Drenai Saga Books in Order
Drenai Saga by David Gemmell contains 12 books, published between 1984 and 2004: 11 in the Drenai Saga and 1 related title. The first book is Legend / Against the Horde (1984) and the newest main-line book is The Swords of Night and Day (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1984–2004
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,054 in 11 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 68–101 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,054 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Drenai Saga is the catalogue entry for 12 David Gemmell books dated 1984 to 2004. Subject tags name Drenai as an imaginary place and list epic fantasy, imaginary wars and battles, action and adventure, and resurrection. Legend / Against the Horde (1984) comes first and The Swords of Night and Day (2004) last. The King Beyond the Gate, Waylander, Quest for Lost Heroes, The Legend of Deathwalker, Winter Warriors and Hero in the Shadows are among the titles. The catalogue also lists a Drenai Graphic Novels series.
How many Drenai Saga books are there?
Drenai Saga has 12 books, released between 1984 and 2004. 11 of them belong to the Drenai Saga, and 1 related title sit outside it: graphic novels.
Drenai Saga Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Drenai Saga 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.
- 119843453/4
- 219853203/4
- 319863203/4
- 419902903/4
- 519923063/4
- 61993–3/4
- 719933523/4
- 819963843/4
- 919973393/4
- 1020004063/4
- 1120034803/4
- 1220045123/4
Drenai Saga Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Waylander comes first and The Swords of Night and Day comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 11 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 3Waylander1986 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419863203/4
- 5In the Realm of the Wolf1992 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/419923063/4
- 9Hero in the Shadows2000 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/420004063/4
- 6The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend1993 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/419933523/4
- 7The Legend of Deathwalker1996 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/419963843/4
- 10White Wolf2003 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/420034803/4
- 1Legend / Against the Horde1984 · 345 pages · confirmed 3/419843453/4
- 2The King Beyond the Gate1985 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419853203/4
- 4Quest for Lost Heroes1990 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/419902903/4
- 8Winter Warriors1997 · 339 pages · confirmed 3/419973393/4
- 11The Swords of Night and Day2004 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/420045123/4
Do you have to read Drenai Saga books in order?
You should read the Drenai Saga in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (graphic novels) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Drenai Saga book also stands alone.
Where to start with Drenai Saga
Start with Legend / Against the Horde (1984), the earliest published book in the Drenai Saga. In the chronological order, Waylander comes first.
What is the newest Drenai Saga book?
The Swords of Night and Day (2004) is the newest book in the Drenai Saga.
Is there a new Drenai Saga book coming?
No next Drenai Saga book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Drenai Saga at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Drenai Saga title on record is The Swords of Night and Day (2004), 22 years ago.
- Release pace
- Drenai Saga books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,054 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 345 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Drenai Saga books, 6 of 12, were published in the 1990s.
What the Drenai Saga books are about
11 of the 12 Drenai Saga 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 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 8 of 11 books
- Drenai (Imaginary place) 2 of 11 books
- Fantasy, epic 2 of 11 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 2 of 11 books
More books by David Gemmell
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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