📖 About The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead is a series universe written by Jay Bonansinga. The complete collection runs to 26 books across 4 series, published between 2004 and 2019.

The main series is Publication Order of Walking Dead Books with 10 books. It opens with Rise of the Governor (2011) and currently runs to Typhoon (2019).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with The Walking Dead

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Rise of the Governor (2011), book 1 of Publication Order of Walking Dead Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 4 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 The Walking Dead Books in Order

Publication Order of Walking Dead Graphic Novels
10 books
1
Days Gone Bye book cover1Days Gone Bye2004Buy on Amazon
Miles Behind Us book cover2Miles Behind Us2004Buy on Amazon
Safety Behind Bars book cover3Safety Behind Bars2005Buy on Amazon
The Hearts Desire book cover4The Hearts Desire2005Buy on Amazon
5The Best Defense2006Buy on Amazon
This Sorrowful Life book cover6This Sorrowful Life2007Buy on Amazon
The Calm Before book cover7The Calm Before2007Buy on Amazon
Made to Suffer book cover8Made to Suffer2008Buy on Amazon
Here We Remain book cover9Here We Remain2009Buy on Amazon
10What We Become2009Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Walking Dead Books
10 books
2
Rise of the Governor book cover1Rise of the Governor2011Buy on Amazon
The Road to Woodbury book cover2The Road to Woodbury2012Buy on Amazon
The Fall of the Governor, Part 1 book cover3The Fall of the Governor, Part 12012Buy on Amazon
Just Another Day at the Office book cover4Just Another Day at the Office2012Buy on Amazon
The Fall of the Governor, Part 2 book cover5The Fall of the Governor, Part 22014Buy on Amazon
Descent book cover6Descent2014Buy on Amazon
Invasion book cover7Invasion2015Buy on Amazon
Search and Destroy book cover8Search and Destroy2016Buy on Amazon
Return to Woodbury book cover9Return to Woodbury2017Buy on Amazon
Typhoon book cover10Typhoon2019Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Walking Dead Collections
5 books
3
The Covers Volume 1 book cover1The Covers Volume 12008Buy on Amazon
The Covers Volume 2 book cover2The Covers Volume 22012Buy on Amazon
The Walking Dead 100 Project book cover3The Walking Dead 100 Project2013Buy on Amazon
The Walking Dead Cutting-Room Floor book cover4The Walking Dead Cutting-Room Floor2015Buy on Amazon
The Quotable Negan book cover5The Quotable Negan2018Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Walking Dead Survivors' Guide Graphic Novels
1 books
4
The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide book cover1The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide2011Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many The Walking Dead books are there?
There are 26 books in the The Walking Dead collection, organised into 4 series and published between 2004 and 2019.
What is the first The Walking Dead book?
The first book is Rise of the Governor, published in 2011.
What order should I read the The Walking Dead books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the The Walking Dead books?
The The Walking Dead books were written by Jay Bonansinga.
Is the The Walking Dead series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Walking Dead Books, has 10 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the The Walking Dead series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2004, and the most recent in 2019.