Reading order
The Darkwar Saga reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2005–2008
- Published
- about 24 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy#139
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2005–2008Completed
- Midkemia novels that follow on from the Conclave of Shadows: Pug, his family and the Conclave face a threat from the Dasati, a race from a darker plane of existence.
- Read in order, ideally after the Conclave books, as several characters continue.
- The trilogy rates evenly, with Into a Dark Realm, which journeys into the Dasati world, slightly ahead.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,284 pages, about 24 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
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 3, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 114 h19 daysby November 17, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 29 h13 daysby December 3, 2026
- The end of the series
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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: Into a Dark Realm (7.9, 89 ratings). Weakest: Flight of the Nighthawks (7.8). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.9) 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
The Darkwar books ranked, best to worst
- 1.Into a Dark RealmBook 2 · 20067.9
- 1.Wrath of a Mad GodBook 3 · 20087.9
- 3.Flight of the NighthawksBook 1 · 20057.8
Frequently asked questions
Which Darkwar book is the best?
By reader score, Into a Dark Realm (7.9/10). The lowest-rated is Flight of the Nighthawks (7.8/10).
Which The Darkwar Saga book is the longest?
“Wrath of a Mad God” is the longest at 516 pages; the shortest is “Into a Dark Realm” with 368 pages.
What should I read after The Darkwar Saga?
Other series by Raymond E. Feist: The Firemane Saga, The Chaoswar Saga, The Riftwar Saga.
