Magic: The Gathering Books in Order
There are 20 Magic: The Gathering books, published between 1994 and 2023. The first book is Arena (1994) and the newest is Magic: The Gathering: The Official Cookbook (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1994–2023
- Confirmed
- 17 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,496 in 12 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 58–87 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,496 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Magic: The Gathering is a fantasy card game, and the books listed here are its tie-in fiction, set in the same world of planeswalkers and arena duels. 20 titles are catalogued between 1994 and 2023, opening with Arena (1994), Whispering Woods (1994), Final Sacrifice (1995), Shattered Chains (1995), The Cursed Land (1995) and The Prodigal Sorcerer (1995). The Legends Cycle groups part of the run, and the newest entry is an official cookbook.
How many Magic: The Gathering books are there?
Magic: The Gathering has 20 books, released between 1994 and 2023.
Magic: The Gathering Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Magic: The Gathering 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.
- 119942973/4
- 219942943/4
- 319952783/4
- 419953203/4
- 519952903/4
- 61995–3/4
- 719963043/4
- 819962893/4
- 919962923/4
- 1019963513/4
- 1120013111/4
- 122001–1/4
- 1320023101/4
- 1420081603/4
- 152009–3/4
- 162010–3/4
- 172011–3/4
- 182018–3/4
- 192019–3/4
- 202023–3/4
Magic: The Gathering Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Magic: The Gathering books run from Arena (1994) to Magic: The Gathering: The Official Cookbook (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Magic: The Gathering in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Where to start with Magic: The Gathering
Start with Arena (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Magic: The Gathering book?
Magic: The Gathering: The Official Cookbook (2023) is the newest Magic: The Gathering book released so far.
Is there a new Magic: The Gathering book coming?
No next Magic: The Gathering book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Magic: The Gathering at a glance
- Paused
- No new Magic: The Gathering title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Magic: The Gathering books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,496 pages across the 12 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Magic: The Gathering books, 10 of 20, were published in the 1990s.
- Attribution
- Of the 20 titles, 5 are credited to Clayton Emery, 2 to Teri McLaren, 2 to Doug Beyer and 2 to Jenna Helland. A further 9 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.
What the Magic: The Gathering books are about
13 of the 20 Magic: The Gathering 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 3 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 3 of 13 books
- Science fiction 3 of 13 books