The History of Middle-earth series in order
Reading order
Book 1The Book of Lost Tales [1/2]1983
Book 1-2The Book of Lost Tales, Parts One & Two1984
Book 1-5The Histories of Middle Earth, Volumes 1-52000
Book 1-13The Complete History of Middle-Earth2002
Book 1-2History of Middle-Earth2023
Book 2The Book of Lost Tales [2/2]1984
Book 3The Lays of Beleriand1985
Book 3-5History of Middle-Earth Box Set #22024
Book 4The Shaping of Middle-Earth1986
Book 5The Lost Road and Other Writings1987
Book 6The Return of the Shadow1988
Book 6-9 (partial)The History of the Lord of the Rings2000
Book 6-9The Complete History of Middle-earth, Vol. 2 (The History of Middle-earth, Vols. 6-9)2001
Book 7The Treason of Isengard1989
Book 8The War of the Ring1990
Book 9Sauron Defeated1992
Book 10Morgoth's Ring1993
Book 10-12The history of Middle-Earth III2001
Book 11The war of the jewels1994
Book 12The Peoples of Middle-Earth1996
Book 13The History of Middle-earth2002