List of books

This article is a list of editing, fictional, non-fictional, programming, and strategy books focusing on the classic Doom series of games and closely related subjects, including later games in the Doom series such as Doom 3 and Doom (2016). Books about the classic Doom were popular in the early- to mid-nineties, at the height of Doom's popularity. Many included CD-ROMs with editing utilities, WAD files, game resources, graphical maps of the game levels, and other items of interest to players and editors. The shareware versions of the games were also a frequent pack-in.

Editing[edit]

Books on Doom editing focused primarily on teaching how to use various editing utilities, including map editors, DeHackEd, and creation of graphic and sound resources. These books virtually always include a CD with various Doom-oriented resources.

Author	Title	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-10	ISBN-13	Notes
Bell, Joseph and David Skrede	Doom Construction Kit: Mastering and Modifying Doom, The	Waite Group	1995	303	1571690034	9781571690036
Benner, Steve	3D Game Alchemy for Doom, Doom II, Heretic, and Hexen	Sams Publishing	1996	758	0672309351	9780672309359	^{[pnotes 1]}
Benner, Steve	Tricks of the Doom Gurus	Sams Publishing	1995	886	0672307170	9780672307171
Leukart, Hank	Doom Hacker's Guide, The	MIS:Press	1995	299	1558284281	9781558284289	^{[pnotes 2]}
Pantuso, Joe	Doom Game Editor, The	Wiley	1995	256	0471121282	9780471121282
中村伸武	自分でDOOMを作る本	Laser 5 Publishing Bureau	1995	111	4900813001	9784900813007

Notes[edit]

↑ 3D Game Alchemy is considered the second edition of Tricks of the Doom Gurus. A physical copy is included with the Level Master II compilation, as published by Macmillan Digital Publishing.
↑ Also published under an alternate title of Hank Leukart's Hacker's Guide to Doom.

Fiction[edit]

Doom in its various media has inspired novelizations by various authors.

Author	Title	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-10	ISBN-13	Based on
Costello, Matthew	Doom 3: Maelstrom	Simon and Schuster	2009	336	143915855X	9781439158555	Doom 3
Costello, Matthew	Doom 3: Worlds on Fire	Simon and Schuster	2008	320	1439100101	9781439100103	Doom 3
Gáspár, András	Doom - A pokol kapui	Valhalla Lodge	1995	298	9638353740		Classic Doom
Gáspár, András	Doom - Tisztítótűz	Valhalla Lodge	1995	302	9638353791		Classic Doom
Hugh, Dafydd ab and Brad Linaweaver	Doom: Hell on Earth	Pocket Star	1995	256	067152562X	9780671525620	Classic Doom
Hugh, Dafydd ab and Brad Linaweaver	Doom: Knee-Deep in the Dead	Simon and Schuster	1995	256	0671525557	9780671525552	Classic Doom
Hugh, Dafydd ab and Brad Linaweaver	Doom: Endgame	Simon and Schuster	1996	250	0671525662	9780671525668	Classic Doom
Hugh, Dafydd ab and Brad Linaweaver	Doom: Infernal Sky	Pocket Books	1996	247	0671525638	9780671525637	Classic Doom
Shirley, John	Doom	Simon and Schuster	2005	320	141652410X	9781416524106	Doom motion picture

Non-fiction[edit]

The non-fictional books below address the impact of Doom and its creators in a real-world context.

Author	Title	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-10	ISBN-13
id Software and Bethesda Softworks	Art of DOOM Limited Edition, The	Dark Horse Books	2016	184	1506701221	9781506701226
id Software and Bethesda Softworks	Art of DOOM, The	Dark Horse Books	2016	184	1616559349	9781616559342
id Software and Bethesda Softworks	Art of DOOM: Eternal, The	Dark Horse Books	2020	192	1506715540	9781506715544
id Software and Bethesda Softworks	Art of DOOM: The Dark Ages, The	Dark Horse Books	2025	216	1506750176	9781506750170
Kent, Steven L.	Making of Doom 3, The	McGraw-Hill/Osborne	2004	192	0072230525	9780072230529
Kushner, David	Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture	Random House	2004	339	0812972155	9780812972153
Pinchbeck, Daniel	DOOM: SCARYDARKFAST	University of Michigan Press	2013	198	0472051911	9780472051915

Programming[edit]

Books on programming took a technical point of view, focusing on entry-level programming and advanced topics. Such books usually only approached Wolfenstein 3D-level raycasting technology in their provided example implementations, as the binary space partitioning and screenspace clipping algorithms used by Doom were still practical trade secrets at the time. The focus on MS-DOS programming leaves these books something of a historical curiosity in the present day. These books almost always include a CD with resources, but are often aimed at the creation of a new game and may include extensive source code files.

Author	Title	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-10	ISBN-13
LaMothe, André	Black Art of 3D Game Programming	Waite Group Press	1995	1174	1571690042	9781571690043
LaMothe, André, John Ratcliff, and Denise Tyler	Tricks of the Game-Programming Gurus	Sams Publishing	1994	746	0672305070	9780672305078
Lampton, Christopher	Gardens of Imagination	Waite Groupe Press	1994	580	187873959X	9781878739599
Sanglard, Fabien	Game Engine Black Book: Doom	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform	2018	427	1987418433	9781987418439
Various authors	More Tricks of the Game-Programming Gurus	Sams Publishing	1995	570	0672306972	9780672306976

Strategy[edit]

Strategy guides focus on playing of the game, and may reveal the types of opposition, weapons and ammo, and secrets on each level, explaining how best in the author's opinion to progress through the game. Some of these books were given official status through publishing rights agreements with id Software, while others tout their "unofficial" status as a badge.

Author	Title	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-10	ISBN-13	Notes
Barba, Rick	Doom Battlebook	Prima Publishing	1994	201	1559586516	9781559586511
Barba, Rick and Andrew Reese	Doom Battlebook: Revised and Expanded Edition	Prima Publishing	1995	288	0761503625	9780761503620
Bell, Joe Grant	Hexen: The Official Strategy Guide	Prima Publishing	1996	138	0761503889	9780761503880
Bell, Joe Grant	Hexen 64: Official Secrets and Solutions	Prima Publishing	1997	128	0761512039	978-0761512035
Dille, Ed	Doom II Survival Guide	Prima Games	1994	96	1568932456	9781568932453	^{[snotes 1]}
Dille, Ed	Doom II: The Official Strategy Guide	Prima Games	1994	240	1559587113	9781559587112
Dille, Ed	Heretic: The Official Strategy Guide	Prima Publishing	1995	245	0761500359	9780761500353
Kaňůrek, Vit and Dalibor Ondra	Doom II, Heretic, Hexen: průvodce bojovníka, strategie a tajemství	Computer Press	1996	232	8085896613	9788085896619
Mendoza, Jonathan	Official Doom Survivor's Strategies & Secrets, The	Sybex	1994	305	0782115462	9780782115468
Mendoza, Jonathan	Warrior's Guide to Doom 2: Hell on Earth, The	Sybex	1994	225	0782116590	9780782116595	^{[snotes 2]}
Mendoza, Jonathan, Christen David Klie, and Robert Kiana Carter	Lost Episodes of Doom, The	Sybex	1995	246	0782116744	9780782116748
Osborne, Ian	Final Doom: Unauthorized Secrets	Prima Publishing	1996	192	076150723X	9780761507239	^{[snotes 3]}
Osborne, Ian, Jem Roberts, and Nick Roberts	Doom 64: Official Game Secrets	Prima Publishing	1997	95	0761511083	9780761511083
Prima Games	DOOM: Collector's Edition Guide	Prima Games	2016	272	0744017254	9780744017250
Prima Games	DOOM: Prima Official Guide	Prima Games	2016	272	0744017246	9780744017243
Stratton, Bryan and Craig Wessel	Doom 3: Prima Official Game Guide	Prima Games	2004	240	0761547185	9780761547181
Ward, Kip and Mike Vanmantgem	3D Action Gamer's Bible	Prima Games	1996	352	0761507663	9780761507666
Waring, Robert	The Deathmatch Manifesto	Sybex	1997	226	0782120474	9780782120479
Waring, Robert	Doom: Totally Unauthorized Tips & Secrets	Brady Publishing	1994	118	156686187X	9781566861878
Waring, Robert	Official DOOM Player's Guide for Super NES	Brady Publishing	1995	96	1566863961	9781566863964
Waring, Robert	Totally Unauthorized Guide to Doom II	Brady Publishing	1995	256	1566862280	9781566862288
Waring, Robert	Totally Unauthorized Guide to Heretic	Brady Publishing	1995	208	156686237X	9781566862370	^{[snotes 4]}
Waring, Robert	Ultimate Doom: Totally Unauthorized Tips & Secrets	Brady Publishing	1995	160	1566864380	9781566864381
Wessel, Craig	Authorized Guide to Doom 64	Brady Publishing	1997	112	1566867088	9781566867085
Wessel, Craig	Digital Warfare: Multiplayer 3D Action Strategies & Secrets	MIS:Press	1996	240	1558284834	9781558284838
Wessel, Craig	Totally Unauthorized Hexen Strategy Guide	Brady Publishing	1997	112	1566867207	9781566867207
Wolin, Henly, David Bartley, and David Cassady	Playstation Official Games Book	Brady Publishing	1995	176	1566864089	9781566864084

Notes[edit]

↑ Doom II Survival Guide is an abridged edition of Doom II: The Official Strategy Guide.
↑ The Warrior's Guide to Doom 2: Hell on Earth had ISBN numbers assigned for publishing, but it is suspected that it was never actually published.
↑ Final Doom: Unauthorized Secrets is also known by an alternate title of Final Doom Game Secrets: Unauthorized, particularly in various ISBN databases. The book itself uses both titles in different locations.
↑ The Totally Unauthorized Guide to Heretic is also known by an alternate title of Official Guide to Heretic, which is not to be confused with Heretic: The Official Strategy Guide.