Reading order
The Elenium reading order
1
2
3- 7.77.7 / 10291 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1989–1991
- Published
- about 25 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy#179
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1989–1991Completed
- David Eddings’ second big fantasy after the Belgariad, with older, wryer heroes: the knight Sparhawk returns from exile to find his young queen poisoned and sealed in crystal, and sets out with his order’s companions to find the jewel that can save her.
- One story in three books — read in order.
- The Sapphire Rose rates highest.
- The Tamuli trilogy continues with the same cast.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,356 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 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 5, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 116 h21 daysby November 19, 2026
- 1. The Diamond Throne
- 2. The Ruby Knight
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 29 h12 daysby December 5, 2026
- The end of the series
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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
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Elenium book is the best?
By reader score, The Sapphire Rose (7.8/10). The lowest-rated is The Diamond Throne (7.7/10).
Which The Elenium book is the longest?
“The Sapphire Rose” is the longest at 502 pages; the shortest is “The Ruby Knight” with 406 pages.
What should I read after The Elenium?
Other series by David Eddings: The Belgariad, The Malloreon, The Tamuli.
