Fiends of the Eastern Front books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series?"

"There are four books in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series, published between 2005 and 2006."

Q: "What is the first book in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series?"

"The first book in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series is Operation Vampyr, published in 2005."

Q: "Is Fiends of the Eastern Front historically accurate?"

"The series uses the historical backdrop of the Eastern Front conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union as a setting, but layers supernatural horror over the real events. The German soldier narrator is a fictitious character, and the vampire battalion he discovers fighting for Romania is entirely invented. The series draws on the atmosphere and brutality of the historical conflict rather than attempting to document actual events."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Operation Vampyr	2005	Dan Abnett	Buy
2	Blood Red Army	2006	Dan Abnett	Buy
3	Fiends of the Eastern Front	2006	Dan Abnett	Buy
4	Twilight of the Dead	2006	Dan Abnett	Buy

Fiends of the Eastern Front is a 2000 AD comic series written by Dan Abnett, based on the original strip created by Gerry Finley-Day and Carlos Ezquerra that ran in 2000 AD during the early 1980s. Abnett’s revival, collected across four volumes from 2005 to 2006, returns to the original premise: a German soldier on the Eastern Front during World War Two discovers that a Romanian unit fighting alongside the Wehrmacht is composed of vampires.

Operation Vampyr begins the story with the narrator’s encounter with Constanta and his undead soldiers. Blood Red Army and Twilight of the Dead continue the story across the brutal winter campaigns of the Eastern Front. The framing device, a survivor’s account being read after the war, gives the series a doomed, retrospective tone. Carlos Ezquerra’s artwork, known from Strontium Dog and Judge Dredd, brings grim clarity to both the warfare and the supernatural horror. The series is a short, self-contained horror story that uses a historical setting to heighten the atmosphere.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series?

There are four books in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series, published between 2005 and 2006.

What is the first book in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series?

The first book in the Fiends of the Eastern Front series is Operation Vampyr, published in 2005.

Is Fiends of the Eastern Front historically accurate?

The series uses the historical backdrop of the Eastern Front conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union as a setting, but layers supernatural horror over the real events. The German soldier narrator is a fictitious character, and the vampire battalion he discovers fighting for Romania is entirely invented. The series draws on the atmosphere and brutality of the historical conflict rather than attempting to document actual events.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order