Critical Role Books in Order
Critical Role contains 24 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting (2017) and the newest is The Mighty Nein--Stories Untold (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 2017–2026
- Confirmed
- 8 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,640 in 6 of 24 books
Critical Role is a catalogue entry of 24 books tied to Dungeons & Dragons 5e fantasy gaming, published from 2017 to 2026. Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting (2017) is listed first. The entry includes the Vox Machina Origins volumes, The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein (2019), The World of Critical Role (2020), Kith & Kin (2021) and The Mighty Nein, The Nine Eyes of Lucien (2022). Subjects include comics, heroes and quests. The Mighty Nein--Stories Untold (2026) is the newest.
How many Critical Role books are there?
Critical Role has 24 books, released between 2017 and 2026.
Critical Role Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Critical Role 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.
- 1Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting2017 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420171441/4
- 1Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume I2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 1The World of Critical Role2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420203203/4
- 2The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 2Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume II2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 2Kith & Kin2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420213683/4
- 3Vox Machina Origins Volume I2019 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/420191681/4
- 3Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume III2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 3The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien2022 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420223203/4
- 4Vox Machina Origins: Volume 22020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420203201/4
- 4Exquisite Exandria2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 4Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume IV2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 5The Mighty Nein Origins: Jester Lavorre2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 5Bells Hells - What Doesn't Break2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 6The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 6Vox Machina--Stories Untold2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 7Call of the Netherdeep2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 7Tusk Love2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 8The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 8The Mighty Nein--Stories Untold2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
- 9The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 10The Mighty Nein Origins: Nott the Brave2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 11The Mighty Nein Origins: Mollymauk Tealeaf2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 12The Mighty Nein Origins: Beauregard Lionett2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Where to start with Critical Role
Start with Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Critical Role book?
The Mighty Nein--Stories Untold (2026) is the newest Critical Role book released so far.
Is there a new Critical Role book coming?
No next Critical Role book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Critical Role at a glance
- Still running
- Critical Role is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Critical Role books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,640 pages across the 6 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Critical Role books, 20 of 24, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 24 titles, 8 are credited to Madeleine Roux, 6 to Matthew Mercer, 3 to Jody Houser and 2 to Sam Maggs. One further writer is credited. 4 titles carry no credit.
What the Critical Role books are about
6 of the 24 Critical Role books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy games is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy games 2 of 6 books