Warcraft Books and Games in Release Order

18 games and 39 books from the Warcraft series in the order they came out, from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994) to Warcraft III: Reforged - Forsaken Kingdom (2026).

1. 1
   

   Warcraft: Orcs & Humans1994

   Game~10 habout 10 hours
2. 2
   

   Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness1995

   Game~20 habout 20 hours
3. 3
   

   Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal1996

   Game~12 habout 12 hours
4. 4
   

   Warcraft: Of Blood and Honor2000

   NovelOptional~2 habout 2 hours
5. 5
   

   Warcraft: Day of the Dragon2001

   NovelOptional~9 habout 9 hours
6. 6
   

   Warcraft: Lord of the Clans2001

   NovelRecommended~9 habout 9 hours
7. 7
   

   Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos2002

   Game~30 habout 30 hours
8. 8
   

   Warcraft: The Last Guardian2002

   NovelRecommended~10 habout 10 hours
9. 9
   

   Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne2003

   Game~25 habout 25 hours
10. 10
    

    Warcraft: War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity2004

    NovelRecommended~11 habout 11 hours
11. 11
    

    Warcraft: War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul2004

    NovelRecommended~11 habout 11 hours
12. 12
    

    World of Warcraft2004

    Game~100 habout 100 hours
13. 13

    Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy2005

    ComicOptional~4 habout 4 hours
14. 14
    

    Warcraft: War of the Ancients: The Sundering2005

    NovelRecommended~11 habout 11 hours
15. 15
    

    World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred2006

    NovelOptional~8 habout 8 hours
16. 16
    

    World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde2006

    NovelEssential~11 habout 11 hours
17. 17
    

    World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade2007

    Game~40 habout 40 hours
18. 18
    

    World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness2007

    NovelOptional~10 habout 10 hours
19. 19
    

    World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal2008

    NovelOptional~10 habout 10 hours
20. 20

    World of Warcraft: Book One2008

    ComicOptional~2 habout 2 hours
21. 21
    

    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King2008

    Game~50 habout 50 hours
22. 22
    

    World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon2008

    NovelOptional~10 habout 10 hours
23. 23
    

    World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King2009

    NovelEssential~12 habout 12 hours
24. 24
    

    World of Warcraft: Ashbringer2009

    ComicOptional~2 habout 2 hours
25. 25

    World of Warcraft: Book Two2009

    ComicOptional~2 habout 2 hours
26. 26
    

    World of Warcraft: Stormrage2010

    NovelOptional~12 habout 12 hours
27. 27
    

    World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm2010

    NovelEssential~10 habout 10 hours
28. 28
    

    World of Warcraft: Cataclysm2010

    Game~40 habout 40 hours
29. 29
    

    World of Warcraft: Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects2011

    NovelOptional~10 habout 10 hours
30. 30
    

    World of Warcraft: Wolfheart2011

    NovelOptional~10 habout 10 hours
31. 31

    World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen2011

    ComicOptional~3 habout 3 hours
32. 32
    

    World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War2012

    NovelEssential~10 habout 10 hours
33. 33

    World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria2012

    ComicOptional~2 habout 2 hours
34. 34
    

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria2012

    Game~40 habout 40 hours
35. 35
    

    World of Warcraft: Dawn of the Aspects2013

    NovelOptional~9 habout 9 hours
36. 36
    

    World of Warcraft: Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde2013

    NovelRecommended~10 habout 10 hours
37. 37
    

    World of Warcraft: War Crimes2014

    NovelRecommended~10 habout 10 hours
38. 38
    

    World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor2014

    Game~40 habout 40 hours
39. 39

    World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 12016

    Lore bookRecommended~4 habout 4 hours
40. 40
    

    World of Warcraft: Illidan2016

    NovelRecommended~10 habout 10 hours
41. 41
    

    World of Warcraft: Legion2016

    Game~60 habout 60 hours
42. 42

    World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 22017

    Lore bookOptional~4 habout 4 hours
43. 43
    

    World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 32018

    Lore bookOptional~4 habout 4 hours
44. 44
    

    World of Warcraft: Before the Storm2018

    NovelEssential~10 habout 10 hours
45. 45
    

    World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth2018

    Game~50 habout 50 hours
46. 46
    

    World of Warcraft: Shadows Rising2020

    NovelRecommended~10 habout 10 hours
47. 47
    

    World of Warcraft: Shadowlands2020

    Game~50 habout 50 hours
48. 48
    

    World of Warcraft: Sylvanas2022

    NovelRecommended~12 habout 12 hours
49. 49
    

    World of Warcraft: Dragonflight2022

    Game~40 habout 40 hours
50. 50

    World of Warcraft: War of the Scaleborn2023

    NovelOptional~11 habout 11 hours
51. 51

    World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 42024

    Lore bookOptional~4 habout 4 hours
52. 52
    

    World of Warcraft: The War Within2024

    Game~40 habout 40 hours
53. 53

    World of Warcraft: The Voices Within2024

    Short storiesOptional~5 habout 5 hours
54. 54

    World of Warcraft: Crossroads2025

    Short storiesOptional~6 habout 6 hours
55. 55

    World of Warcraft: Blood Ties2025

    NovelOptional~10 habout 10 hours
56. 56
    

    World of Warcraft: Midnight2026

    Game~40 habout 40 hours
57. 57
    

    Warcraft III: Reforged - Forsaken Kingdom2026

    Game~30 habout 30 hours