Robert Jordan Reading Order

45 books (1982–2003)

The Adventures of Conan is a 45-book fantasy series featuring the legendary sword-and-sorcery hero across various adventures. Published between 1982 and 2003, the series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Conan The Defender. Multiple authors contributed to the series throughout its run, including Robert Jordan, John Maddox Roberts, Leonard Carpenter, Steve Perry, and Roland J. Green, among others.

Start with Conan The Defender, the first of 45 books in the Adventures of Conan series.

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1	Conan The Defender 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Conan the Invincible 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Conan the Triumphant 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Conan the Unconquered 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Conan the Destroyer 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Conan the Magnificent 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Conan the Victorious 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Conan the Valorous(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The New Adventures of Conan(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Conan The Raider(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Conan The Renegade(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Conan the Fearless(By: Steve Perry) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Conan the Champion(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Conan the Defiant(By: Steve Perry) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Conan the Valiant(By: Roland J. Green) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Conan the Warlord(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Conan, The Marauder(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Conan The Hero(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Conan the Bold(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Conan the Great(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Conan the Indomitable(By: Steve Perry) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Conan The Free Lance(By: Steve Perry) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Conan the Formidable(By: Steve Perry) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Conan the Guardian(By: Roland J. Green) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Conan the Outcast(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Conan the Rogue(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Conan The Savage(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Conan the Relentless(By: Roland J. Green) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Conan and the Gods of the Mountain(By: Roland J. Green) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Conan and the Treasure of Python(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Conan of the Red Brotherhood(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Conan The Hunter(By: Sean A. Moore) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Conan and the Manhunters(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Conan at the Demon's Gate(By: Roland J. Green) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Conan The Gladiator(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Conan and the Amazon(By: John Maddox Roberts) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Conan and the Emerald Lotus(By: John C. Hocking) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Conan and the Mists of Doom(By: Roland J. Green) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Conan Chronicles 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Conan Lord of the Black River(By: Leonard Carpenter) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Conan and the Shaman's Curse(By: Sean A. Moore) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza(By: Roland J. Green) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Conan and the Grim Grey God(By: Sean A. Moore) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Conan of Venarium(By: Harry Turtledove) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2013–2019)

This complete fantasy anthology series spans two volumes published between 2013 and 2019, featuring new tales from accomplished fantasy authors including Robert Jordan. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Unfettered and continuing to Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy, to experience the full collection of stories as they were originally released.

Start with Unfettered and read in order.

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1	Unfettered 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1980–1982)

The Fallon trilogy is a complete fantasy adventure series by Robert Jordan consisting of three books published between 1980 and 1982. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Fallon Blood, followed by The Fallon Pride, and concluding with The Fallon Legacy. This finished series offers a self-contained narrative arc across its three installments.

Start with The Fallon Blood and read in order.

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1	The Fallon Blood 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fallon Pride 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Fallon Legacy 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1998–1999)

The Legends series is a three-book anthology collection of fantasy short stories published between 1998 and 1999, now complete. Each volume features different acclaimed fantasy authors contributing original tales set in their respective fictional worlds. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King, followed by Legends, and concluding with Legends 3. The series showcases some of the genre's most celebrated writers working within their own established universes.

Start with Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(By: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon) and read in order.

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1	Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King(By: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Terry Brooks,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Legends(By: Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Legends 3(With: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

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1	Alvah 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1982–2019)

Robert Jordan wrote two standalone fantasy novels set in different worlds, published across nearly four decades. Cheyenne Raiders appeared in 1982, followed by Warrior of the Altaii in 2019. These books should be read in publication order and form a complete collection. Both are action-driven fantasy adventures that stand independently from one another.

Start with Cheyenne Raiders and read in order.

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1	Cheyenne Raiders 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Warrior of the Altaii 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (1990–2012)

The Wheel of Time is a 15-book epic fantasy series by Robert Jordan published between 1990 and 2012. The sequence should be read in publication order, beginning with The Eye of the World and continuing through Knife of Dreams. The series is complete and follows a complex narrative across a sprawling world with interconnected plotlines spanning thousands of pages.

Start with The Eye of the World, the first of 15 books in the The Wheel of Time series.

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1	The Eye of the World 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Great Hunt 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Dragon Reborn 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Shadow Rising 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Fires of Heaven 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lord of Chaos 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Crown of Swords 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Strike at Shayol Ghul 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Path of Daggers 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Snow 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Winter's Heart 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Earlier-Ravens 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Crossroads of Twilight 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	New Spring 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Knife of Dreams 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Gathering Storm(With: Brandon Sanderson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Towers of Midnight(With: Brandon Sanderson) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	A Memory of Light(With: Brandon Sanderson) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2011–2024)

The Wheel of Time Graphic Novels series adapts Robert Jordan's epic fantasy into sequential art format, comprising eight volumes published between 2011 and 2024. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with New Spring before progressing through the multiple volumes that break down The Eye of the World and continuing into The Great Hunt. This adaptation brings the complex world-building and action sequences of the original novels to life through graphic storytelling, making it accessible to both longtime fans and new readers discovering the series.

Start with New Spring, the first of 8 books in the The Wheel of Time Graphic Novels series.

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1	New Spring 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Eye of the World, Volume 1 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Eye of the World, Volume 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Eye of the World, Volume 3 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Eye of the World, Volume 4 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Eye of the World, Volume 5 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Eye of the World, Volume 6 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Great Hunt, Volume One 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1997–2015)

The Wheel of Time Companion series consists of two reference works published between 1997 and 2015 that provide supplementary material for Robert Jordan's epic fantasy saga. These non-fiction guides should be read in publication order, beginning with The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time. The series is complete and offers readers comprehensive background information, character details, and world-building elements related to the main Wheel of Time novels.

Start with The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(With: Teresa Patterson) and read in order.

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1	The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(With: Teresa Patterson) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Wheel of Time Companion 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Wheel of Time Companion(With: Harriet McDougal,Alan Romanczuk,Maria Simons) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible