I believe I own 61 of 67 or so published Magic: The Gathering novels.
I got my first MTG novel–Whispering Woods–in the spring of 1995–very early in my having been introduced to the game. I got the next two novels as well as the first around that same time. I read several additional ones through the local library. In 1998 or so I discovered The Brothers’ War via the same library and loved the book. I rediscovered it the next year, in 1999, at a bookstore at a mall near the University, along with at least one later novel. Fall of 1999, all of 2000 and 2001, and I believe into 2002, I followed most of the novels as they came out. I dipped a toe back in for the Time Spiral books and only ever finished reading the first novel before losing track of the series again. I added a couple more books over the years, and then made a concerted effort earlier this year in 2018 to acquire books I was missing.
With the help of online Wiki stuff, I assembled a checklist a few months ago. With a couple of new additions over the weekend, I believe I’m "only" missing 7 or so of the books; 1 of which I’m not even sure is actually a novel. And of those that are, Alara Unbound is apparently selling for over $250.00, and I’m not even sure I’m willing to pay $15-$19 (including shipping) on the "cheaper" books I’m yet missing.
I have to truly wonder if people that put such outrageous prices on "out of print" mass-market paperbacks actually ever get their asking price! And if they’re not actively actually trying to sell the books, I wish they wouldn’t list them. But that gets into other stuff I don’t feel like laying into with this post.
The following list has served me well, and I present it here simply for informational purposes. I’m confident of the bulk of it, but would counsel doing your own research before considering it complete, authoritative, or remotely official!
| Year | Cycle | Title | Author | ISBN |
| 1994 | Arena | William R. Forstchen | 0-06-105424-0 | |
| 1995 | Whispering Woods | Clayton Emery | 0-06-105418-6 | |
| 1995 | Shattered Chains | Clayton Emery | 0-06-105419-4 | |
| 1995 | Final Sacrifice | Clayton Emery | 0-7522-0217-0 | |
| 1995 | The Cursed Land | Teri McLaren | 0-06-105016-4 | |
| 1995 | The Prodigal Sorcerer | Mark C. Sumner | 0-06-105476-3 | |
| 1996 | Ashes of the Sun | Hanovi Braddock | 0-06-105649-9 | |
| 1996 | Song of Time | Teri McLaren | 0-06-105622-7 | |
| 1996 | And Peace Shall Sleep | Sonia Orin Lyris | 0-06-105619-7 | |
| 1996 | Dark Legacy | Robert E. Vardeman | 0-06-105697-9 | |
| 1999 | The Thran | J. Robert King | 0-7869-1600-1 | |
| 1998 | Artifacts | The Brothers’ War | Jeff Grubb | 0-7869-1170-0 |
| 1998 | Artifacts | Planeswalker | Lynn Abbey | 0-7869-1182-4 |
| 1999 | Artifacts | Time Streams | J. Robert King | 0-7869-1344-4 |
| 1999 | Artifacts | Bloodlines: The Story of Urza’s Destiny | Loren L. Coleman | 0-7869-1380-0 |
| 1999 | Ice Age | The Gathering Dark | Jeff Grubb | 0-7869-1357-6 |
| 2000 | Ice Age | The Eternal Ice | Jeff Grubb | 0-7869-1562-5 |
| 2000 | Ice Age | The Shattered Alliance | Jeff Grubb | 0-7869-1403-3 |
| 1999 | Masquerade | Mercadian Masques | Francis Lebaron | 0-7869-1188-3 |
| 2000 | Masquerade | Nemesis | Paul B. Thompson | 0-7869-1559-5 |
| 2000 | Masquerade | Prophecy | Vance Moore | 0-7869-1570-6 |
| 2000 | Invasion | Invasion | J. Robert King | 0-7869-1438-6 |
| 2001 | Invasion | Planeshift | J. Robert King | 0-7869-1802-0 |
| 2001 | Invasion | Apocalypse | J. Robert King | 0-7869-1880-2 |
| 2000 | Odyssey | Odyssey | Vance Moore | 0-7869-1900-0 |
| 2001 | Odyssey | Chainer’s Torment | Scott McGough | 0-7869-2696-1 |
| 2001 | Odyssey | Judgment | Will McDermott | 0-7869-2743-7 |
| 2001 | Legends | Johan | Clayton Emery | 0-7869-1803-9 |
| 2001 | Legends | Jedit | Clayton Emery | 0-7869-1907-8 |
| 2002 | Legends | Hazezon | Clayton Emery | 0-7869-2792-5 |
| 2002 | Legends II | Assassin’s Blade | Scott McGough | 0-7869-2830-1 |
| 2003 | Legends II | Emperor’s Fist | Scott McGough | 0-7869-2935-9 |
| 2003 | Legends II | Champion’s Trial | Scott McGough | 0-7869-3015-2 |
| 2002 | Onslaught | Onslaught | J. Robert King | 0-7869-2801-8 |
| 2003 | Onslaught | Legions | J. Robert King | 0-7869-2914-6 |
| 2003 | Onslaught | Scourge | J. Robert King | 0-7869-2956-1 |
| 2003 | Mirrodin | The Moons of Mirrodin | Will McDermott | 0-7869-2995-2 |
| 2004 | Mirrodin | The Darksteel Eye | Jess Lebow | 0-7869-3140-X |
| 2004 | Mirrodin | The Fifth Dawn | Cory Herndon | 0-7869-3205-8 |
| 2004 | Kamigawa | Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa | Scott McGough | 0-7869-3357-7 |
| 2005 | Kamigawa | Heretic: Betrayers of Kamigawa | Scott McGough | 0-7869-3575-8 |
| 2005 | Kamigawa | Guardian: Saviors of Kamigawa | Scott McGough | 0-7869-3786-6 |
| 2005 | Ravnica | Ravnica: City of Guilds | Cory J. Herndon | 0-7869-3792-0 |
| 2006 | Ravnica | Guildpact | Cory J. Herndon | 0-7869-3989-3 |
| 2006 | Ravnica | Dissension | Cory J. Herndon | 0-7869-4001-8 |
| 2006 | Time Spiral | Time Spiral | Scott McGough | 0-7869-3988-5 |
| 2007 | Time Spiral | Planar Chaos | Scott McGough, Timothy Sanders | 0-7869-4249-5 |
| 2007 | Time Spiral | Future Sight | Scott McGough, John Delaney | 0-7869-4269-X |
| 2007 | Lorwyn | Lorwyn | Cory J. Herndon, Scott McGough | 0-7869-4292-4 |
| 2008 | Lorwyn | Morningtide | Cory J. Herndon, Scott McGough | 0-7869-4790-X |
| 2008 | Lorwyn II: Shadowmoor | Shadowmoor | Philip Athans, Susan J. Morris | 0-7869-4840-X |
| 2008 | Lorwyn II: Shadowmoor | Eventide | Scott McGough, Cory J. Herndon | 0-7869-4868-X |
| 2009 | BLOCK NOVEL | Alara Unbroken | Doug Beyer | 0-7869-5201-6 |
| 2010 | BLOCK NOVEL | Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum | Robert B. Wintermute | 0-7869-5476-0 |
| 2011 | BLOCK NOVEL | Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn | Robert B. Wintermute | 0-7869-5774-3 |
| 2009 | PLANESWLKER NOVEL | Agents of Artifice | Ari Marmell | 0-7869-5134-6 |
| 2009 | PLANESWLKER NOVEL | The Purifying Fire | Laura Resnick | 0-7869-5298-9 |
| 2010 | PLANESWLKER NOVEL | Test of Metal | Matthew Stover | 0-7869-5532-5 |
| 1995 | ANTHOLOGY | Tapestries | Kathy Ice | 0-06-105308-2 |
| 1995 | ANTHOLOGY | Distant Planes | Kathy Ice | 0-06-105765-7 |
| 1998 | ANTHOLOGY | Rath and Storm | Peter Archer | 0-7869-1175-1 |
| 1999 | ANTHOLOGY | The Colors of Magic | Jess Lebow | 0-7869-1323-1 |
| 2000 | ANTHOLOGY | Myths of Magic | Jess Lebow | 0-7869-1529-3 |
| 2001 | ANTHOLOGY | Dragons of Magic | J. Robert King | 0-7869-1872-1 |
| 2002 | ANTHOLOGY | The Secrets of Magic | J. Robert King | 0-7869-2710-0 |
| 2003 | ANTHOLOGY | Monsters of Magic | J. Robert King | 0-7869-2983-9 |
| 2008 | A Planeswalker’s Guide to Alara | Doug Beyer, Jenna Helland | 0-7869-5124-9 |
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