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
Dark Terrors
Buy on Amazon1995
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
Buy on Amazon1996
Leviathan 2
Buy on Amazon1998
Infinity Plus One
Buy on Amazon2001
Leviathan
Buy on Amazon2002
Dark Terrors 6
Buy on Amazon2002
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
Buy on Amazon2003
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14
Buy on Amazon2003
Breaking Windows
Buy on Amazon2003
Polyphony, Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2005
Best New Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2006
Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories
Buy on Amazon2007
TwentiethAnnual Collection
Buy on Amazon2007
Brothers & Beasts
Buy on Amazon2007
Booklife
Buy on Amazon2007
Fast Ships, Black Sails
Buy on Amazon2008
The New Weird
Buy on Amazon2008
Polluto 2: Apocalypses and Garden Furniture
Buy on Amazon2008
Steampunk
Buy on Amazon2008
Best American Fantasy 2008
Buy on Amazon2008
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
Buy on Amazon2008
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
Buy on Amazon2009
Last Drink Bird Head
Buy on Amazon2009
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded
Buy on Amazon2010
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
Buy on Amazon2010
Happily Ever After
Buy on Amazon2011
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
Buy on Amazon2011
Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters
Buy on Amazon2011
Steampunk III
Buy on Amazon2012
Arc 1.2: Post Human Conditions
Buy on Amazon2012
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
Buy on Amazon2012
Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top
Buy on Amazon2012
Fungi
Buy on Amazon2012
The Time Traveler's Almanac
Buy on Amazon2013
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014
Buy on Amazon2014
Sisters of the Revolution
Buy on Amazon2015
Love Hurts
Buy on Amazon2015
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold
Buy on Amazon2016
The Big Book of Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon2016
Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker
Buy on Amazon2017
Worlds Seen in Passing
Buy on Amazon2018
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2019
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2020
Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn
Buy on Amazon2022
Grimdark Magazine, Issue #34
Buy on Amazon2023
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 54 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Halo series by Jeff VanderMeer contains 59 books. The series began in 2001 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Halo series is written by Jeff VanderMeer. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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