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Pathfinder Tales Series in Order: 38 books

  • Prince of Wolves

    Dave Gross
    Book - 1

    Howls in the DarkFor half-elven Pathfinder Varian Jeggare and his devil-blooded bodyguard Radovan, things are rarely as they seem. Yet not even the notorious crime-solving duo is prepared for what they find when a search for a missing Pathfinder take...

  • Winter Witch

    Elaine Cunningham
    Book - 2

    Fury of the NorthIn a village of the frozen north, a child is born possessed by a strange and alien spirit, only to be cast out by her tribe and taken in by the mysterious winter witches of Irrisen, a land locked in permanent magical winter. Farther ...

  • Plague of Shadows

    Howard Andrew Jones
    Book - 3

    A Desperate QuestThe race is on to free Lord Stelan from the grip of a wasting curse, and only Elyana, his old elven adventuring companion and former lover, has the wisdom and reflexes to save him. When the villain turns out to be another of their fo...

  • The Worldwound Gambit

    Robin D. Laws
    Book - 4

    Thieves and MadmenIn the foreboding north, the demonic hordes of the magic-twisted hellscape known as the Worldwound encroach upon the southern kingdoms of Golarion. Their latest escalation embroils a preternaturally handsome and coolly charismatic s...

  • Master of Devils

    Dave Gross
    Book - 5

    Journey to the EastOn a mysterious errand for the Pathfinder Society, Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan journey to the distant land of Tian Xia, on the far side of the world. When disaster forces him to take shelter in a warrio...

  • Death's Heretic

    James L. Sutter
    Book - 6

    Nobody Cheats DeathA warrior haunted by his past, Salim is a problem-solver for a church he hates, bound by the death goddess to hunt down those who would rob her of her due. Such is the case in the desert nation of Thuvia, where a merchant on the ve...

  • Song of the Serpent

    Hugh Matthews
    Book - 7

    A Reluctant HeroTo an experienced rogue like Krunzle the Quick, the merchant nation of Druma is full of treasures just waiting to be liberated. Yet when the fast-talking scoundrel gets caught stealing from one of the powerful prophets of Kalistrade, ...

  • City of the Fallen Sky

    Tim Pratt
    Book - 8

    Secrets of the AncientsOnce an alchemical researcher with the dark scholars of the Technic League, Alaeron fled their arcane order when his conscience got the better of him, taking with him a few strange devices of unknown function. Now in hiding in ...

  • Nightglass

    Liane Merciel
    Book - 9

    Embrace the ShadowIn the grim nation of Nidal, carefully chosen children are trained to practice dark magic, summoning forth creatures of horror and shadow for the greater glory of the Midnight Lord. Isiem is one such student, a promising young shado...



  • Blood of the City

    Robin D. Laws
    Book - 10

    Heroes for HireLuma is a cobblestone druid, a canny fighter and spellcaster who can read the chaos of Magnimar's city streets like a scholar reads books. Together, she and her siblings in the powerful Derexhi family form one of the most infamous and ...

  • Queen of Thorns

    Dave Gross
    Book - 11

    In the deep forests of Kyonin, elves live secretively among their own kind, far from the prying eyes of other races. Few of impure blood are allowed beyond the nation's borders, and thus it's a great honor for the half-elven Count Varian Jeggare and ...

  • Called to Darkness

    Richard Lee Byers
    Book - 12

    KinslayerKagur is a warrior of the Blacklions, fierce and fearless hunters in the savage Realm of the Mammoth Lords. When her clan is slaughtered by a frost giant she considered her adopted brother, honor demands that she, the last surviving Blacklio...

  • Liar's Blade

    Tim Pratt
    Book - 13

    Bastard and SwordWith strength, wit, rakish charm, and a talking sword named Hrym, Rodrick has all the makings of a classic hero -- except for the conscience. Instead, he and Hrym live a high life as scoundrels, pulling cons and parting the weak from...

  • Pirate's Honor

    Chris A. Jackson
    Book - 14

    ROUGH SEAS A pirate captain of the Inner Sea, Torius Vin makes a living raiding wealthy merchant ships with his crew of loyal buccaneers. Few things matter more to Captain Torius than ill-gotten gold-but one of those is Celeste, his beautiful snake-...

  • The Wizard's Mask

    Ed Greenwood
    Book - 15

    Into the Shattered TombIn the war-torn lands of Molthune and Nirmathas, where rebels fight an endless war of secession against an oppressive military government, the constant fighting can make for strange alliances. Such is the case for the man known...

  • King of Chaos

    Dave Gross
    Book - 16

    Demon ApocalypseAfter a century of imprisonment, demons have broken free of the wardstones surrounding the Worldwound. As fiends flood south into civilized lands, Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan must search through the ruins ...

  • Stalking the Beast

    Howard Andrew Jones
    Book - 17

    Out for BloodWhen a mysterious monster carves a path of destruction across the southern River Kingdoms, desperate townsfolk look to the famed elven ranger Elyana and her half-orc companion Drelm for salvation. For Drelm, however, the mission is about...

  • The Dagger of Trust

    Chris Willrich
    Book - 18

    Fog of WarGideon Gull leads a double life: one as a talented young bard at the Rhapsodic College, and the other as a student of the Shadow School, where Taldor's infamous Lion Blades are trained to be master spies. When a magical fog starts turning o...

  • Skinwalkers

    Wendy N. Wagner
    Book - 19

    As a young woman, Jendara left the cold northern isles of the Ironbound Archipelago to find her fortune. Now, many years later, she's forsaken her buccaneer ways and returned home in search of a simpler life, where she can raise her young son, Kran, ...



  • The Redemption Engine

    James L. Sutter
    Book - 20

    When murdered sinners fail to show up in Hell, it's up to Salim Ghadafar, an atheist warrior forced to solve problems for the goddess of death, to track down the missing souls. In order to do so, Salim will need to descend into the anarchic city of K...

  • The Crusader Road

    Michael A. Stackpole
    Book - 21

    Taming the Wild!When the aristocratic Vishov family is banished from Ustalav due to underhanded politics, Lady Tyressa Vishov is faced with a choice: fade slowly into obscurity, or strike out for the nearby River Kingdoms and establish a new holding ...

  • Reign of Stars

    Tim Pratt
    Book - 22

    When the leader of the ruthless Technic League calls in a favor, the mild-mannered alchemist Alaeron has no choice but to face a life he thought he'd left behind long ago. Accompanied by his only friend, a street-savvy thief named Skiver, Alaeron mus...

  • Nightblade

    Liane Merciel
    Book - 23

    Raised as a wizard-priest in the church of the dark god Zon-Kuthon, Isiem escaped his sadistic masters and became a rebel, leaving behind everything he knew in order to follow his conscience. Now, his unique heritage makes him perfect for a dangerous...

  • Pirate's Promise

    Chris A. Jackson
    Book - 24

    Freedom's Privateer!Torius Vin is perfectly happy with his life as a pirate captain, sailing the Inner Sea with a bold crew of buccaneers and Celeste, his snake-bodied navigator and one true love. Yet all that changes when his sometime friend Vreva J...

  • Firesoul

    Gary Kloster
    Book - 25

    Flames in the NightJiri has always been special. Found as an infant in the ashes of her village, she was taken in by a neighboring shaman and trained to be a powerful jungle druid. Yet when Aspis Consortium mercenaries release an ancient evil that bu...

  • Forge of Ashes

    Josh Vogt
    Book - 26

    Hearts of StoneYears ago, the dwarven warrior Akina left her home in the Five Kings Mountains to fight in the Goblinblood Wars. Now at long last she's returning home, accompanied by Ondorum, her silent companion of living stone. What she finds there ...

  • Lord of Runes

    Dave Gross
    Book - 27

    Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan are no strangers to the occult. Yet when Varian is bequeathed a dangerous magical book by an old colleague, the infamous investigators find themselves on the trail of a necromancer bent on beco...

  • Liar's Island

    Tim Pratt
    Book - 28

    Rodrick is a con man as charming as he is cunning. Hrym is a talking sword of magical ice, with the soul and spells of an ancient dragon. Together, the two travel the world, parting the gullible from their gold and freezing their enemies in their tra...

  • Beyond the Pool of Stars

    Howard Andrew Jones
    Book - 29

    Mirian Raas comes from a long line of salvagers, adventurers who use magic to dive for sunken ships off the coast of tropical Sargava. When her father dies, Mirian has to take over his last job: a dangerous expedition into deep jungle pools, helping ...



  • Bloodbound

    F. Wesley Schneider
    Book - 30

    Larsa is a dhampir-half vampire, half human. In the gritty streets and haunted moors of gothic Ustalav, she's an agent for the royal spymaster, keeping peace between the capital's secret vampire population and its huddled human masses. Yet when a nob...

  • Pirate's Prophecy

    Chris A. Jackson
    Book - 31

    Captain Torius Vin and the crew of the Stargazer have given up the pirate life, instead becoming abolitionist privateers bent on capturing slave ships and setting their prisoners free. But when rumors surface of a new secret weapon in devil-ruled Che...

  • Hellknight

    Liane Merciel
    Book - 32

    Paizo Publishing is the award-winning publisher of fantasy role playing games, accessories, and board games. Liane Merciel's Pathfinder Tales: Hellknight is a thrilling addition to their popular novel series. The Hellknights are a brutal organizat...

  • Liar's Bargain

    Tim Pratt
    Book - 33

    Paizo Publishing is the award-winning publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, and board games. Pathfinder Tales: Liar's Bargain is the latest in their popular novel series. The sequel to Hugo Award Winner Tim Pratt's Liar's Island! Fo...

  • Starspawn

    Wendy N. Wagner
    Book - 34

    Paizo Publishing is the award-winning publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, and board games. Pathfinder Tales: Starspawn is the latest in their popular novel series. The sequel to Hugo Award Winner Wendy N. Wagner's Skinwalkers! Onc...

  • Shy Knives

    Sam Sykes
    Book - 35

    Shaia "Shy" Ratani is a clever rogue who makes her living outside of strictly legal methods. While hiding out in the frontier city of Yanmass, she accepts a job solving a nobleman's murder, only to find herself sucked into a plot involving an invadin...

  • Reaper's Eye

    Richard A. Knaak
    Book - 36

    Daryus Gaunt used to be a crusader, before a questionable battlefield decision forced him to desert his unit. Pathfinder Shiera Tristane is an adventuring scholar obsessed with gaining the recognition she feels was stolen from her. When both are cont...

  • Through the Gate in the Sea

    Howard Andrew Jones
    Book - 37

    Deepwater salvager Mirian Raas and her bold crew may have bought their nation's freedom with a hoard of lost lizardfolk treasure, but their troubles are only just beginning in this sequel to "Beyond the Pool of Stars." When Mirian's new lizardfol...

  • Gears of Faith

    Gabrielle Harbowy
    Book - 38

    Keren is a sworn knight of Iomedae, proper and disciplined in every way. Her girlfriend, Zae, is the opposite a curious gnome cleric of the clockwork god, who loves nothing more than the chaos of her makeshift hospitals. When a powerful evil artifact...

Series Premise

The Pathfinder Tales series is a fantasy collection set in the Pathfinder role-playing game universe. Each book follows a different protagonist, such as a mercenary, wizard, or noble, on a distinct quest. Stories include dungeon exploration, magical threats, and regional conflicts. The structure mirrors tabletop campaigns with clear objectives and resolutions.

Pathfinder Tales Series Reading Order

🟡 Mostly Standalone · Start Anywhere

Mostly standalone stories with recurring characters in a shared setting.

The Pathfinder Tales series does not need to be read in order, as each book presents a complete story with its own resolution. Individual novels focus on separate characters and adventures, often in different regions of the same world. Continuity is limited to shared lore, geography, and occasional references to events or factions. Reading out of order does not cause confusion, since each story is self-contained within the broader setting.

Explanation of reading order types



Pathfinder Tales Series Characters

The series features a rotating cast of protagonists, including swordsmen, spellcasters, assassins, and explorers. Characters vary by book and are not part of a fixed ongoing group. Some stories highlight recurring archetypes like adventuring parties or lone heroes. Roles are tied to classic fantasy classes and professions.

Setting of the Pathfinder Tales Series

The series takes place in Golarion, a detailed fantasy world used in the Pathfinder game system. Locations include cities, wilderness regions, ancient ruins, and political territories. Different books explore different parts of the world. The setting supports a wide range of story types.

Tone & Themes of the Pathfinder Tales Series

The tone is adventurous and action-driven, typical of fantasy quest narratives. Themes include heroism, survival, and moral choices in dangerous environments. Magic, combat, and exploration are central elements. The stories often emphasize teamwork or individual growth.

Is the Pathfinder Tales Series Worth Reading?

The Pathfinder Tales series suits readers who enjoy fantasy stories tied to a shared world. It offers variety through different characters and locations. Each book provides a contained adventure without requiring long-term commitment. It appeals to fans of role-playing game settings.

Content Warnings and Heat Level

Content includes fantasy violence, combat, and peril. Some stories involve darker themes such as betrayal or political conflict. There is minimal romantic content. Suitable for general fantasy readers.

The Pathfinder Tales series delivers individual fantasy adventures within a consistent world. It can be read in any order without losing clarity. Readers looking for varied, self-contained stories in a shared setting will find it accessible.



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 38 books in the Pathfinder Tales series.

The Pathfinder Tales series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Gears of Faith (Book 38), was published in April 2017.

The first book in the Pathfinder Tales series, Prince of Wolves, was published in September 2010.

The Pathfinder Tales series primarily falls into the Epic Fantasy genre.