Resident Evil Books in Order & How Many Are There in The Series
If you are a Resident Evil fan, either games, movies, or comics, and now want to start reading Resident Evil books, but are not sure where to start, you are in the right place. In this article, we are bringing you the best way to start reading Resident Evil books in order.
But not only that, we will also let you know how many Resident Evil books are there in the series, what is the best way to read them, what are they about, how are they connected to each other and whether will there be more Resident Evil books in the future.
So, let us begin with how many are there and we will sort them out first in order by the release date.
How many Resident Evil books are there?
There are currently seven Resident Evil books and we will now show you what they look like in order by the release date.
- Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy
- Resident Evil: Caliban Cove
- Resident Evil: City of the Dead
- Resident Evil: Underworld
- Resident Evil: Nemesis
- Resident Evil: Code Veronica
- Resident Evil: Zero Hour
Now that we have shown you what the books look like in order by the release date, let us check what is the best way to read Resident Evil books in order, what are they about and how they connect to each other.
Resident Evil books in order
The best way to read Resident Evil books is actually not by the release date. The best to read them is in chronological order and that is the order we will sort them here. It is not really a lot different, the thing is that only the last book, Zero Hour, should be read first. So, let’s check out below Resident Evil books in chronological order.
Resident Evil: Zero Hour
Sent to investigate a series of grisly murders in Raccoon City, S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team scrambles into action. On the way to the scene, Bravo’s helicopter crashes. Although everyone survives, what they discover next is gruesome: an overturned military transport truck riddled with corpses — and that’s only the beginning of their nightmare.
Bravo Team is about to discover the evil that is growing all around them, and rookie member Rebecca Chambers is beginning to wonder what she’s gotten herself into.
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy
Raccoon City: a remote mountain community suddenly besieged by a rash of grisly murders. At the epicenter, a dark secluded mansion belonging to the mysterious Umbrella Corporation.
Deployed to investigate the strange goings-on is the Special Tactics and Rescue Squad (S.T.A.R.S.) but what unfolds as the team penetrate the mansion’s long-locked doors is terror beyond their worst nightmares.
Resident Evil: Caliban Cove
Combat medic and biochemist Rebecca Chambers, the sole survivor of the Bravo Team, joins a new S.T.A.R.S. strike force when rumor comes of another Umbrella experiment. Hidden beneath the rocky cliffs of Caliban Cove, Maine, someone is building an army of the undead.
Now the S.T.A.R.S. must battle more unspeakable horrors and stop a madman from unleashing the biohazard upon the world.
Resident Evil: City of the Dead
Leon Kennedy, a rookie cop on a new assignment, and Claire Redfield, sister of the still-missing S.T.A.R.S. member Chris, arrive at Raccoon City to discover a necropolis.
A botched attempt by the Umbrella Corporation to retrieve a devastating mutagenic weapon has resulted in a horrifying viral outbreak, transforming the city’s population into the living dead. And all of them are hungry.
Resident Evil: Underworld
Beneath the deserts of the American Southwest, one of the Umbrella Corporation’s most elaborate facilities is about to go online.
Somewhere inside may also be the key to stopping Umbrella once and for all… can Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Rebecca Chambers, and their friends get past a strike team of corrupt S.T.A.R.S., and survive the genetically engineered horrors awaiting them?
Resident Evil: Nemesis
Zombies, mutant animals, bioengineered weapons and surgically enhanced monsters: after all she’s been through, Jill Valentine is ready to leave Raccoon City forever. But the Umbrella Corporation isn’t finished with Raccoon City.
Under cover of night, mercenary teams have entered the city, along with something else – a lethal creature code-named Nemesis. Nemesis is on the hunt, and Jill is its prey.
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Claire Redfield’s desperate search for her missing brother leads her to a remote island, where a mad genius has unleashed every grotesque creature at his disposal to stop her from interfering with his horrific agenda.
Meanwhile, Chris Redfield has been fighting a one-man war against Umbrella’s creations… and is now on a collision course with the man who betrayed the S.T.A.R.S. in Raccoon City.
Do you need to read Resident Evil books in order?
You should read Resident Evil books in order, either by the release date or in chronological order. Characters and the story are mostly connected, so it would be best to read them in one of the above-mentioned orders.
Will there be more Resident Evil books?
Let me share with you an answer from the author of Resident Evil books, S.D. Perry, that he gave on Goodreads.
The question was, “Is there any chance you’ll write another book in the Resident Evil universe?”
And Perry’s answer was: “Only if I’m hired to do so… The original books were all contract work. So, whomever (is that the correct usage of whom?!) currently owns the publishing rights would have to hire me to write more. The material is licensed, after all… I would love to do more RE, though. Those were fun.”
So, as you can see, this really depends on the publishers and if they want to make more books. For now, we don’t have any new announcements.
