Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Books in Order

Dungeons & Dragons Adventures contains 15 books, published between 1995 and 2011. The first book is Spells and Magic (1995) and the newest is Champions of the Heroic Tier (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1995–2011
Pages on record
574 in 4 of 15 books

Dungeons & Dragons Adventures is a catalogue grouping of 15 entries dated 1995 to 2011, with Richard Baker credited on 9 and Bruce R. Cordell on 6. The entries mix game material and short fiction. Subject headings name the Dungeons and Dragons game, rules and handbooks, including Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2e. The grouping starts with Spells and Magic (1995) and runs to Champions of the Heroic Tier (2011), with short stories such as Thunderspire Labyrinth (2008) in between.

How many Dungeons & Dragons Adventures books are there?

Dungeons & Dragons Adventures has 15 books, released between 1995 and 2011.

Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Dungeons & Dragons Adventures 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.

  1. 1
    Spells and Magic1995 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995192
  2. 2
    Thunderspire Labyrinth (Short Story)2008 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200896
  3. 32008
  4. 42009
  5. 5
    Death's Reach (Short Story)2009 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200963
  6. 62009
  7. 7
    Divine Power2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  8. 8
    Prince of Undeath (Short Story)2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  9. 9
    Metallic Dragons2009 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009223
  10. 10
    The Plane Below2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  11. 112010
  12. 12
    Martial Power 22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  13. 132010
  14. 14
    Gamma World Expansion2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  15. 15
    Champions of the Heroic Tier2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011

Do you have to read Dungeons & Dragons Adventures books in order?

You should read the Dungeons & Dragons Adventures books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dungeons & Dragons Adventures book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dungeons & Dragons Adventures

Start with Spells and Magic (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dungeons & Dragons Adventures book?

Champions of the Heroic Tier (2011) is the newest Dungeons & Dragons Adventures book released so far.

Is there a new Dungeons & Dragons Adventures book coming?

No next Dungeons & Dragons Adventures 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 Adventures at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dungeons & Dragons Adventures title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dungeons & Dragons Adventures books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
574 pages across the 4 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dungeons & Dragons Adventures books, 9 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 15 titles, 9 are credited to Richard Baker, 6 to Bruce R. Cordell, 1 to Scott Fitzgerald Gray and 1 to Ari Marmell. One further writer is credited.

What the Dungeons & Dragons Adventures books are about

7 of the 15 Dungeons & Dragons Adventures books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dungeons and dragons (game) is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Dungeons and Dragons (Game) 5 of 7 books
  • Fantasy games 4 of 7 books
  • Handbooks, manuals 3 of 7 books
  • Rules 3 of 7 books