Reading order
Conclave of Shadows reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2002–2004
- Published
- about 21 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy#115
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2002–2004Completed
- A Midkemia trilogy that works as a fresh entry point: Kieli, the last survivor of a massacred mountain tribe, is trained by the secret Conclave of Shadows as a spy and swordsman and sets out for revenge.
- Read in order — Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, Exile’s Return; the third follows a new main character.
- All three rate almost the same.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,149 pages, about 21 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around November 30, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 114 h19 daysby November 17, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 27 h9 daysby November 30, 2026
- The end of the series
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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: Talon of the Silver Hawk (8.0, 117 ratings). Weakest: Exile's Return (7.9). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.9) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Conclave of Shadows books ranked, best to worst
- 1.Talon of the Silver HawkBook 1 · 20028.0
- 1.King of FoxesBook 2 · 20038.0
- 3.Exile's ReturnBook 3 · 20047.9
Frequently asked questions
Which Conclave of Shadows book is the best?
By reader score, Talon of the Silver Hawk (8.0/10). The lowest-rated is Exile's Return (7.9/10).
Which Conclave of Shadows book is the longest?
“Talon of the Silver Hawk” is the longest at 400 pages; the shortest is “Exile's Return” with 368 pages.
What should I read after Conclave of Shadows?
Other series by Raymond E. Feist: The Firemane Saga, The Chaoswar Saga, The Riftwar Saga.
