Order of Walking Dead Books
The Walking Dead is a series of graphic novels and novels created by American writer Robert Kirkman and American artist Tony Moore. The focus of the series is on Kentucky police officer Rick Grimes, who along with his family and many others, must survive a zombie apocalypse. The series is set in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2010, the series was premiered as a television drama adaptation, developed by Frank Darabont.
Robert Kirkman began his Walking Dead series in 2003, with the first graphic novel (Days Gone Bye) published in 2004. Each graphic novels is comprised of six issues of the comic book series. Tony Moore pencilled the first six issues, while Charlie Adlard has done the art ever since. The comic book series is currently ongoing. The “Governor” novel series began in 2011 with Rise of the Governor and concluded in 2014 with The Fall of the Governor, Part 2. Below is a list of Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):
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Publication Order of Walking Dead Graphic Novels
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 13: Too Far Gone | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 26: Call to Arms | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 28: A Certain Doom | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 29: Lines We Cross | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 30: New World Order | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 31: Rotten Core | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 32: Rest in Peace | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Books
| Rise of the Governor | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Road to Woodbury | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fall of the Governor, Part 1 | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Just Another Day at the Office | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fall of the Governor, Part 2 | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Descent | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Invasion | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Search and Destroy | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Return to Woodbury | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Typhoon | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Collections
| The Walking Dead 100 Project | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Walking Dead Cutting-Room Floor | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Quotable Negan | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Survivors' Guide Graphic Novels
| The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Note: The Walking Dead novels were written with Jay Bonansinga.
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There is a new 2015 book out called “Descent” that can be added to the list after The Fall of the Governor Part 2.