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The Daevabad Trilogy reading order

S. A. Chakraborty

  1. The City of Brass2017
  2. The Kingdom of Copper2019
  3. The Empire of Gold2020
8.08.0 / 10
649 ratings
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3 volumes
Volumes
2017–2020
Published
Completed
Status
Fantasy
Genre

Quick answer

The City of Brass
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Publication order

3 volumes2017–2020Completed

  • Nahri, a con artist in 18th-century Cairo, accidentally summons a djinn warrior and is drawn to the magical city of Daevabad.
  • A complete trilogy — The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, The Empire of Gold — read in order; the politics grow denser with each book.

Every volume in order

Read: 0 of 3
  1. The City of Brass
    2017
  2. The Kingdom of Copper
    2019
  3. The Empire of Gold
    2020
3 volumes on a timeline, 2017 to 2020
  1. The City of Brass
    The City of Brass2017 · 649 ratingsStart here
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. The Kingdom of Copper
    The Kingdom of Copper2019 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  3. The Empire of Gold
    The Empire of Gold2020 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet

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

Frequently asked questions

Which The Daevabad Trilogy book is the longest?

“The Empire of Gold” is the longest at 784 pages; the shortest is “The City of Brass” with 544 pages.