Reki Kawahara Books in Order
Reki Kawahara has written 96 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Aincrad, Vol. 1 (2009) and the newest is Goddess of the Night (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 96
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Pages on record
- 14,490 in 63 of 96 books
- Reading time
- 242–362 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,490 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 63 of 96 titles with a page count on record.
Reki Kawahara is a Japanese novelist, born August 18, 1974, who created Sword Art Online and Accel World; both have been adapted as anime series. Kawahara has been called one of the most successful light novel writers of the 2010s. The catalogue lists 96 books from 2009 to 2026, with subject tags for virtual reality, video games, internet games and survival. Kuroyukihime's Return and The Red Storm Princess both date from 2009. Series include Sword Art Online Progressive, Sword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret and Demons' Crest, and Goddess of the Night (2026) is the latest title.
Source: Wikidata
How many Reki Kawahara books are there?
Reki Kawahara has 96 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 10 separate series.
Reki Kawahara Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 96 Reki Kawahara 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 October 2026.
- 120092481/4
- 220092051/4
- 320092481/4
- 420092461/4
- 520092161/4
- 620092481/4
- 720102471/4
- 82010–1/4
- 920102081/4
- 1020102461/4
- 112010–1/4
- 1220102301/4
- 132010–1/4
- 142010–1/4
- 1520102021/4
- 1620102941/4
- 1720112161/4
- 1820112441/4
- 1920112761/4
- 2020112501/4
- 2120112041/4
- 2220112831/4
- 2320121761/4
- 2420122191/4
- 2520122641/4
- 2620122311/4
- 2720122001/4
- 2820132561/4
- 2920132181/4
- 302013–1/4
- 312013–1/4
- 3220132041/4
- 3320131721/4
- 3420142361/4
- 35Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 14th Squad Jam: Start #12014 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420143041/4
- 3620142501/4
- 372014–1/4
- 3820142241/4
- 3920142181/4
- 4020142081/4
- 4120152241/4
- 4220151691/4
- 432015–1/4
- 4420152681/4
- 452015–1/4
- 4620152241/4
- 4720152401/4
- 482016–1/4
- 4920162081/4
- 5020162081/4
- 5120162241/4
- 5220162401/4
- 5320162081/4
- 5420172111/4
- 5520171921/4
- 5620172241/4
- 5720172081/4
- 5820172081/4
- 5920182721/4
- 6020182881/4
- 612018–1/4
- 62Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 34th Squad Jam: Start #32019 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420193361/4
- 63Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 44th Squad Jam: Start #42019 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420192081/4
- 64Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 54th Squad Jam: Start #52019 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420192721/4
- 652019–1/4
- 6620202241/4
- 67Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 64th Squad Jam: Start #62020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420202241/4
- 68Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 74th Squad Jam: Start #72020 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/420201831/4
- 6920202001/4
- 7020202241/4
- 712021–1/4
- 72Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 104th Squad Jam: Start #82021 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/420212801/4
- 7320212081/4
- 7420212081/4
- 7520212081/4
- 762022–1/4
- 772022–1/4
- 782022–1/4
- 792022–1/4
- 802022–1/4
- 812022–1/4
- 822022–1/4
- 832023–1/4
- 8420232081/4
- 852023–1/4
- 862024–1/4
- 87Sword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret, Vol. 1Sword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret #12024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 88Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule Vol. 1Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule #12024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 892024–1/4
- 90Sword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret, Vol. 2Sword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret #22024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 91Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule, Vol. 2Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule #22024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 922025–1/4
- 932025–1/4
- 942025–1/4
- 952026–1/4
- 962026–1/4
Reki Kawahara 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.
Sword Art Online in order
32 books- 1. Aincrad, Vol. 1
- 2. Aincrad, Vol. 2
- 3. Fairy Dance, Vol. 1
- 4. Phantom Bullet, Vol. 1
- 5. Fairy Dance, Vol. 2
- 6. Phantom Bullet, Vol. 2
- 7. Phantom Bullet, Vol. 3
- 8. Phantom Bullet, Vol. 4
- 9. Phantom Bullet, Vol. 5
- 10. Phantom Bullet, Vol. 6
- 11. Mother's Rosary, Vol. 7
- 12. Early and Late, Vol. 8
- and 20 more in the table above
Accel World in order
26 books- 1. Kuroyukihime's Return
- 2. The Red Storm Princess
- 3. The Twilight Marauder
- 4. Flight Toward a Blue Sky
- 5. The Floating Starlight Bridge
- 6. Shrine Maiden of the Sacred Fire
- 7. Armor of Catatastrophe
- 8. The Binary Stars of Destiny
- 9. The Seven-Thousand-Year Prayer
- 10. Elements
- 11. The Carbide Wolf
- 12. The Red Crest
- and 14 more in the table above
4th Squad Jam: Start in order
10 books- 1. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 1
- 2. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 2
- 3. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 3
- 4. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 4
- 5. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 5
- 6. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 6
- 7. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 7
- 8. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 10
- 9. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 11
- 10. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Vol. 13
Sword Art Online Progressive in order
9 booksSword Art Online: Girls' Ops in order
5 booksIsolator in order
5 books- 1. The Biter
- 2. The Igniter
- 3. The Trancer
- 4. The Stinger
- 5. The Liquidizer
Demons' Crest in order
3 booksSword Art Online: Kiss and Fly Manga in order
2 booksSword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret in order
2 booksSword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule in order
2 booksDo you have to read Reki Kawahara books in order?
You only need to read Reki Kawahara books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Reki Kawahara
Start with Aincrad, Vol. 1 (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Reki Kawahara book?
Goddess of the Night (2026) is the newest Reki Kawahara book released so far.
Is there a new Reki Kawahara book coming?
No next Reki Kawahara book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Reki Kawahara at a glance
- Still publishing
- Reki Kawahara published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Reki Kawahara books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 14,490 pages across the 63 of 96 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Reki Kawahara books, 59 of 96, were published in the 2010s.
When Reki Kawahara books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Reki Kawahara titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 59 titles.
96 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Reki Kawahara books are about
53 of the 96 Reki Kawahara books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: virtual reality is tagged on 33 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Virtual reality 33 of 53 books
- Science fiction 21 of 53 books
- Video games 16 of 53 books
- Contests 15 of 53 books
- Fantasy games 14 of 53 books
- Internet games 14 of 53 books
- Children's fiction 14 of 53 books
- Survival 9 of 53 books
- Computer programs 8 of 53 books
- Junior high school students 6 of 53 books
- Language and languages 5 of 53 books