Stephen R. Donaldson Books in Order
Stephen R. Donaldson has written 32 books, published between 1977 and 2022. The first book is Lord Foul's Bane (1977) and the newest is The Killing God (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
Stephen R. Donaldson also publishes as Reed Stephens.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1977–2022
- Pages on record
- 11,277 in 23 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 188–282 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,277 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is Stephen R. Donaldson's central work, opening with Lord Foul's Bane (1977) and continuing through the Second Chronicles and the Last Chronicles. Donaldson is an American novelist working in fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His 32 catalogued books also hold the Gap science fiction sequence, Mordant's Need, The Great God's War, and the Man Who mysteries, which feature the private investigators Mick Axbrewder and Ginny Fistoulari. The catalogue runs to The Killing God (2022) and has been dormant since.
How many Stephen R. Donaldson books are there?
Stephen R. Donaldson has 32 books, released between 1977 and 2022. They include 7 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Stephen R. Donaldson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Stephen R. Donaldson 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.
- 119774802/4
- 219774072/4
- 31977–2/4
- 4The Lady in White1978 · confirmed 2/41978–2/4
- 519802542/4
- 6The Wounded LandSecond Chronicles: Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #11980 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/419805122/4
- 719802882/4
- 81981962/4
- 919824752/4
- 10The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever: Three Volume Boxed SetChronicles Of Thomas Covenant Omnibus #11983 · confirmed 2/41983–2/4
- 11White Gold WielderSecond Chronicles: Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever #31983 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/419835122/4
- 12Daughter of Regals & Other Tales1984 · 365 pages · confirmed 2/419843652/4
- 1319866422/4
- 1419876722/4
- 151990–2/4
- 161990–2/4
- 1719914802/4
- 1819925182/4
- 1919946742/4
- 2019966882/4
- 21Reave the Just and Other Tales1998 · confirmed 2/41998–2/4
- 2220014632/4
- 2320045602/4
- 2420076102/4
- 2520107722/4
- 26The Best of Stephen R. Donaldson2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 2720135922/4
- 28The King's Justice2015 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/420153052/4
- 2920173362/4
- 3020195762/4
- 312021–2/4
- 322022–2/4
Stephen R. Donaldson series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Gap books in order 5 books
- Thomas Covenant books in order 11 books
Stephen R. Donaldson 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.
Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant in order
4 booksMan Who in order
4 booksLast Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant in order
4 booksGreat God's War in order
4 booksSecond Chronicles: Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever in order
3 booksMordant's Need in order
2 booksChronicles Of Thomas Covenant Omnibus
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
5 books5 Stephen R. Donaldson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen R. Donaldson books in order?
You only need to read Stephen R. Donaldson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Stephen R. Donaldson
Start with the first book of the Stephen R. Donaldson series you want to read: Gap starts with The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story (1990) and Thomas Covenant starts with Lord Foul's Bane (1977). The earliest catalogued title overall is Lord Foul's Bane (1977).
What is the newest Stephen R. Donaldson book?
The Killing God (2022) is the newest Stephen R. Donaldson book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen R. Donaldson book coming?
No next Stephen R. Donaldson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Stephen R. Donaldson has won
Wikidata records 4 awards and 16 nominations for Stephen R. Donaldson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- World Fantasy Award for Best Collection2000Wonfor Reave the Just and Other Tales
- Julia-Verlanger Award1990Won
- August Derleth Award1979Wonfor The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
- Astounding Award for Best New Writer1979Won
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2005Shortlistedfor The Runes of the Earth
- Locus Award for Best Collection2000Shortlistedfor Reave the Just and Other Tales
- August Derleth Award1996Shortlistedfor Chaos and Order
- Locus Award for Best Anthology1994Shortlistedfor Strange Dreams
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1988Shortlistedfor A Man Rides Through
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1987Shortlistedfor The Mirror of Her Dreams
- Locus Award for Best Collection1985Shortlistedfor Daughter of Regals and Other Tales
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1984Shortlistedfor White Gold Wielder
Stephen R. Donaldson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Stephen R. Donaldson title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Stephen R. Donaldson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 11,277 pages across the 23 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen R. Donaldson books, 10 of 32, were published in the 1980s.
What the Stephen R. Donaldson books are about
23 of the 32 Stephen R. Donaldson 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 12 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 12 of 23 books
- Covenant, thomas (fictitious character) 7 of 23 books
- Science fiction 7 of 23 books
- Thomas Covenant (Fictitious character) 7 of 23 books
- Ginny Fistoulari (Fictitious character) 3 of 23 books
- Mick Axbrewder (Fictitious character) 3 of 23 books
- Private investigators 3 of 23 books
- Succorso, nick (fictitious character) 3 of 23 books
- Women private investigators 3 of 23 books
- Angus Thermopyle (Fictitious character) 2 of 23 books