Reading order
Dragonlance Chronicles reading order
1
2- 7.87.8 / 10653 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1984–1985
- Published
- about 23 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy#151
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1984–1985Completed
- The trilogy that launched Dragonlance, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman from their Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
- Read Autumn Twilight, Winter Night and Spring Dawning in order; each rates a little higher than the last.
- The Legends trilogy follows the twins Raistlin and Caramon.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,231 pages, about 23 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 December 2, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 116 h21 daysby November 19, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 27 h9 daysby December 2, 2026
- The end of the series
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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
Frequently asked questions
Which Dragonlance Chronicles book is the best?
By reader score, Dragons of Winter Night (7.9/10). The lowest-rated is Dragons of Autumn Twilight (7.8/10).
Which Dragonlance Chronicles book is the longest?
“Dragons of Autumn Twilight” is the longest at 447 pages; the shortest is “Dragons of Spring Dawning” with 384 pages.
What should I read after Dragonlance Chronicles?
Other series by Margaret Weis: Dragonlance, The Death Gate Cycle, Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy.
