Warriors Books in Order
There are 124 Warriors books, published between 2003 and 2026: 81 in the 9 main-line series and 43 related titles. The first book is Into the Wild (2003) and the newest main-line book is Darktail’s Judgment (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as The Warriors.
- Books
- 124
- Published
- 2003–2026
- Confirmed
- 105 of 124 titles
- Pages on record
- 22,661 in 71 of 124 books
- Reading time
- 378–567 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,661 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 71 of 124 titles with a page count on record.
Warriors is a children's fantasy series by Erin Hunter about feral cats. Into the Wild (2003) opens the run, which has grown to 124 catalogued titles across arcs including The New Prophecy, Power of Three and the Super Editions, plus field guides, graphic novels and manga volumes. Publication continues through 2026 with Darktail's Judgment.
How many Warriors books are there?
Warriors has 124 books, released between 2003 and 2026. 81 of them belong to the 9 main-line series (Warriors, Warriors Super Edition, Warriors: The New Prophecy and others), and 43 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas, companion books and graphic novels.
Warriors Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 124 Warriors 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 September 2026.
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- 920053153/4
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- 112006–3/4
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- 152007964/4
- 1620073633/4
- 1720073203/4
- 182007–4/4
- 1920081124/4
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- 212008–4/4
- 22Escape From the ForestWarriors: Tigerstar and Sasha Graphic Novels #22008 · 85 pages · confirmed 4/42008854/4
- 232008–3/4
- 2420081124/4
- 2520083363/4
- 2620083643/4
- 2720093523/4
- 282009–4/4
- 292009–3/4
- 302009–4/4
- 312009–4/4
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- 332009–3/4
- 342010–3/4
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- 362010–3/4
- 372010–3/4
- 382010–4/4
- 392011–4/4
- 402011–4/4
- 412011–3/4
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- 4320113153/4
- 442012–4/4
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- 462012–4/4
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- 482012–3/4
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- 502012–3/4
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- 5320133023/4
- 542013–4/4
- 5520135033/4
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- 5820143523/4
- 5920142202/4
- 6020142733/4
- 612014–4/4
- 622014–4/4
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- 652015–2/4
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- 692015–3/4
- 702015–4/4
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- 902017–2/4
- 9120174644/4
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- 932017–2/4
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- 1192023–3/4
- 1202024–3/4
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- 1242026–3/4
Warriors Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the 9 main-line series run from Into the Wild (2003) to Darktail’s Judgment (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Warriors in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Warriors books in order?
You should read the 9 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 43 related titles (short stories and novellas, companion books and graphic novels) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Warriors book also stands alone.
What order should you read Warriors books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Into the Wild (2003), the earliest published book in the 9 main-line series. After it come Fire and Ice (2003), Forest of Secrets (2003), Rising Storm (2004) and A Dangerous Path (2004); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the first Warriors book?
Into the Wild (2003) is the first main-line Warriors book, and the numbered table above starts with it.
When did the first Warriors book come out?
Into the Wild, the first main-line Warriors book, was published in 2003. The newest main-line book, Darktail’s Judgment (2026), came out 23 years later.
What is the newest Warriors book?
Darktail’s Judgment (2026) is the newest book in the 9 main-line series.
Is there a new Warriors book coming?
No next Warriors book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Warriors at a glance
- Still running
- Warriors is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Warriors books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 22,661 pages across the 71 of 124 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Warriors books, 68 of 124, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 42 of the 124 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 105 in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 124 titles, 105 are credited to Erin Hunter and 19 to Ty Patterson.
What the Warriors books are about
85 of the 124 Warriors books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cats is tagged on 78 of 85. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cats 78 of 85 books
- Fantasy 78 of 85 books
- Children's fiction 76 of 85 books
- Feral Cats 74 of 85 books
- Comics & graphic novels 12 of 85 books
- Manga 12 of 85 books
- Adventure stories 6 of 85 books
- Action & adventure 3 of 85 books
- Animals 3 of 85 books
- Brothers and sisters 3 of 85 books
Series that include Warriors books
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Warriors Super Edition books in order 19 books
- Warriors: The New Prophecy books in order 6 books
- Warriors: Power of Three books in order 6 books
- Warriors: Omen of the Stars books in order 6 books
- Warriors: Dawn of the Clans books in order 6 books
- Warriors: The Broken Code books in order 6 books
- Warriors Graphic Novels books in order 5 books