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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer series? Start with "Tales of the Slayer (By: Greg Rucka,Christie Golden,Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Doranna Durgin,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon)" (2001) and follow publication order through all 48 books.
The complete Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Tales of the Slayer (By: Greg Rucka,Christie Golden,Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Doranna Durgin,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon)
2001
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 (By: Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon)
2003
Mean Streets
1986
An Eye for Justice
1988
Dick Tracy: The Secret Files
1990
Dante's Disciples
1991
Deadly Allies
1992
Dark Crimes 2
1993
Deadly After Dark
1994
Murder is My Business
1994
Vampire Detectives
1995
First Cases, Volume 1
1996
Kiss and Kill
1997
Vengeance is Hers
1997
Hot Blood X
1998
Private Eyes
1998
Diagnosis Dead
1999
Crafty Cat Crimes
2000
The Shamus Game
2000
...And the Dying is Easy
2001
Mystery Street
2001
A Century of Noir
2002
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2
2002
Fatal Attractions
2003
Flesh and Blood
2003
Greatest Hits
2005
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles
2005
These Guns for Hire
2006
My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence
2006
At the Scene of the Crime
2008
Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense
2009
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year
2010
Crimes by Moonlight
2010
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
2011
In Pursuit of Spenser
2012
Writing Crime Fiction
2012
The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction
2012
Inherit the Dead
2013
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats
2013
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
2013
Chicago Blues
2014
Trust No One
2015
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
A Time For Violence
2019
Turning the Tied
2021
Ink and Daggers
2023
Murderers' Row: Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 1
2025
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