John Vornholt)
1997
Halloween Rain (By: Nancy Holder)
1997
The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 2 (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)
1998
Night of the Living Rerun (By: Arthur Byron Cover)
1998
Blooded (By: Nancy Holder)
1998
Child of the Hunt (By: Nancy Holder)
1998
Return to Chaos (By: Craig Shaw Gardner)
1998
Out of the Madhouse (By: Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden)
1999
Visitors (By: Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman)
1999
The Monster Book (By: Thomas E. Sniegoski,Christopher Golden,Stephen R. Bissette)
1999
Immortal (By: Nancy Holder)
1999
Sins of the Father (By: Christopher Golden)
1999
Unnatural Selection (By: Mel Odom)
1999
Resurrecting Ravana (By: Ray Garton)
1999
Ghost Roads (By: Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden)
1999
The Sunnydale High Yearbook (By: Nancy Holder)
1999
Power of Persuasion (By: Elizabeth Massie)
1999
The Willow Files, Vol. 1 (By: Yvonne Navarro)
1999
Deep Water (By: Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman)
2000
The Harvest (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)
2000
The Evil That Men Do (By: Nancy Holder)
2000
How I Survived My Summer Vacation (By: Nancy Holder,Michelle West,Paul Ruditis)
2000
Spike and Dru (By: Christopher Golden)
2000
The Willow Files, Vol. 2 (By: Yvonne Navarro)
2001
Revenant (By: Mel Odom)
2001
Tempted Champions (By: Yvonne Navarro)
2001
The Book of Fours (By: Nancy Holder)
2001
The Watcher's Guides (By: Nancy Holder)
2001
Paleo (By: Yvonne Navarro)
2002
Ghoul Trouble (By: John Passarella)
2002
Oz: Into the Wild (By: Christopher Golden)
2002
Crossings (By: Mel Odom)
2002
The Wisdom of War (By: Christopher Golden)
2002
Little Things (By: Rebecca Moesta)
2002
These Our Actors (By: Ashley McConnell,Dori Kogler)
2002
Chosen (By: Nancy Holder)
2003
Blood and Fog (By: Nancy Holder)
2003
Chaos Bleeds
2003
Queen of the Slayers (By: Nancy Holder)
2005
Blackout (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
2005
Carnival of Souls (By: Nancy Holder)
2006
The Deathless (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
2007
Dark Congress (By: Christopher Golden)
2007
One Thing or Your Mother (By: Kirsten Beyer)
2008
Demons of the Hellmouth: A Guide for Slayers (By: Nancy Holder)
2015
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