Amber Benson Books in Order
Amber Benson has written 29 books, published between 2003 and 2023. The first book is Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow and Tara (2003) and the newest is Slayers (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2003–2023
- Pages on record
- 3,203 in 13 of 29 books
Amber Benson acts, writes, directs and produces. Benson played Tara Maclay on Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1999 to 2002, and directed, produced and starred in the films Chance (2002) and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics (2006). The book catalogue begins in the same world, with Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow and Tara (2003), then moves through the Ghosts of Albion novels, the Shadowplay comics, the Calliope Reaper-Jones series and the Witches of Echo Park. Witchcraft, magic, death and the supernatural run through the listed subjects, across 29 titles ending with Slayers in 2023.
How many Amber Benson books are there?
Amber Benson has 29 books, released between 2003 and 2023. They include 6 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Amber Benson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Amber Benson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow and Tara2003 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/42003802/4
- 220041202/4
- 32005–2/4
- 430 Days of Night2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 520053852/4
- 62005–2/4
- 72005–2/4
- 8The Seven Whistlers2006 · 143 pages · confirmed 2/420061432/4
- 920064002/4
- 1020062032/4
- 112006–2/4
- 1220093682/4
- 13Among the Ghosts2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 1420103202/4
- 152011–2/4
- 16Blood-Stained Sword2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 17Zombies vs. Robots: Mademoiselle Consuela and Her Army of One2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 18The Stormy Side2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 192012–2/4
- 202013–2/4
- 212015–2/4
- 2220153042/4
- 232016–2/4
- 242017–2/4
- 25Star and Marco's Guide to Mastering Every DimensionStar vs. the Forces of Evil #12017 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420171922/4
- 2620173202/4
- 2720181122/4
- 2820182562/4
- 29Slayers2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
Amber Benson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Calliope Reaper-Jones in order
5 booksGhosts of Albion in order
4 booksShadowplay Comic in order
4 booksWitches of Echo Park in order
3 booksClueless in order
2 booksStar vs. the Forces of Evil in order
2 booksStandalone Plays
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
8 books8 Amber Benson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Amber Benson books in order?
You only need to read Amber Benson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Amber Benson
Start with Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow and Tara (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Amber Benson book?
Slayers (2023) is the newest Amber Benson book released so far.
Is there a new Amber Benson book coming?
No next Amber Benson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Amber Benson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Amber Benson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Amber Benson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,203 pages across the 13 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Amber Benson books, 16 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
What the Amber Benson books are about
15 of the 29 Amber Benson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 8 of 15 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 15 books
- Death 3 of 15 books
- Fathers and daughters 3 of 15 books
- Supernatural 3 of 15 books
- Calliope Reaper-Jones (Fictitious character) 2 of 15 books
- Ghosts 2 of 15 books
- Magic 2 of 15 books
- Paranormal fiction 2 of 15 books