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Ravenloft Books in Order

Ravenloft contains 25 books, published between 1991 and 2025. The first book is Vampire of the Mists (1991) and the newest is Heir of Strahd (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1991–2025
Confirmed
25 of 25 titles
Pages on record
4,957 in 16 of 25 books
Reading time
83–124 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,957 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

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Ravenloft is a multi-author Dungeons & Dragons novel line set in the Ravenloft campaign setting, with tags for horror, fantasy and vampires. The catalogue holds 25 books from Vampire of the Mists (1991) to Heir of Strahd (2025). Christie Golden and J. Robert King are each credited on 3, while James Lowder, Elaine Bergstrom, P.N. Elrod, Gene DeWeese and Ari Marmell have 2 apiece. Knight of the Black Rose (1991), I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampire (1993) and Mordenheim (1994) belong to the early run, and the series remains ongoing.

How many Ravenloft books are there?

Ravenloft has 25 books, released between 1991 and 2025.

Ravenloft Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Ravenloft 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. Cover of Vampire of the Mists by Christie Golden, book 1 of the Ravenloft series (1991)
  2. Cover of Dance Of The Dead by Christie Golden, book 3 of the Ravenloft series (1992)
  3. Cover of Heart of Midnight by J. Robert King, book 4 of the Ravenloft series (1992)
  4. Cover of Carnival Of Fear by J. Robert King, book 6 of the Ravenloft series (1993)
  5. Cover of The Enemy Within by Christie Golden, book 8 of the Ravenloft series (1994)
  6. Cover of Mordenheim by Chet Williamson, book 9 of the Ravenloft series (1994)
  7. Cover of Tales of Ravenloft, book 10 of the Ravenloft series (1994)
  8. Cover of Death of a Darklord by Laurell K. Hamilton, book 13 of the Ravenloft series (1995)
  9. Cover of King of the Dead by Gene DeWeese, book 15 of the Ravenloft series (1996)
  10. Cover of Lord of the Necropolis by Gene DeWeese, book 17 of the Ravenloft series (1997)
  11. Cover of Shadowborn, book 18 of the Ravenloft series (1998)
  12. Cover of I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin by P.N. Elrod, book 19 of the Ravenloft series (1998)
  13. Cover of Spectre of the Black Rose, book 20 of the Ravenloft series (1999)
  14. Cover of Black Crusade by Ari Marmell, book 23 of the Ravenloft series (2008)
  1. 1
    Vampire of the Mists1991 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991320
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  2. 2
    Knight of the Black Rose1991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  3. 3
    Dance Of The Dead1992 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992310
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  4. 4
    Heart of Midnight1992 · 313 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992313
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  5. 5
    Tapestry of Dark Souls1993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  6. 6
    Carnival Of Fear1993 · 332 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993332
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  7. 7
    I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampire1993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  8. 8
    The Enemy Within1994 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994311
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  9. 9
    Mordenheim1994 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994315
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  10. 10
    Tales of Ravenloft1994 · 316 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994316
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  11. 11
    Tower of Doom1994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  12. 12
    Baroness of Blood1995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  13. 13
    Death of a Darklord1995 · 313 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995313
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  14. 14
    Scholar of Decay1995 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995314
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  15. 15
    King of the Dead1996 · 210 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996210
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  16. 16
    To Sleep With Evil1996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
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  17. 17
    Lord of the Necropolis1997 · 303 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997303
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  18. 18
    Shadowborn1998 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998314
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  19. 19
    I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin1998 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998310
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  20. 20
    Spectre of the Black Rose1999 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999312
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  21. 21
    Before I Wake2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  22. 22
    Heaven's Bones2008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  23. 23
    Black Crusade2008 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008320
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  24. 24
    Mithras Court2008 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008344
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  25. 25
    Heir of Strahd2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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Where to start with Ravenloft

Start with Vampire of the Mists (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ravenloft book?

Heir of Strahd (2025) is the newest Ravenloft book released so far.

Is there a new Ravenloft book coming?

No next Ravenloft book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ravenloft at a glance

Still running
Ravenloft is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Ravenloft books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,957 pages across the 16 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ravenloft books, 20 of 25, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 25 titles, 3 are credited to Christie Golden, 3 to J. Robert King, 2 to James Lowder and 2 to P.N. Elrod. A further 15 writers are credited.

What the Ravenloft books are about

15 of the 25 Ravenloft books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dungeons & dragons novel is tagged on 13 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.