Reading order
Empire of the Vampire reading order
3- 8.38.3 / 10129 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2020–2025
- Published
- about 45 h
- Reading time
- Ongoing
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2020–2025Ongoing
Volume numbering in the sources is incomplete — the order below follows publication years.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 2,346 pages, about 45 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 8 weeks.
- The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2025. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.
Stages
3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 2, 2027, 7 days later than in one go.
- Stage 116 habout 3 weeksby November 20, 2026
- 1. Empire of the Vampire
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 212 h16 daysby December 10, 2026
- 2. Empire of the Damned
- Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 314 h19 daysby January 2, 2027
- 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 and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Empire of the Vampire book is the longest?
“Empire of the Vampire” is the longest at 896 pages; the shortest is “Empire of the Damned” with 672 pages.
What should I read after Empire of the Vampire?
Other series by Jay Kristoff: Nevernight Chronicle.
