Halo Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Halo books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Fall of Reach (By: Eric Nylund)
Buy on Amazon2001
First Strike (By: Eric Nylund)
Buy on Amazon2003
The Thursday War (By: Karen Traviss)
Buy on Amazon2012
Broken Circle (By: John Shirley)
Buy on Amazon2014
Hunters in the Dark (By: Peter David)
Buy on Amazon2015
Saint's Testimony (By: Frank O'Connor)
Buy on Amazon2015
Shadow of Intent (By: Joseph Staten)
Buy on Amazon2015
Legacy of Onyx (By: Matt Forbeck)
Buy on Amazon2017
Contact Harvest (By: Joseph Staten)
Buy on Amazon2019
Shadows of Reach (By: Troy Denning)
Buy on Amazon2020
The Rubicon Protocol (By: Kelly Gay)
Buy on Amazon2022
Outcasts (By: Troy Denning)
Buy on Amazon2023
Epitaph (By: Kelly Gay)
Buy on Amazon2024
Edge of Dawn (By: Kelly Gay)
Buy on Amazon2025
Post Road 3.
Buy on Amazon2001
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
Best American Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2007
MOME Vol. 9
Buy on Amazon2007
The United States of McSweeney's
Buy on Amazon2009
Last Drink Bird Head
Buy on Amazon2009
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
Buy on Amazon2010
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011
Buy on Amazon2011
Supernatural Noir
Buy on Amazon2011
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012
Buy on Amazon2012
Exotic Gothic 4
Buy on Amazon2014
The New Black
Buy on Amazon2014
Fearful Symmetries
Buy on Amazon2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Buy on Amazon2014
Letters to Lovecraft
Buy on Amazon2014
Penumbrae
Buy on Amazon2015
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
Buy on Amazon2015
Aickman's Heirs
Buy on Amazon2015
The Bestiary
Buy on Amazon2015
Verbivoracious Festschrift Volume Four
Buy on Amazon2015
Children of Lovecraft
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
Buy on Amazon2017
Looming Low: Volume I
Buy on Amazon2017
The Beauty of Death, Vol. 2
Buy on Amazon2017
Future Dreams
Buy on Amazon2018
Birthing Monsters
Buy on Amazon2018
Whose Future Is It?
Buy on Amazon2018
Nox Pareidolia
Buy on Amazon2019
The New Flesh
Buy on Amazon2019
Uncertainties Volume IV
Buy on Amazon2020
The Nightside Codex
Buy on Amazon2020
Tiny Nightmares
Buy on Amazon2020
Oculus Sinister
Buy on Amazon2020
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition
Buy on Amazon2021
Tales from OmniPark
Buy on Amazon2021
Hymns of Abomination
Buy on Amazon2021
Great British Horror 6
Buy on Amazon2021
Body Shocks
Buy on Amazon2021
Conceptualisms
Buy on Amazon2022
Howls from the Dark Ages
Buy on Amazon2022
Screams from the Dark
Buy on Amazon2022
Mother
Buy on Amazon2022
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
Buy on Amazon2022
Diablo
Buy on Amazon2022
Mooncalves
Buy on Amazon2023
Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao
Buy on Amazon2023
Darkness Beckons Anthology
Buy on Amazon2023
A Darkness Visible: Explorations of Horror in the Postmodern
Buy on Amazon2023
The Best of Gamut
Buy on Amazon2024
Winter in the City
Buy on Amazon2024
Weird House Magazine #3
Buy on Amazon2025
13 Possessions
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Halo series is publication order: 1. The Fall of Reach (By: Eric Nylund) (2001), 2. First Strike (By: Eric Nylund) (2003), 3. The Thursday War (By: Karen Traviss) (2012), 4. Broken Circle (By: John Shirley) (2014), 5. Hunters in the Dark (By: Peter David) (2015), and 61 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Halo series by Brian B.K. Evenson contains 66 books. The series began in 2001 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Halo series is written by Brian B.K. Evenson. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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