Reading order
Midnighters trilogy reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2004–2006
- Published
- about 19 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Science fiction#78
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2004–2006Completed
- Scott Westerfeld’s trilogy about teenagers in Bixby, Oklahoma, who experience a secret twenty-fifth hour at midnight, when time freezes for everyone else and ancient creatures called darklings come out to hunt.
- Each of the five has a special power within that hour.
- One story — read in order: The Secret Hour, Touching Darkness, Blue Noon.
- All three rate almost the same.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,048 pages, about 19 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
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 24, 2026.
- Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026
- The end of the series
We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.
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: Touching Darkness (7.9, 65 ratings). Weakest: Blue Noon (7.7). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.7) 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
Midnighters trilogy books ranked, best to worst
- 1.Touching DarknessBook 2 · 20057.9
- 1.The Secret HourBook 1 · 20047.9
- 3.Blue NoonBook 3 · 20067.7
Frequently asked questions
Which Midnighters trilogy book is the best?
By reader score, Touching Darkness (7.9/10). The lowest-rated is Blue Noon (7.7/10).
Which Midnighters trilogy book is the longest?
“Blue Noon” is the longest at 378 pages; the shortest is “The Secret Hour” with 334 pages.
What should I read after Midnighters trilogy?
Other series by Scott Westerfeld: Uglies series, Leviathan trilogy.
