Reading order
Tales of Dunk and Egg reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1998–2010
- Published
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Adventure#9
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1998–2010Completed
- Three novellas set about ninety years before A Game of Thrones, following the hedge knight Ser Duncan and his squire Egg.
- Lighter and far shorter than A Song of Ice and Fire, and complete; read them in order, starting with The Hedge Knight.
- They are collected as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 482 pages, about 9 hours. At 45 min a day that is 12 days.
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 10, 2026.
- Stage 19 h12 daysby November 10, 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: The Hedge Knight (8.1, 221 ratings). Weakest: The Sworn Sword (8.0). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (8.1) 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
Tales of Dunk and Egg books ranked, best to worst
- 1.The Hedge KnightBook 1 · 19988.1
- 1.The Mystery KnightBook 3 · 20108.1
- 3.The Sworn SwordBook 2 · 20038.0
Frequently asked questions
Which Tales of Dunk and Egg book is the best?
By reader score, The Hedge Knight (8.1/10). The lowest-rated is The Sworn Sword (8.0/10).
Which Tales of Dunk and Egg book is the longest?
“The Hedge Knight” is the longest at 164 pages; the shortest is “The Sworn Sword” with 158 pages.
What should I read after Tales of Dunk and Egg?
Other series by George R. R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire, Wild Cards, Thousand Worlds.
