The X-Files Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The X-Files books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant)
Buy on Amazon1994
Hunter (By: Charles L. Grant)
Buy on Amazon1995
Ground Zero (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1995
Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant)
Buy on Amazon1995
Ruins (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1995
Antibodies (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1997
Skin (By: Ben Mezrich)
Buy on Amazon1998
Fight the Future
Buy on Amazon1998
I Want to Believe (By: Max Allan Collins)
Buy on Amazon2008
Perihelion (By: Claudia Gray)
Buy on Amazon2024
Best New Horror 2
Buy on Amazon1991
Best New Horror 3
Buy on Amazon1992
Omni Best Science Fiction Two
Buy on Amazon1992
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
Buy on Amazon1993
The Giant Book of Terror
Buy on Amazon1994
Seventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1994
Best New Horror 5
Buy on Amazon1994
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology
Buy on Amazon1999
Tails of Wonder and Imagination
Buy on Amazon2001
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
Buy on Amazon2001
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
Buy on Amazon2002
Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
Buy on Amazon2002
Fifteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2002
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2003
The Many Faces of Van Helsing
Buy on Amazon2004
The Nine Muses
Buy on Amazon2005
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2006
Best New Paranormal Romance
Buy on Amazon2006
Best New Horror 18
Buy on Amazon2007
Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories
Buy on Amazon2007
Best American Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2007
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
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Buy on Amazon2010
21st-Century Gothic: Great Gothic Novels Since 2000
Buy on Amazon2010
A Book of Horrors
Buy on Amazon2011
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2011
Bewere the Night
Buy on Amazon2011
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2011
Buy on Amazon2011
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire
Buy on Amazon2012
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Buy on Amazon2012
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
Buy on Amazon2012
Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2012
Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology
Buy on Amazon2013
Handsome Devil: Stories of Sin and Seduction
Buy on Amazon2014
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2016
Buy on Amazon2016
Lightspeed Magazine, May 2016
Buy on Amazon2016
Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker
Buy on Amazon2017
Mythic Journeys
Buy on Amazon2019
Best of Best New Horror Volume 2
Buy on Amazon2020
Edited By
Buy on Amazon2020
When Things Get Dark
Buy on Amazon2021
Someone in Time
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the The X-Files series is publication order: 1. Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant) (1994), 2. Hunter (By: Charles L. Grant) (1995), 3. Ground Zero (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1995), 4. Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant) (1995), 5. Ruins (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1995), and 48 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The The X-Files series by Elizabeth Hand contains 53 books. The series began in 1994 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The The X-Files series is written by Elizabeth Hand. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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