A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Thieves World Books in Order

The complete Thieves World reading order — 40 books from 1979–2006.

  1. 01 Thieves' World 1979 Amazon — buy Thieves' World Bookshop — buy Thieves' World ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' World eBooks.com — buy Thieves' World
  2. 02 Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn 1980 Amazon — buy Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn Bookshop — buy Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn ThriftBooks — buy Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn eBooks.com — buy Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn
  3. 03 Thieves World Roleplaying Game 1981 Amazon — buy Thieves World Roleplaying Game Bookshop — buy Thieves World Roleplaying Game ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World Roleplaying Game eBooks.com — buy Thieves World Roleplaying Game
  4. 04 Sanctuary 1981 Amazon — buy Sanctuary ThriftBooks — buy Sanctuary eBooks.com — buy Sanctuary
  5. 05 Wings of Omen 1984 Amazon — buy Wings of Omen Bookshop — buy Wings of Omen ThriftBooks — buy Wings of Omen eBooks.com — buy Wings of Omen
  6. 06 Face of Chaos (Thieves' World #5) 1984 Amazon — buy Face of Chaos (Thieves' World #5) Bookshop — buy Face of Chaos (Thieves' World #5) ThriftBooks — buy Face of Chaos (Thieves' World #5) eBooks.com — buy Face of Chaos (Thieves' World #5)
  7. 07 Thieves World Bxst 1984 Amazon — buy Thieves World Bxst Bookshop — buy Thieves World Bxst ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World Bxst eBooks.com — buy Thieves World Bxst
  8. 08 Thieves World 15mxpk 1984 Amazon — buy Thieves World 15mxpk Bookshop — buy Thieves World 15mxpk ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World 15mxpk eBooks.com — buy Thieves World 15mxpk
  9. 09 Thieves World 15mxpkc 1984 Amazon — buy Thieves World 15mxpkc Bookshop — buy Thieves World 15mxpkc ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World 15mxpkc eBooks.com — buy Thieves World 15mxpkc
  10. 10 Thieves World 30mxfl 1984 Amazon — buy Thieves World 30mxfl Bookshop — buy Thieves World 30mxfl ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World 30mxfl eBooks.com — buy Thieves World 30mxfl
  11. 11 Thieves World Bxst Ca 1984 Amazon — buy Thieves World Bxst Ca Bookshop — buy Thieves World Bxst Ca ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World Bxst Ca eBooks.com — buy Thieves World Bxst Ca
  12. 12 Thieves' world graphics 1985 Amazon — buy Thieves' world graphics Bookshop — buy Thieves' world graphics ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' world graphics eBooks.com — buy Thieves' world graphics
  13. 13 Thieves World Bxstcan 1985 Amazon — buy Thieves World Bxstcan Bookshop — buy Thieves World Bxstcan ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World Bxstcan eBooks.com — buy Thieves World Bxstcan
  14. 14 Thieves World World 1 1985 Amazon — buy Thieves World World 1 Bookshop — buy Thieves World World 1 ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World World 1 eBooks.com — buy Thieves World World 1
  15. 15 Thieves World 36mxfl 1985 Amazon — buy Thieves World 36mxfl Bookshop — buy Thieves World 36mxfl ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World 36mxfl eBooks.com — buy Thieves World 36mxfl
  16. 16 Thieves World-6 Vol. Boxed 1985 Amazon — buy Thieves World-6 Vol. Boxed Bookshop — buy Thieves World-6 Vol. Boxed ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World-6 Vol. Boxed eBooks.com — buy Thieves World-6 Vol. Boxed
  17. 17 Thieves world bey ond sanctuary 1985 Amazon — buy Thieves world bey ond sanctuary ThriftBooks — buy Thieves world bey ond sanctuary eBooks.com — buy Thieves world bey ond sanctuary
  18. 18 Soul of the City (Thieves World Book, No 8) 1986 Amazon — buy Soul of the City (Thieves World Book, No 8) Bookshop — buy Soul of the City (Thieves World Book, No 8) ThriftBooks — buy Soul of the City (Thieves World Book, No 8) eBooks.com — buy Soul of the City (Thieves World Book, No 8)
  19. 19 Thieves World Four (Thieves' World Graphics) 1986 Amazon — buy Thieves World Four (Thieves' World Graphics) Bookshop — buy Thieves World Four (Thieves' World Graphics) ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World Four (Thieves' World Graphics) eBooks.com — buy Thieves World Four (Thieves' World Graphics)
  20. 20 Thieves World Three (Thieves' World Graphics) 1986 Amazon — buy Thieves World Three (Thieves' World Graphics) Bookshop — buy Thieves World Three (Thieves' World Graphics) ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World Three (Thieves' World Graphics) eBooks.com — buy Thieves World Three (Thieves' World Graphics)
  21. 21 Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey's Thieves' World Graphics 1986 Amazon — buy Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey's Thieves' World Graphics Bookshop — buy Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey's Thieves' World Graphics ThriftBooks — buy Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey's Thieves' World Graphics eBooks.com — buy Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey's Thieves' World Graphics
  22. 22 Thieves' World Companion (Thieves World RPG) 1986 Amazon — buy Thieves' World Companion (Thieves World RPG) Bookshop — buy Thieves' World Companion (Thieves World RPG) ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' World Companion (Thieves World RPG) eBooks.com — buy Thieves' World Companion (Thieves World RPG)
  23. 23 Thieves World-6 Vols 1986 Amazon — buy Thieves World-6 Vols Bookshop — buy Thieves World-6 Vols ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World-6 Vols eBooks.com — buy Thieves World-6 Vols
  24. 24 Aftermath (Thieves' World, No 10) 1987 Amazon — buy Aftermath (Thieves' World, No 10) Bookshop — buy Aftermath (Thieves' World, No 10) ThriftBooks — buy Aftermath (Thieves' World, No 10) eBooks.com — buy Aftermath (Thieves' World, No 10)
  25. 25 The Dead of Winter (Thieves' World, Book 7) 1987 Amazon — buy The Dead of Winter (Thieves' World, Book 7) Bookshop — buy The Dead of Winter (Thieves' World, Book 7) ThriftBooks — buy The Dead of Winter (Thieves' World, Book 7) eBooks.com — buy The Dead of Winter (Thieves' World, Book 7)
  26. 26 Blood Ties (Thieves' World, No 9) 1987 Amazon — buy Blood Ties (Thieves' World, No 9) Bookshop — buy Blood Ties (Thieves' World, No 9) ThriftBooks — buy Blood Ties (Thieves' World, No 9) eBooks.com — buy Blood Ties (Thieves' World, No 9)
  27. 27 Thieves World Graphics Number 5 (Thieves' World Graphics) 1987 Amazon — buy Thieves World Graphics Number 5 (Thieves' World Graphics) Bookshop — buy Thieves World Graphics Number 5 (Thieves' World Graphics) ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World Graphics Number 5 (Thieves' World Graphics) eBooks.com — buy Thieves World Graphics Number 5 (Thieves' World Graphics)
  28. 28 Shadowspawn (Thieves World, No 4) 1987 Amazon — buy Shadowspawn (Thieves World, No 4) Bookshop — buy Shadowspawn (Thieves World, No 4) ThriftBooks — buy Shadowspawn (Thieves World, No 4) eBooks.com — buy Shadowspawn (Thieves World, No 4)
  29. 29 Thieves' world graphics 6 1987 Amazon — buy Thieves' world graphics 6 Bookshop — buy Thieves' world graphics 6 ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' world graphics 6 eBooks.com — buy Thieves' world graphics 6
  30. 30 Uneasy Alliances (Thieves World, Bk 11) 1988 Amazon — buy Uneasy Alliances (Thieves World, Bk 11) Bookshop — buy Uneasy Alliances (Thieves World, Bk 11) ThriftBooks — buy Uneasy Alliances (Thieves World, Bk 11) eBooks.com — buy Uneasy Alliances (Thieves World, Bk 11)
  31. 31 Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) 1988 Amazon — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) Bookshop — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) ThriftBooks — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) eBooks.com — buy Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5)
  32. 32 Thieves' World Sanctuary (The Thieves World Boardgame [Boxed]) 1988 Amazon — buy Thieves' World Sanctuary (The Thieves World Boardgame [Boxed]) Bookshop — buy Thieves' World Sanctuary (The Thieves World Boardgame [Boxed]) ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' World Sanctuary (The Thieves World Boardgame [Boxed]) eBooks.com — buy Thieves' World Sanctuary (The Thieves World Boardgame [Boxed])
  33. 33 Thieves World 24mpk 1988 Amazon — buy Thieves World 24mpk Bookshop — buy Thieves World 24mpk ThriftBooks — buy Thieves World 24mpk eBooks.com — buy Thieves World 24mpk
  34. 34 Stealers' Sky (Thieves' World 12) 1989 Amazon — buy Stealers' Sky (Thieves' World 12) Bookshop — buy Stealers' Sky (Thieves' World 12) ThriftBooks — buy Stealers' Sky (Thieves' World 12) eBooks.com — buy Stealers' Sky (Thieves' World 12)
  35. 35 Thieve's World Book 9: Blood Ties 1990 Amazon — buy Thieve's World Book 9: Blood Ties Bookshop — buy Thieve's World Book 9: Blood Ties ThriftBooks — buy Thieve's World Book 9: Blood Ties eBooks.com — buy Thieve's World Book 9: Blood Ties
  36. 36 Thieves' World: First Blood 2003 Amazon — buy Thieves' World: First Blood Bookshop — buy Thieves' World: First Blood ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' World: First Blood eBooks.com — buy Thieves' World: First Blood
  37. 37 Shadowspawn's guide to sanctuary 2005 Amazon — buy Shadowspawn's guide to sanctuary Bookshop — buy Shadowspawn's guide to sanctuary ThriftBooks — buy Shadowspawn's guide to sanctuary eBooks.com — buy Shadowspawn's guide to sanctuary
  38. 38 Gambit 2005 Amazon — buy Gambit Bookshop — buy Gambit ThriftBooks — buy Gambit eBooks.com — buy Gambit
  39. 39 Thieves' World RPG Gift Set (Thieves World) 2006 Amazon — buy Thieves' World RPG Gift Set (Thieves World) Bookshop — buy Thieves' World RPG Gift Set (Thieves World) ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' World RPG Gift Set (Thieves World) eBooks.com — buy Thieves' World RPG Gift Set (Thieves World)
  40. 40 Thieves' world gazetteer 2006 Amazon — buy Thieves' world gazetteer Bookshop — buy Thieves' world gazetteer ThriftBooks — buy Thieves' world gazetteer eBooks.com — buy Thieves' world gazetteer

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Thieves World

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 Thieves' World 1979
2 Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn 1980
3 Thieves World Roleplaying Game 1981
4 Sanctuary 1981
5 Wings of Omen 1984
6 Face of Chaos (Thieves' World #5) 1984
7 Thieves World Bxst 1984
8 Thieves World 15mxpk 1984
9 Thieves World 15mxpkc 1984
10 Thieves World 30mxfl 1984
11 Thieves World Bxst Ca 1984
12 Thieves' world graphics 1985
13 Thieves World Bxstcan 1985
14 Thieves World World 1 1985
15 Thieves World 36mxfl 1985
16 Thieves World-6 Vol. Boxed 1985
17 Thieves world bey ond sanctuary 1985
18 Soul of the City (Thieves World Book, No 8) 1986
19 Thieves World Four (Thieves' World Graphics) 1986
20 Thieves World Three (Thieves' World Graphics) 1986
21 Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey's Thieves' World Graphics 1986
22 Thieves' World Companion (Thieves World RPG) 1986
23 Thieves World-6 Vols 1986
24 Aftermath (Thieves' World, No 10) 1987
25 The Dead of Winter (Thieves' World, Book 7) 1987
26 Blood Ties (Thieves' World, No 9) 1987
27 Thieves World Graphics Number 5 (Thieves' World Graphics) 1987
28 Shadowspawn (Thieves World, No 4) 1987
29 Thieves' world graphics 6 1987
30 Uneasy Alliances (Thieves World, Bk 11) 1988
31 Dagger (Thieves World Novel, No 5) 1988
32 Thieves' World Sanctuary (The Thieves World Boardgame [Boxed]) 1988
33 Thieves World 24mpk 1988
34 Stealers' Sky (Thieves' World 12) 1989
35 Thieve's World Book 9: Blood Ties 1990
36 Thieves' World: First Blood 2003
37 Shadowspawn's guide to sanctuary 2005
38 Gambit 2005
39 Thieves' World RPG Gift Set (Thieves World) 2006
40 Thieves' world gazetteer 2006

Thieves World reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Thieves' World (1979). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Thieves World — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Thieves World books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1979–2006.

What is the newest Thieves World book?

Thieves' world gazetteer, published in 2006.