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Blizzard has been publishing books set in the World of Warcraft universe since the early 21st century, and with over two dozen published works set in the world of Azeroth, you can easily get immersed in WoW\u2019s lore.\u00a0 Below, you\u2019ll find a table of every WoW book published, starting with Of Blood and Honor in 2000 and, most recently, War of the Scaleborn (2023). Additionally, a list of all of the WoW novels in the most ideal reading order based on their contents is found in the lower portion of this piece.\u00a0 All WoW novels by order of publication date\u00a0 Title Author Year published Of Blood and Honor Chris Metzen 2000 Day of the Dragon Richard A. Knaak 2001 Lord of the Clans Christie Golden 2001 The Last Guardian Jeff Grubb 2002 War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity Richard A. Knaak\u00a0 2004 War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul Richard A. Knaak\u00a0 2004 War of the Ancients: The Sundering Richard A. Knaak\u00a0 2005 Cycle of Hatred Keith R.A. DeCandido 2006 Rise of the Horde Christie Golden 2006 Tides of Darkness Aaron Rosenberg 2007 Beyond the Dark Portal Aaron Rosenberg 2008 Night of the Dragon Richard A. Knaak 2008 Arthas: Rise of the Lich King Christie Golden\u00a0 2009 Stormrage Richard A. Knaak 2010 The Shattering Christie Golden 2010 Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects Christie Golden 2011 Wolfheart Richard A. Knaak 2012 Jaina: Tides of War Christie Golden 2012 Vol\u2019jin: Shadows of the Horde Michael A. Stackpole 2013 Dawn of the Aspects Richard A. Knaak 2013 War Crimes Christie Golden 2014 Illidan William King 2016 Before the Storm Christie Golden 2018 Shadows Rising Madeleine Roux 2020 Sylvanas Christie Golden 2022 War of the Scaleborn Courtney Alameda 2023 Best WoW novel reading order\u00a0 Rise of the Horde The Last Guardian Tides of Darkness Beyond the Dark Portal Day of the Dragon War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul War of the Ancients: The Sundering Lord of the Clans Of Blood and Honor Arthas: Rise of the Lich King Cycle of Hatred Illidan Night of the Dragon Stormrage The Shattering Wolfheart Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects Jaina: Tides of War Dawn of the Aspects Vol\u2019jin: Shadows of the Horde War Crimes Before the Storm Shadows Rising Sylvanas War of the Scaleborn While many of the WoW novels are skippable, considering their contents are essentially just vignettes that were only relevant to whatever was going on in the game at that time, the order of the novels listed above will take you through the entire history of the game up into the present. If you want to dive feet first into WoW's history through books, the order listed above is the easiest way to do so. 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Blizzard has been publishing books set in the World of Warcraft universe since the early 21st century, and with over two dozen published works set in the world of Azeroth, you can easily get immersed in WoW\u2019s lore.\u00a0 Below, you\u2019ll find a table of every WoW book published, starting with Of Blood and Honor in 2000 and, most recently, War of the Scaleborn (2023). Additionally, a list of all of the WoW novels in the most ideal reading order based on their contents is found in the lower portion of this piece.\u00a0 All WoW novels by order of publication date\u00a0 Title Author Year published Of Blood and Honor Chris Metzen 2000 Day of the Dragon Richard A. Knaak 2001 Lord of the Clans Christie Golden 2001 The Last Guardian Jeff Grubb 2002 War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity Richard A. Knaak\u00a0 2004 War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul Richard A. Knaak\u00a0 2004 War of the Ancients: The Sundering Richard A. Knaak\u00a0 2005 Cycle of Hatred Keith R.A. DeCandido 2006 Rise of the Horde Christie Golden 2006 Tides of Darkness Aaron Rosenberg 2007 Beyond the Dark Portal Aaron Rosenberg 2008 Night of the Dragon Richard A. Knaak 2008 Arthas: Rise of the Lich King Christie Golden\u00a0 2009 Stormrage Richard A. Knaak 2010 The Shattering Christie Golden 2010 Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects Christie Golden 2011 Wolfheart Richard A. Knaak 2012 Jaina: Tides of War Christie Golden 2012 Vol\u2019jin: Shadows of the Horde Michael A. Stackpole 2013 Dawn of the Aspects Richard A. Knaak 2013 War Crimes Christie Golden 2014 Illidan William King 2016 Before the Storm Christie Golden 2018 Shadows Rising Madeleine Roux 2020 Sylvanas Christie Golden 2022 War of the Scaleborn Courtney Alameda 2023 Best WoW novel reading order\u00a0 Rise of the Horde The Last Guardian Tides of Darkness Beyond the Dark Portal Day of the Dragon War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul War of the Ancients: The Sundering Lord of the Clans Of Blood and Honor Arthas: Rise of the Lich King Cycle of Hatred Illidan Night of the Dragon Stormrage The Shattering Wolfheart Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects Jaina: Tides of War Dawn of the Aspects Vol\u2019jin: Shadows of the Horde War Crimes Before the Storm Shadows Rising Sylvanas War of the Scaleborn While many of the WoW novels are skippable, considering their contents are essentially just vignettes that were only relevant to whatever was going on in the game at that time, the order of the novels listed above will take you through the entire history of the game up into the present. If you want to dive feet first into WoW's history through books, the order listed above is the easiest way to do so. 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Few video game franchises have lore that runs as deep and immersive as World of Warcraft<\/em>. The universe in which the game is set has well over 30 years of real-world history attached to it, as the game\u2019s developers, writers, and \u201cloremasters\u201d have been constantly adding to and expanding upon the story-rich worlds of Azeroth and beyond. <\/p>

One of the best ways to tune up your WoW<\/a> <\/em>lore knowledge outside of playing the game and burning through its countless quests and storylines is by reading the official WoW <\/em>novels. Blizzard has been publishing books set in the World of Warcraft <\/em>universe since the early 21st century, and with over two dozen published works set in the world of Azeroth, you can easily get immersed in WoW<\/em>\u2019s lore. <\/p>

Below, you\u2019ll find a table of every WoW<\/em> book published, starting with Of Blood and Honor<\/a> <\/em>in 2000 and, most recently, War of the Scaleborn <\/em>(2023). Additionally, a list of all of the WoW <\/em>novels<\/a> in the most ideal reading order based on their contents is found in the lower portion of this piece.\u00a0<\/p>