Pathfinder Player Companion Books in Order
Pathfinder Player Companion contains 29 books, published between 2008 and 2018. The first book is Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide (2008) and the newest is Heroes from the Fringe (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2008–2018
- Pages on record
- 816 in 26 of 29 books
- Reading time
- 14–20 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 816 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 29 titles with a page count on record.
Pathfinder Player Companion is a line of short supplements for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, 29 books published between 2008 and 2018 at a median of 32 pages. Each volume covers one corner of the game world: Qadira, Gateway to the East and Dwarves of Golarion (2009), Orcs of Golarion (2010), Humans of Golarion (2011), Blood of Angels (2012), Animal Archive, Faiths & Philosophies and the Demon Hunter's Handbook (2013). Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide (2008) is the earliest entry and Heroes from the Fringe (2018) the last.
How many Pathfinder Player Companion books are there?
Pathfinder Player Companion has 29 books, released between 2008 and 2018.
Pathfinder Player Companion Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Pathfinder Player Companion 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.
- 1Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide2008 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/42008161/4
- 2Second Darkness2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 3Qadira, Gateway to the East2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 4Pathfinder Companion: Dwarves of Golarion2009 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42009321/4
- 5Orcs of Golarion2010 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42010321/4
- 6Pathfinder Player Companion: Humans of Golarion2011 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42011321/4
- 7Blood of Angels2012 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42012321/4
- 8Animal Archive2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 9Faiths & Philosophies2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 10Pathfinder Player Companion: Demon Hunter's Handbook2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 11Blood of the Moon2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 12Bastards of Golarion2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 13Champions of Balance2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 14The Harrow Handbook2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 15Blood of the Elements2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 16People of the River2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 17Advanced Class Origins2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 18Monster Summoner's Handbook2015 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42015321/4
- 19Arcane Anthology2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 20Blood of Shadows2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 21Armor Master's Handbook2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 22Magic Tactics Toolbox2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 23Spymaster's Handbook2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 24Legacy of Dragons2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 25Pathfinder Player Companion: Haunted Heroes Handbook2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42016321/4
- 26Paths of the Righteous2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 27Blood of the Coven2017 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42017321/4
- 28Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Ancients2018 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42018321/4
- 29Heroes from the Fringe2018 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42018321/4
Where to start with Pathfinder Player Companion
Start with Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pathfinder Player Companion book?
Heroes from the Fringe (2018) is the newest Pathfinder Player Companion book released so far.
Is there a new Pathfinder Player Companion book coming?
No next Pathfinder Player Companion book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pathfinder Player Companion at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Pathfinder Player Companion title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Pathfinder Player Companion books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 816 pages across the 26 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pathfinder Player Companion books, 25 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 29 titles, 7 are credited to Owen K.C. Stephens, 6 to James Jacobs, 3 to Tim Akers and 2 to F. Wesley Schneider. A further 20 writers are credited. 9 titles carry no credit.
What the Pathfinder Player Companion books are about
23 of the 29 Pathfinder Player Companion 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 12 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy games 12 of 23 books
- Pathfinder 1e (Game) 8 of 23 books
- Games 4 of 23 books
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game 4 of 23 books
- Computer games 2 of 23 books