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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the The X-Files series? Start with "Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant)" (1994) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete The X-Files reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant)
1994
Hunter (By: Charles L. Grant)
1995
Ground Zero (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1995
Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant)
1995
Ruins (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1995
Antibodies (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1997
Skin (By: Ben Mezrich)
1998
Fight the Future (By: Elizabeth Hand)
1998
I Want to Believe (By: Max Allan Collins)
2008
The Truth Is Out There (With: Jonathan Maberry,Kelley Armstrong,David Farland,Rachel Caine,Hank Schwaeble,Jon McGoran,Hank Phillippi Ryan)
2016
Perihelion (By: Claudia Gray)
2024
Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction
2012
Shards and Ashes
2013
Beyond the Pale
2014
The Truth Is Out There
2016
Life Inside My Mind
2018
Don’t Turn Out the Lights
2020
World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth
2021
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