Reading order

The Chaoswar Saga reading order

Raymond E. Feist

  1. A Kingdom Besieged2011
  2. A Crown Imperilled2012
  3. Magician's End2013
8.08.0 / 10
131 ratings
Score
3 volumes
Volumes
2011–2013
Published
about 30 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

Quick answer

A Kingdom Besieged
Start withA Kingdom Besieged2011 · Volume 1 of 3

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Publication order

3 volumes2011–2013Completed

  • The final trilogy of Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar Cycle, which began with Magician in 1982: Pug and the magicians of Sorcerer’s Isle face a threat to the whole universe as the kingdom of the Isles is invaded.
  • Magician’s End closes the thirty-book story with a fitting farewell.
  • Strong ratings, but it is written for long-time readers: do not start here, start with Magician.

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 1,507 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

70%

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 9, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

  1. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 23, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  2. Stage 212 h16 daysby December 9, 2026
  3. The end of the series
    December 9, 2026
In one goDecember 5, 2026about 5 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 9, 2026about 6 weeks · +2 h of other books

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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

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Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which The Chaoswar Saga book is the longest?

“Magician's End” is the longest at 638 pages; the shortest is “A Kingdom Besieged” with 400 pages.

What should I read after The Chaoswar Saga?

Other series by Raymond E. Feist: The Firemane Saga, The Riftwar Saga, Empire Trilogy.

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