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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Novelizations Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Novelizations 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: Novelizations series? Start with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)" (1992) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Novelizations reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)
1992

The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 1
1998

The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 2 (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)
1998

The Willow Files, Vol. 1 (By: Yvonne Navarro)
1999

The Harvest (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)
2000

The Xander Years, Vol. 2 (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2000

The Willow Files, Vol. 2 (By: Yvonne Navarro)
2001

The Faith Trials: Volume 1 (By: James Laurence)
2001

Buffy: The Journals of Rupert Giles, Vol. 1
2002

The Cordelia Collection (By: Nancy E. Krulik)
2002

Chosen
2003

The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 3
2018
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