Series reading guide · updated 2026
Walking Dead Books in Order
Every Walking Dead book in publication order — 41 in total, spanning 2004–2019.
Publication Order of Walking Dead Graphic Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 13: Too Far Gone | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 26: Call to Arms | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 28: A Certain Doom | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 29: Lines We Cross | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 30: New World Order | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 31: Rotten Core | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  The Walking Dead, Vol. 32: Rest in Peace | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rise of the Governor | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Road to Woodbury | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Fall of the Governor, Part 1 | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Fall of the Governor, Part 2 | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Descent | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Walking Dead 100 Project | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Walking Dead Cutting-Room Floor | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Quotable Negan | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Survivors' Guide Graphic Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 41, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 13: Too Far Gone | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Rise of the Governor | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Road to Woodbury | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Fall of the Governor, Part 1 | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Walking Dead 100 Project | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Fall of the Governor, Part 2 | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Descent | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Walking Dead Cutting-Room Floor | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 26: Call to Arms | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 28: A Certain Doom | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 29: Lines We Cross | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 30: New World Order | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Quotable Negan | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 31: Rotten Core | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Walking Dead, Vol. 32: Rest in Peace | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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