List of books

A large number of books related to Magic: The Gathering have been published which include fictional novels set within the game's universe, strategy guides, and encyclopedias.

Fiction

See also: List of storyline sources.

Title	Setting	Released	Author(s)	Publisher	ISBN #
Arena		Nov 1994	William R. Forstchen	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105424-0
Whispering Woods		Nov 1994	Clayton Emery	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105418-6
Final Sacrifice		Mar 1995	Clayton Emery	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105420-8
Shattered Chains		Mar 1995	Clayton Emery	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105419-4
Tapestries		Jul 1995	anthology	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105308-2
The Cursed Land		Sep 1995	Teri McLaren, Teri Williams	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105016-4
The Prodigal Sorcerer		Nov 1995	Mark Sumner	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105476-3
Ashes of the Sun		Mar 1996	Hanovi Braddock	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105649-9
Distant Planes		Jun 1996	anthology	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105313-9
Song of Time		Jun 1996	Teri McLaren	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105622-7
And Peace Shall Sleep	Fallen Empires	Jul 1996	Sonia Orin Lyris	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105619-7
Dark Legacy	The Dark	Dec 1996	Robert E. Vardeman	HarperPrism	ISBN 0-06-105697-9
The Brothers' War	Antiquities, Urza's Saga	May 1998	Jeff Grubb	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1170-0
Rath and Storm	Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus	Jul 1998	Peter Archer, ed.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1175-1
Planeswalker	Urza's Saga	Sep 1998	Lynn Abbey	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1182-4
The Colors of Magic		Feb 1999	Jess Lebow, ed.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1323-1
Time Streams	Urza's Legacy	May 1999	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1344-4
The Gathering Dark	The Dark	Jun 1999	Jeff Grubb	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1357-6
Bloodlines	Urza's Destiny	Aug 1999	Loren L. Coleman	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1380-0
Mercadian Masques	Mercadian Masques	Sep 1999	Francis Lebaron	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1188-3
The Thran		Dec 1999	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1600-1
Nemesis	Nemesis	Feb 2000	Paul Thompson	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1559-5
The Eternal Ice	Ice Age	May 2000	Jeff Grubb	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1562-5
Prophecy	Prophecy	Jul 2000	Vance Moore	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1570-6
The Myths of Magic		Aug 2000	Jess Lebow, ed.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1529-3
Invasion	Invasion	Oct 2000	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1438-6
The Shattered Alliance	Alliances	Dec 2000	Jeff Grubb	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1403-3
Planeshift	Planeshift	Feb 2001	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1802-0
Johan	Legends	Apr 2001	Clayton Emery	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1803-9
Apocalypse	Apocalypse	Jun 2001	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1880-2
The Dragons of Magic		Aug 2001	J. Robert King, ed.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1872-1
Odyssey	Odyssey	Sep 2001	Vance Moore	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1900-0
Jedit	Legends	Dec 2001	Clayton Emery	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-1907-8
Chainer's Torment	Torment	Jan 2002	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2696-1
The Secrets of Magic		Mar 2002	Jess Lebow, ed.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2710-0
Judgment	Judgment	Jun 2002	Will McDermott	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2743-7
Hazezon	Legends	Aug 2002	Clayton Emery	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2792-5
Onslaught	Onslaught	Sep 2002	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2801-8
Assassin's Blade	Legends	Dec 2002	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2830-1
Legions	Legions	Jan 2003	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2914-6
Emperor's Fist	Legends	Mar 2003	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2935-9
Scourge	Scourge	May 2003	J. Robert King	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2956-1
The Monsters of Magic		Aug 2003	J. Robert King, ed.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2983-9
The Moons of Mirrodin	Mirrodin	Sep 2003	Will McDermott	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-2995-2
Champion's Trial	Legends	Nov 2003	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3015-2
The Darksteel Eye	Darksteel	Jan 2004	Jess Lebow	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3140-X
The Fifth Dawn	Fifth Dawn	May 2004	Cory J. Herndon	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3205-8
Outlaw	Champions of Kamigawa	Sep 2004	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3357-7
Heretic	Betrayers of Kamigawa	Jan 2005	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3575-8
Guardian	Saviors of Kamigawa	May 2005	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3786-6
Ravnica: City of Guilds	Ravnica: City of Guilds	Sep 2005	Cory J. Herndon	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3792-0
Guildpact	Guildpact	Jan 2006	Cory J. Herndon	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-3989-3
Dissension	Dissension	May 2006	Cory J. Herndon	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4001-8
Dragons: Worlds Afire		Jun 2006	Scott McGough et al.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4976-2
Time Spiral	Time Spiral	Sep 2006	Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4840-6
Planar Chaos	Planar Chaos	Jan 2007	Scott McGough and Timothy Sanders	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4249-7
Future Sight	Future Sight	Apr 2007	Scott McGough and John Delaney	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4269-5
Lorwyn	Lorwyn	Aug 2007	Cory J. Herndon and Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4292-3
Morningtide	Morningtide	Jan 2008	Cory J. Herndon and Scott McGough	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4790-4
Shadowmoor	Shadowmoor	Apr 2008	Cory J. Herndon, Scott McGough et al.	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4840-6
Eventide	Eventide	Jun 2008	Scott McGough and Cory J. Herndon	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-4868-0
Agents of Artifice	Planeswalker Saga	Feb 2009	Ari Marmell	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5240-3
Alara Unbroken	Alara block	May 2009	Doug Beyer	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5201-4
The Purifying Fire	Planeswalker Saga	Jul 2009	Laura Resnick	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5298-4
The Curse of the Chain Veil	Planeswalker Saga	Jan 2010 (cancelled)	John Vornholt	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5412-4
Path of the Planeswalker	Planeswalker Saga	Jan 2010	Doug Beyer, Brady Dommermuth and Jenna Helland	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5367-7
Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum	Zendikar block	Apr 2010	Robert B. Wintermute	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5476-6
Test of Metal	Planeswalker Saga	Oct 2010	Matthew Stover	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5532-9
Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn	Scars of Mirrodin block	Apr 2011	Robert B. Wintermute	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5774-3
Path of the Planeswalker II	Planeswalker Saga	Jun 2011	Doug Beyer, Brady Dommermuth and Jenna Helland	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-5852-8
Magic: The Gathering	Planeswalker Saga	July 2012	Matt Forbeck	IDW	ISBN 1-6137-7228-9
Return to Ravnica: The Secretist, Part One	Return to Ravnica	Nov 2012	Doug Beyer	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-6455-0
Magic: The Gathering - The Spell Thief	Planeswalker Saga	Dec 2012	Matt Forbeck	IDW	ISBN 1-6137-7414-1
Gatecrash: The Secretist, Part Two	Gatecrash	Feb 2013	Doug Beyer	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-6456-7
Magic: The Gathering - Path of Vengeance	Planeswalker Saga	May 2013	Matt Forbeck	IDW	ISBN 1-6137-7637-3
Dragon's Maze: The Secretist, Part Three	Dragon's Maze	May 2013	Doug Beyer	WotC	ISBN 0-7869-6457-4
Theros: Godsend, Part I	Theros	April 2014	Jenna Helland	WotC	ISBN
Journey into Nyx: Godsend, Part II	Journey into Nyx	May 2014	Jenna Helland	WotC	ISBN
Magic: The Gathering - Theros	Planeswalker Saga	May 2014	Jason Ciaramella	IDW	ISBN 1-6137-7908-9
Magic: The Gathering - The Complete Collection	Planeswalker Saga	Sep 2014	Matt Forbeck, Jason Ciaramella	IDW	ISBN 1-6137-7739-6

Guides / Strategy

Official

Title	Year	Author(s)	Publisher	ISBN #
Magic: The Gathering Pocket Players' Guide	1994	Wizards of the Coast	Harpercollins	ISBN 1-88099-229-9
Pocket Players' Guide for Magic: The Gathering - Fourth Edition	1995	Wizards of the Coast	Wizards of the Coast	ISBN 1-57530-089-3
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia (UK)	1996	Beth Moursund (Editor)	Carlton Books Ltd.	ISBN 1-85868-240-1
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia (USA)	1996	Beth Moursund (Editor)	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-140-9
Magic: The Puzzling	1996	Mark Rosewater	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-57530-100-8
The Official Magic: The Gathering - Strategies & Secrets	1997	Beth Moursund	Sybex Inc.	ISBN 0-78212-031-8
Magic: The Gathering Official Strategy Guide	1997	Beth Moursund	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-149-2
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia - Volume 2	1997	Beth Moursund (Editor)	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-150-6
The Official Guide to Portal	1997	Beth Moursund	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-152-2
The Official Deckbuilders' Guide	1997	Tim Dedopulos	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-156-5
The Official Guide to Tempest	1997	Beth Moursund	Thunders Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-157-3
Official Strategy Guide for Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage	1997	Mark Walker	Prima Games	ISBN 0-76151-061-3
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia - Volume 3	1998	Beth Moursund (Editor)	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-189-1
The Official Guide to Portal Second Age	1998	Will McDermott (Editor)	Will McDermott
The Official Guide to Urza's Saga	1998	Beth Moursund (Editor)	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-198-0
Advanced Strategy Guide	1998	[Mark Justice] & Tim Dedopulos	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-199-9
The Art of Magic: The Gathering - The Rath Cycle	1998	Anthony Waters & Lizz Baldwin	TSR	ISBN 0-78691-178-6
The Official Classic Sixth Edition Game Strategy Guide	1999	Randy Buehler & Lizz Baldwin (Editor)	Wizards of the Coast	ISBN 0-78691-375-4
Deck Deconstruction Companion	1999	Beth Moursund	Wizards of the Coast	ISBN 0-78691-332-0
The Official Urza's Destiny Game Guide	1999	Will McDermott & Lizz Baldwin (Editor)	TSR	ISBN 0-78691-400-9
The Official Starter Game Strategy Guide	1999	Cory Herndon	TSR	ISBN 0-78691-425-4
The Official Tournament Player's Guide	1999	DCI Staff & Lizz Baldwin (Editor)	TSR	ISBN 0-78691-517-X
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia - Volume 4	1999	Beth Moursund, Richard Garfield	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-211-1
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia - Volume 5	2000	Cory J. Herndon	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-271-5
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia - Volume 6 (US)	2001	Brian Tinsman & Cory J. Herndon	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-343-6
Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia - Volume 6 (UK)	2001	Brian Tinsman & Cory J. Herndon	Carlton Books Ltd	ISBN 1-84222-389-5
The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering	2002	Beth Moursund	Thunder's Mouth Press	ISBN 1-56025-443-2
Prima's Official Strategy Guide - Magic: The Gathering Online	2002	Mike Searle	Prima Games	ISBN 0-76153-984-0
A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara	2008	Doug Beyer and Jenna Helland	Wizards of the Coast	ISBN 0-78695-124-9
The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Zendikar	2016	James Wyatt	Wizards of the Coast	ISBN 1-42158-249-X
The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Innistrad	2016	James Wyatt	Wizards of the Coast	ISBN 1-42158-780-7

Unofficial

Title	Year	Author(s)	Publisher	ISBN #
The Unauthorized Strategy Guide to the Magic: The Gathering Card Game	1995	Paul Dreyfus & Gregory Williams	Prima Lifestyles	ISBN 0-76150-260-2
Mastering Magic Cards: An Introduction to the Art of Masterful Deck Construction	1995	George H. Baxter & Larry W. Smith	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-457-5
Learn Magic Cards	1995	Larry W. Smith	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-460-5
Deep Magic: Advanced Strategies for Experienced Players of Magic : The Gathering	1996	Charles Wolfe & George H. Baxter	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-461-3
The Tables of Magic	1996	George H. Baxter	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-486-9
Single Card Strategies for Magic: The Gathering	1996	Jeff S. Franzmann, Philip E. Kramer & Beth Moursund	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-489-3
Dominating Dominia	1996	George H. Baxter	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-491-5
Alliances Revealed	1996	George H. Baxter	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-521-0
Totally Unauthorized Guide to Magic: The Gathering Card Game	1996	Ronald Wartow & Brady Games	Brady Publishing	ISBN 1-56686-292-2
Totally Unauthorized Magic: The Gathering Advanced Player's Guide	1996	Ronald Wartow & Brady Games	Brady Publishing	ISBN 1-56686-503-4
Totally Unauthorized Magic: The Gathering Tournament Guide	1996	Ronald Wartow & Brady Games	Brady Publishing	ISBN 1-56686-642-1
Magic Cards Simplified	1997	George H. Baxter & Russell A. Stultz	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-522-9
Baxter on Magic	1997	George H. Baxter	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-523-7
Pro Magic: The Art of Professional Deck Construction	1997	George H. Baxter & Charles Wolfe	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-524-5
Mirage Revealed	1997	Scott Johns	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-561-X
Visions Revealed	1997	Sol Malka	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-563-6
Tournament Reports for Magic: The Gathering	1997	Jamie C. Wakefield, Kevin McGlaughlin	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-579-2
Single Card Strategies for Magic: The Gathering - Volume II	1997	Jeff Franzmann	Canticle Publishing Inc.	ISBN 1-89682-200-2
Weatherlight Revealed	1998	Eric Tam & Paul McCabe	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-577-6
Mastering Portal	1998	George H. Baxter & Trey Kerigan	Wordware Publishing	ISBN 1-55622-583-0
The Magic: The Gathering Internet Guide	1999	Scifigate (Editor)	Lightning Rod Ltd	ISBN 1-88638-354-5
Magic: The Gathering! The Best Websites and Factoids	2002	Sandy Van Densen / Talis Pelucir	Lightning Rod Ltd	ISBN 1-59092-011-2
Pojo's Unofficial Magic: The Gathering Beginner's Guide	2003	Bill Bil (Editor)	Triumph Entertainment	ISBN 1-57243-595-X
Magic: The Gathering Coloring Book	2012	Mike "Gabriel" Krahulik	PAX
Magic the Gathering Strategy and Deck Building Tips	2013	Stephen Hockman		ISBN 1-49235-755-3
The Gathering: Reuniting Pioneering Artists of Magic	2014	Jeff A. Menges (Editor)	Full Steam Press	ISBN 0-98943-550-4
Magic The Gathering Game Guide	2015	Josh Abbott		ISBN 1-50844-869-8

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