Dragonlance Books in Order
There are 196 Dragonlance books, published between 1984 and 2024: 192 in the 51 main-line series and 4 related titles. The first book is Dragons of Despair (1984) and the newest main-line book is Dragons of Eternity (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 196
- Published
- 1984–2024
- Confirmed
- 20 of 196 titles
- Pages on record
- 47,620 in 145 of 196 books
- Reading time
- 794–1,191 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 47,620 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 145 of 196 titles with a page count on record.
Dragonlance names a fantasy line of 196 books published between 1984 and 2024. Subjects place the books in the Dungeons & Dragons game, on the imaginary world of Krynn, among dragons, wizards, magic and elves. Credits spread across many writers: Margaret Weis on 48 titles, Douglas Niles on 19, Richard A. Knaak and Jean Rabe on 11 each, and Tracy Hickman on 10. The earliest entries, dated 1984, include A Rumor of Dragons and Dragons of Autumn Twilight; the newest is Dragons of Eternity (2024). Sub-series listed under Dragonlance include Meetings Sextet, Dwarven Nations, Kingpriest and Taladas.
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How many Dragonlance books are there?
Dragonlance has 196 books, released between 1984 and 2024. 192 of them belong to the 51 main-line series (Dragonlance Modules, Dragonlance: The New Adventures, Dragonlance: Classics and others), and 4 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels, other titles and companion books.
Dragonlance Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 196 Dragonlance books in the order they were released, 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 November 2026.
- 119842432/4
- 219844483/4
- 31984–2/4
- 41984–2/4
- 519842392/4
- 61984–2/4
- 71984–2/4
- 819851922/4
- 919852132/4
- 1019853422/4
- 1119852472/4
- 121985–2/4
- 1319852472/4
- 1419852102/4
- 151985–2/4
- 161985–2/4
- 171985–2/4
- 1819864322/4
- 1919863872/4
- 2019863202/4
- 211986–2/4
- 221986–2/4
- 231986–2/4
- 2419873682/4
- 2519873642/4
- 2619873682/4
- 2719883792/4
- 2819883472/4
- 291988–2/4
- 3019882102/4
- 311989–2/4
- 3219893762/4
- 3319893492/4
- 3419892462/4
- 351990–2/4
- 3619903142/4
- 371990–2/4
- 381990–2/4
- 3919903132/4
- 4019903082/4
- 4119903202/4
- 4219917602/4
- 4319913122/4
- 4419913072/4
- 4519923422/4
- 4619923122/4
- 4719923432/4
- 481992–2/4
- 4919923432/4
- 501992–2/4
- 511993–2/4
- 5219931282/4
- 531993–2/4
- 541993–2/4
- 551993–2/4
- 561993–2/4
- 5719943902/4
- 5819942102/4
- 5919953162/4
- 601995–2/4
- 6119954402/4
- 6219953152/4
- 631995–2/4
- 6419953142/4
- 651995–2/4
- 6619955522/4
- 671995–2/4
- 6819953162/4
- 6919953162/4
- 7019962503/4
- 7119963442/4
- 7219963442/4
- 7319963402/4
- 741996–2/4
- 751996–2/4
- 761996–2/4
- 7719973022/4
- 7819973202/4
- 7919973372/4
- 8019973122/4
- 8119973092/4
- 8219973142/4
- 8319983122/4
- 8419983382/4
- 8519983132/4
- 8619984082/4
- 8719983462/4
- 8819983092/4
- 891998642/4
- 9019993162/4
- 9119994762/4
- 9219993382/4
- 9319993142/4
- 9419993162/4
- 9519993522/4
- 961999–2/4
- 9719993132/4
- 9819993122/4
- 991999642/4
- 10020003202/4
- 10120003972/4
- 10220006242/4
- 1032000–2/4
- 10420003103/4
- 10520003522/4
- 10620003202/4
- 10720003422/4
- 10820003203/4
- 10920013442/4
- 11020013092/4
- 11120013402/4
- 11220014372/4
- 11320013122/4
- 11420014582/4
- 11520013072/4
- 11620013203/4
- 11720023412/4
- 11820023102/4
- 11920023112/4
- 12020026242/4
- 12120023772/4
- 12220023102/4
- 12320023102/4
- 12420033762/4
- 12520033122/4
- 12620033842/4
- 12720033402/4
- 12820033712/4
- 12920033122/4
- 1302003–2/4
- 1312003–2/4
- 13220043522/4
- 13320042563/4
- 1342004–2/4
- 13520042563/4
- 13620043742/4
- 13720043772/4
- 13820042333/4
- 13920043352/4
- 14020043092/4
- 14120042423/4
- 14220043092/4
- 14320043042/4
- 14420054102/4
- 1452005–2/4
- 14620053922/4
- 14720053202/4
- 14820052403/4
- 14920053522/4
- 15020053842/4
- 15120053202/4
- 15220052563/4
- 15320052443/4
- 15420052563/4
- 155Dragons of Autumn Twilight: The Graphic NovelDragonlance Graphic Novels #12006 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420061922/4
- 15620066082/4
- 15720063202/4
- 15820062422/4
- 15920062562/4
- 16020063202/4
- 1612006–2/4
- 16220063852/4
- 1632006–2/4
- 1642006–2/4
- 16520062563/4
- 16620062423/4
- 16720074162/4
- 1682007–2/4
- 16920074562/4
- 17020072432/4
- 17120072562/4
- 17220073092/4
- 1732007–2/4
- 1742007–2/4
- 17520073882/4
- 17620072432/4
- 17720072432/4
- 17820073392/4
- 17920083203/4
- 18020083202/4
- 18120083122/4
- 18220083123/4
- 18320083842/4
- 1842008–2/4
- 1852009–2/4
- 18620093842/4
- 18720093092/4
- 1882009–3/4
- 18920093732/4
- 1902009–3/4
- 19120123202/4
- 1922013–2/4
- 1932013–3/4
- 1942022–2/4
- 1952023–2/4
- 1962024–2/4
Dragonlance Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the 51 main-line series run from Dragons of Despair (1984) to Dragons of Eternity (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Dragonlance in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
What order should you read Dragonlance books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Dragons of Despair (1984), the earliest published book in the 51 main-line series.
What is the newest Dragonlance book?
Dragons of Eternity (2024) is the newest book in the 51 main-line series.
Is there a new Dragonlance book coming?
No next Dragonlance book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dragonlance at a glance
- Still running
- Dragonlance is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Dragonlance books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 47,620 pages across the 145 of 196 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dragonlance books, 91 of 196, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 196 titles, 48 are credited to Margaret Weis, 19 to Douglas Niles, 11 to Jean Rabe and 11 to Richard A. Knaak. A further 35 writers are credited. 29 titles carry no credit.
When Dragonlance books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Dragonlance titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 91 titles.
196 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Dragonlance books are about
132 of the 196 Dragonlance books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dungeons & dragons novel is tagged on 56 of 132. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dungeons & Dragons Novel 56 of 132 books
- Krynn (Imaginary place) 45 of 132 books
- Fantasy 43 of 132 books
- Dragons 29 of 132 books
- Magic 22 of 132 books
- Wizards 13 of 132 books
- Children's fiction 12 of 132 books
- Elves 8 of 132 books
- Knights and knighthood 8 of 132 books
- Adventure stories 7 of 132 books