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He Who Fights with Monsters — reading order

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  1. He Who Fights with Monsters (2021)
  2. He Who Fights with Monsters 2 (2021)
  3. He Who Fights With Monsters, Book 3: Hero (2021)
  4. He Who Fights with Monsters 4: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 4 (2021)
  5. He Who Fights with Monsters 5 (2022)
  6. He Who Fights with Monsters 6 (2022)
  7. He Who Fights With Monsters 7 (2022)
  8. He Who Fights With Monsters 8 (2022)
  9. He Who Fights with Monsters 9: A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 9) (2023)
  10. He Who Fights With Monsters 10 (2023)
  11. He Who Fights with Monsters 11 (2024)
  12. He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure (2026)
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12 volumes
Volumes
2021–2026
Published
Ongoing
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He Who Fights with Monsters
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Publication order

12 volumes2021–2026Ongoing

  • A LitRPG series about Jason Asano, pulled into a world of game-like magic, that began as a web serial on Royal Road.
  • The books are long and the story runs straight through, so read them in order from the first; readers rate them very evenly.

Every volume in order

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Score per volume12 volumes on a timeline, 2021 to 2026 · Best-rated volume: He Who Fights With Monsters 7
  1. He Who Fights with Monsters
    He Who Fights with Monsters2021 · Not ranked yetStart hereBuy
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  2. He Who Fights with Monsters 2
    He Who Fights with Monsters 22021 · 287 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
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  3. He Who Fights With Monsters, Book 3: Hero
    He Who Fights With Monsters, Book 3: Hero2021 · Not ranked yetBuy
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  4. He Who Fights with Monsters 4: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 4
    He Who Fights with Monsters 4: He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 42021 · Not ranked yetBuy
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  5. He Who Fights with Monsters 5
    He Who Fights with Monsters 52022 · 239 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  6. He Who Fights with Monsters 6
    He Who Fights with Monsters 62022 · 223 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  7. He Who Fights With Monsters 7
    He Who Fights With Monsters 72022 · 215 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  8. He Who Fights With Monsters 8
    He Who Fights With Monsters 82022 · 198 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  9. He Who Fights with Monsters 9: A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 9)
    He Who Fights with Monsters 9: A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 9)2023 · Not ranked yetBuy
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  10. He Who Fights With Monsters 10
    He Who Fights With Monsters 102023 · 167 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  11. He Who Fights with Monsters 11
    He Who Fights with Monsters 112024 · 134 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
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  12. He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure
    He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure2026 · 5 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
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Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 11, 2026

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Which He Who Fights with Monsters book is the best?

By reader score, He Who Fights With Monsters 7 (8.4/10). The lowest-rated is He Who Fights With Monsters 8 (8.2/10).