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Legends Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Legends 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 Legends series? Start with "Horror for the Holidays" (2011) and follow publication order through all 43 books.
The complete Legends reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Horror for the Holidays
2011
The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders
2012
Dark Currents
2012
Hauntings
2012
Tales of the Nun and Dragon
2012
Solaris Rising 2
2013
Tales of Eve
2013
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic
2013
Looking Landwards
2013
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell
2013
The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
The Girl at the End of the World Book 2
2014
Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox
2014
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2
2014
Nature Futures 2
2014
Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets
2014
Wicked Women
2014
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015
2015
The Private Life of Elder Things
2016
Summer's End
2016
Winter Tales
2016
Ctrl Alt Delight
2016
Eve of War
2016
Shakespeare vs. Cthulhu
2016
Aliens - The Truth is Coming
2016
Journeys
2017
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017
2017
Dracula: Rise of the Beast
2018
Shoreline of Infinity 11½
2018
Knee-Deep in Grit: Two Bloody Years of Grimdark Fiction
2018
Once Upon a Parsec
2019
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK's Healthcare Workers
2020
Consolation Songs: Optimistic Speculative Fiction For A Time of Pandemic
2020
Burning Brightly
2021
The King Must Fall
2022
Conquest Unbound: Stories from the Mortal Realms
2022
The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI
2023
Best of British Science Fiction 2023
2024
Heartwood
2024
We'll Always Have Alchemy
2024
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Fifth Annual Collection
2024
Uncanny Magazine Issue 61: November/December 2024
2024
Blood Of The Imperium
2025
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