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World of Warcraft Books in Order

World of Warcraft contains 30 books, published between 2001 and 2023. The first book is Day of the Dragon (2001) and the newest is The Dragonflight Codex (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2001–2023
Confirmed
28 of 30 titles
Pages on record
5,209 in 16 of 30 books
Reading time
87–130 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,209 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

See all 30 books in order Printable World of Warcraft checklist

World of Warcraft is a book line tied to the World of Warcraft game, with 30 titles published between 2001 and 2023. Day of the Dragon (2001) is the earliest entry, followed by Cycle of Hatred (2006) and Rise of the Horde (2006). Arthas (2009), Stormrage (2010) and The Dragonflight Codex (2023) appear later. Credits are shared among several writers: Christie Golden on 7 titles plus 1 with Aaron Rosenberg, Madeleine Roux and Micky Neilson on 6 each, and Richard A. Knaak on 3. Subjects cover epic fantasy, magic, wizards and quests.

How many World of Warcraft books are there?

World of Warcraft has 30 books, released between 2001 and 2023.

World of Warcraft Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 World of Warcraft books in the order they were released, 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 Day of the Dragon by Richard A. Knaak, book 1 of the World of Warcraft series (2001)
  2. Cover of Cycle of Hatred by Keith R.A. DeCandido, book 2 of the World of Warcraft series (2006)
  3. Cover of Beyond the Dark Portal, book 5 of the World of Warcraft series (2008)
  4. Cover of Jaina Proudmoore by Christie Golden, book 6 of the World of Warcraft series (2008)
  5. Cover of Night of the Dragon by Richard A. Knaak, book 7 of the World of Warcraft series (2008)
  6. Cover of Arthas by Christie Golden, book 8 of the World of Warcraft series (2009)
  7. Cover of Ashbringer by Micky Neilson, book 9 of the World of Warcraft series (2009)
  8. Cover of Stormrage by Richard A. Knaak, book 10 of the World of Warcraft series (2010)
  9. Cover of The Shattering by Madeleine Roux, book 11 of the World of Warcraft series (2010)
  10. Cover of Chronicles of War by Madeleine Roux, book 12 of the World of Warcraft series (2010)
  11. Cover of Thrall by Madeleine Roux, book 13 of the World of Warcraft series (2011)
  12. Cover of Wolfheart by Madeleine Roux, book 14 of the World of Warcraft series (2011)
  13. Cover of Pearl of Pandaria by Micky Neilson, book 16 of the World of Warcraft series (2012)
  14. Cover of Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde by Michael A. Stackpole, book 17 of the World of Warcraft series (2013)
  15. Cover of The Art of World of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment, book 20 of the World of Warcraft series (2015)
  16. Cover of Illidan by William King, book 21 of the World of Warcraft series (2016)
  17. Cover of Shadows Rising by Madeleine Roux, book 24 of the World of Warcraft series (2020)
  18. Cover of Sylvanas by Christie Golden, book 27 of the World of Warcraft series (2022)
  1. 1
    Day of the Dragon2001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  2. 2
    Cycle of Hatred2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006240
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  3. 3
    Rise of the Horde2006 · 355 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006355
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  4. 4
    Tides of Darkness2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  5. 5
    Beyond the Dark Portal2008 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008384
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  6. 6
    Jaina Proudmoore2008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  7. 7
    Night of the Dragon2008 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008319
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  8. 8
    Arthas2009 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009312
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  9. 9
    Ashbringer2009 · 130 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009130
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  10. 10
    Stormrage2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    The Shattering2010 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010438
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  12. 12
    Chronicles of War2010 · 772 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010772
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  13. 13
    Thrall2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    Wolfheart2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  15. 15
    Curse of the Worgen2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    Pearl of Pandaria2012 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012112
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  17. 17
    Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde2013 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013308
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  18. 18
    Paragons2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  19. 19
    War Crimes2014 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014358
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  20. 20
    The Art of World of Warcraft2015 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015224
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  21. 21
    Illidan2016 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016368
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  22. 22
    Unbroken2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  23. 22
    Unbroken (Short Story)2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  24. 23
    Before the Storm2018 · 281 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018281
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  25. 24
    Shadows Rising2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020304
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  26. 25
    Exploring Azeroth - The Eastern Kingdoms2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  27. 26
    Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  28. 27
    Sylvanas2022 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022304
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  29. 28
    A is for Azeroth2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  30. 29
    The Dragonflight Codex2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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World of Warcraft Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the World of Warcraft books run from Day of the Dragon (2001) to The Dragonflight Codex (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for World of Warcraft in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

What order should you read World of Warcraft books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Day of the Dragon (2001), the earliest published title. After it come Cycle of Hatred (2006), Rise of the Horde (2006), Tides of Darkness (2007) and Beyond the Dark Portal (2008); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest World of Warcraft book?

The Dragonflight Codex (2023) is the newest World of Warcraft book released so far.

Is there a new World of Warcraft book coming?

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

World of Warcraft at a glance

Paused
No new World of Warcraft title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
World of Warcraft books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,209 pages across the 16 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most World of Warcraft books, 15 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 30 titles, 8 are credited to Christie Golden, 6 to Madeleine Roux, 6 to Micky Neilson and 3 to Richard A. Knaak. A further 7 writers are credited.

What the World of Warcraft books are about

21 of the 30 World of Warcraft books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 12 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.