Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition Books in Order
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition contains 27 books, published between 2014 and 2021. The first book is Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (2014) and the newest is Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 2014–2021
- Pages on record
- 5,025 in 21 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 84–126 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,025 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition gathers 27 catalogued titles published between 2014 and 2021, from the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, Player's Handbook and Monster Manual, all dated 2014, to Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos (2021). The listing records rulebooks, handbooks and manuals, campaign settings and adventure modules for the fantasy roleplaying game, with monsters and rules among the subjects. Wizards of the Coast is credited on 3 entries, Robert J. Schwalb on 2, and James Wyatt, Matt Sernett, Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Steve Townshend and Tracy Hickman on 1 each. The median volume runs 256 pages.
How many Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition books are there?
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition has 27 books, released between 2014 and 2021.
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 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.
- 1Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set2014 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42014961/4
- 2Hoard of the Dragon Queen2014 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42014961/4
- 3Player's Handbook2014 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420143201/4
- 4Monster Manual2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420143521/4
- 5Princes of the Apocalypse2015 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/420152551/4
- 6Out of the Abyss2015 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420152561/4
- 7Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide2015 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/420151591/4
- 8Curse of Strahd2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 9Storm King's Thunder2016 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420162561/4
- 10Volo's Guide to Monsters2016 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/420162231/4
- 11Tales from the Yawning Portal2017 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/420172481/4
- 12Xanathar's Guide to Everything2017 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420171921/4
- 13Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420182561/4
- 14Waterdeep: Dragon Heist2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420182561/4
- 15Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420182561/4
- 16Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420182561/4
- 17Ghosts of Saltmarsh2019 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420192561/4
- 18Acquisitions Incorporated2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 19Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 20Eberron: Rising from the Last War2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420193201/4
- 21Mythic Odysseys of Theros2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 22Explorer's Guide to Wildemount2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420203041/4
- 23Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 24Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything2020 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420201921/4
- 25The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure2021 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/420212521/4
- 26Fizban's Treasury of Dragons2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 27Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos2021 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420212241/4
Where to start with Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition
Start with Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition book?
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos (2021) is the newest Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition book released so far.
Is there a new Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition book coming?
No next Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition at a glance
- Paused
- No new Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,025 pages across the 21 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition books, 20 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 27 titles, 3 are credited to Wizards of the Coast, 2 to Robert J. Schwalb, 1 to Matt Sernett and 1 to Mike Mearls. A further 9 writers are credited. 20 titles carry no credit.
What the Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition books are about
22 of the 27 Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dungeons & dragons 5e (pen-&-paper-rpg) is tagged on 17 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dungeons & Dragons 5e (Pen-&-Paper-RPG) 17 of 22 books
- Fantasy games 7 of 22 books
- Dungeons and Dragons (Game) 5 of 22 books
- Handbooks, manuals 4 of 22 books
- Monsters 2 of 22 books
- Rules 2 of 22 books