Magic: The Gathering is a 21-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Teri McLaren, Jeff Grubb, Cory J. Herndon, J. Robert King, Loren L. Coleman, Mark Sumner, William R. Forstchen, Hanovi Braddock, Sonia Orin Lyris, R. A. Salvatore and 9 others.