A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

The Walking Dead Books in Order

The complete The Walking Dead reading order — 40 books from 1989–2015.

  1. 01 The walking dead 1989 Amazon — buy The walking dead Bookshop — buy The walking dead ThriftBooks — buy The walking dead eBooks.com — buy The walking dead
  2. 02 Night of the walking dead 1997 Amazon — buy Night of the walking dead Bookshop — buy Night of the walking dead ThriftBooks — buy Night of the walking dead eBooks.com — buy Night of the walking dead
  3. 03 The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 2004 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 1
  4. 04 The Walking Dead Volume 2 2004 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead Volume 2 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead Volume 2 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead Volume 2 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead Volume 2
  5. 05 Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) 2004 Amazon — buy Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) Bookshop — buy Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) ThriftBooks — buy Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) eBooks.com — buy Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1)
  6. 06 The Walking Dead Volume 3 2005 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead Volume 3 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead Volume 3 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead Volume 3 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead Volume 3
  7. 07 The Walking Dead, Vol. 4 2005 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 4 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 4 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 4 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 4
  8. 08 The Walking Dead, Book One 2006 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book One Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book One ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book One eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book One
  9. 09 Walking Dead 2006 Amazon — buy Walking Dead Bookshop — buy Walking Dead ThriftBooks — buy Walking Dead eBooks.com — buy Walking Dead
  10. 10 The Walking Dead, Vol. 5 2006 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 5 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 5 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 5 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 5
  11. 11 The Walking Dead, Book Two 2007 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Two Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Two ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Two eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Two
  12. 12 The Walking Dead, Vol. 6 2007 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 6 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 6 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 6 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 6
  13. 13 The Walking Dead, Vol. 7 2007 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 7 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 7 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 7 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 7
  14. 14 The Walking Dead, Book Three 2007 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Three Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Three ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Three eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Three
  15. 15 The Walking Dead, Vol. 8 2008 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 8 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 8 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 8 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 8
  16. 16 The Walking Dead, Book Four 2008 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Four Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Four ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Four eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Four
  17. 17 The Walking Dead Omnibus, Vol. 2 2008 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead Omnibus, Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead Omnibus, Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead Omnibus, Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead Omnibus, Vol. 2
  18. 18 The Walking Dead, Compendium One 2009 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium One Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium One ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium One eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium One
  19. 19 The Walking Dead, Vol. 9 2009 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 9 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 9 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 9 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 9
  20. 20 The Walking Dead, Vol. 10 2009 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 10 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 10 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 10 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 10
  21. 21 The Walking Dead, Vol. 12 2010 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 12 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 12 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 12 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 12
  22. 22 The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 2010 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 13
  23. 23 The Walking Dead, Book Five 2010 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Five Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Five ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Five eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Five
  24. 24 The Walking Dead Volume 11 2010 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead Volume 11 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead Volume 11 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead Volume 11 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead Volume 11
  25. 25 The Walking Dead, Book Six 2010 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Six Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Six ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Six eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Six
  26. 26 The Walking Dead, Vol. 14 2011 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 14 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 14 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 14 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 14
  27. 27 The Walking Dead, Vol. 15 2011 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 15 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 15 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 15 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 15
  28. 28 The Walking Dead, Book Seven 2011 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Seven Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Seven ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Seven eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Seven
  29. 29 The walking dead chronicles 2011 Amazon — buy The walking dead chronicles Bookshop — buy The walking dead chronicles ThriftBooks — buy The walking dead chronicles eBooks.com — buy The walking dead chronicles
  30. 30 The Walking Dead, Compendium Two 2012 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Two Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Two ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Two eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Two
  31. 31 The Walking Dead, Vol. 17 2012 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 17 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 17 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 17 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 17
  32. 32 The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 2012 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 16
  33. 33 The Walking Dead, Vol. 18 2013 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 18 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 18 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 18 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 18
  34. 34 The Walking Dead, Vol. 19 2013 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 19 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 19 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 19 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 19
  35. 35 The Walking Dead, Book Nine 2013 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Nine Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Nine ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Nine eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Nine
  36. 36 Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead 2014 Amazon — buy Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Bookshop — buy Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead ThriftBooks — buy Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead eBooks.com — buy Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead
  37. 37 The Walking Dead, Vol. 22 2014 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 22 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 22 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 22 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 22
  38. 38 The Walking Dead, Vol. 21 2014 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 21 Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 21 ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 21 eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Vol. 21
  39. 39 The Walking Dead, Book Ten 2014 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Book Ten Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Book Ten ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Book Ten eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Book Ten
  40. 40 The Walking Dead, Compendium Three 2015 Amazon — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Three Bookshop — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Three ThriftBooks — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Three eBooks.com — buy The Walking Dead, Compendium Three

Reading tracker

Track your progress through The Walking Dead

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The walking dead 1989
2 Night of the walking dead 1997
3 The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 2004
4 The Walking Dead Volume 2 2004
5 Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1) 2004
6 The Walking Dead Volume 3 2005
7 The Walking Dead, Vol. 4 2005
8 The Walking Dead, Book One 2006
9 Walking Dead 2006
10 The Walking Dead, Vol. 5 2006
11 The Walking Dead, Book Two 2007
12 The Walking Dead, Vol. 6 2007
13 The Walking Dead, Vol. 7 2007
14 The Walking Dead, Book Three 2007
15 The Walking Dead, Vol. 8 2008
16 The Walking Dead, Book Four 2008
17 The Walking Dead Omnibus, Vol. 2 2008
18 The Walking Dead, Compendium One 2009
19 The Walking Dead, Vol. 9 2009
20 The Walking Dead, Vol. 10 2009
21 The Walking Dead, Vol. 12 2010
22 The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 2010
23 The Walking Dead, Book Five 2010
24 The Walking Dead Volume 11 2010
25 The Walking Dead, Book Six 2010
26 The Walking Dead, Vol. 14 2011
27 The Walking Dead, Vol. 15 2011
28 The Walking Dead, Book Seven 2011
29 The walking dead chronicles 2011
30 The Walking Dead, Compendium Two 2012
31 The Walking Dead, Vol. 17 2012
32 The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 2012
33 The Walking Dead, Vol. 18 2013
34 The Walking Dead, Vol. 19 2013
35 The Walking Dead, Book Nine 2013
36 Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead 2014
37 The Walking Dead, Vol. 22 2014
38 The Walking Dead, Vol. 21 2014
39 The Walking Dead, Book Ten 2014
40 The Walking Dead, Compendium Three 2015

The Walking Dead reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The walking dead (1989). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach The Walking Dead — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many The Walking Dead books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1989–2015.

What is the newest The Walking Dead book?

The Walking Dead, Compendium Three, published in 2015.