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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 (With: Greg Rucka,Christie Golden,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Doranna Durgin,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon)" (2001) and follow publication order through all 131 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 (With: Greg Rucka,Christie Golden,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Doranna Durgin,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon)
2001
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 (With: Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon)
2003
Shadows 8
1985
Shadows 9
1986
Doom City
1987
Women of Darkness
1988
Borderlands 1
1990
The Seaharp Hotel
1990
Guignoir and Other Furies
1991
The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood
1991
Dante's Disciples
1991
Still Dead
1992
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
Deathport
1993
In the Fog
1993
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
1993
Splatterpunks II
1993
Hottest Blood
1993
The Ultimate Witch
1993
Phobias
1994
Dark Voices 6
1994
The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural
1994
Sea-Cursed
1994
Dark Destiny
1994
The King is Dead: Tales of Elvis Postmortem
1994
Seventh Annual Collection
1994
Women of the Night
1994
Love in Vein
1994
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories
1995
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories
1995
The Secret Prophecies Of Nostradamus
1995
Vampire Detectives
1995
Excalibur
1995
The Book of Kings
1995
Desire Burn
1995
Kiss and Kill
1997
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
1997
Wild Women
1997
Gothic Ghosts
1997
Imagination Fully Dilated
1998
Hot Blood X
1998
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle
1998
Tails of Terror
1999
Mardi Gras Madness
2000
Bad News
2000
Embraces: Dark Erotica
2000
The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 1
2000
Tales of the Slayer
2001
The Longest Night
2002
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2
2002
Seven Seasons of Buffy
2003
Fatal Attractions
2003
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3
2003
Mota 4
2004
Haunted Holidays
2004
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4
2004
Dark Delicacies
2005
Outsiders
2005
Children of Magic
2006
Summer Chills
2007
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
2008
The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
2008
Immortal: Love Stories With Bite
2008
The Living Dead
2008
Blood Lite
2008
By Blood We Live
2009
Dancing with the Dark
2009
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2
2009
Hellbound Hearts
2009
The Cult TV Book
2010
Vampires in Love
2010
Tied In: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing
2010
Eternal
2010
Zombiesque
2011
Whedonistas
2011
Chicks Kick Butt
2011
Rage Against the Night
2011
Danse Macabre
2012
Two and Twenty Dark Tales
2012
Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful
2012
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire
2012
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women
2012
Undead for a Day
2012
Dear Teen Me
2012
Deep Cuts: Mayhem, Menace, & Misery
2013
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction
2013
Shards and Ashes
2013
Hex in the City
2013
The Rocketeer: Jet Pack Adventures
2014
Dead But Not Forgotten
2014
Beyond the Pale
2014
Futuredaze 2: Reprise
2014
Halloween Tales
2014
V-Wars: A Chronicle of the Vampire Wars
2014
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes
2014
Out of Tune
2014
October Dreams II
2015
Expiration Date
2015
Blood Sisters
2015
Midian Unmade
2015
V-Wars: Night Terrors
2015
Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol. 1
2015
The Grimm Future
2016
Passages of the Macabre
2016
V-Wars: Shockwaves
2016
Scary Out There
2016
Secret Agendas
2016
Killing It Softly
2017
The Further Crossovers of Sherlock Holmes
2017
In the Footsteps of Dracula
2017
Killing It Softly 2
2017
What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween
2018
Pop the Clutch
2019
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not
2019
Sherlock Holmes is Everywhere!
2019
Across the Universe
2019
Travellers in Darkness
2020
Mary Shelley Presents: Tales of the Supernatural
2020
Penumbra No. 1
2020
The Sky's The Limit
2021
Turning the Tied
2021
Sherlock Holmes of Baking Street
2021
Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires
2021
Sherlock Holmes: Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells Volume Two
2021
Sherlock Holmes: Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells Volume One
2021
Running Home to Shadows: Memories of TV's First Supernatural Soap from Today's Grown-Up Kids
2022
Heroic Hearts
2022
A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
2023
Wink: Young Adult Tales that Wink at Classic Children's Books
2024
Dastardly Damsels
2024
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