Reading order
The Grisha reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2012–2014
- Published
- about 22 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Adventure#23
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2012–2014Completed
- The trilogy opens the Grishaverse.
- Read Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising first; the Six of Crows and King of Scars duologies come later in the same world and assume you know it.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,216 pages, about 22 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 2, 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 28 h11 daysby December 2, 2026
- The end of the series
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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: the finale is the best part. The last volume (7.7) stands above the rest. Whoever reaches the end gets the reward.
Best volume: Ruin and Rising (7.7, 1,149 ratings). Weakest: Siege and Storm (7.4). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.7) 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 Grisha books ranked, best to worst
- 1.Ruin and RisingBook 3 · 20147.7
- 2.Shadow and BoneBook 1 · 20127.4
- 2.Siege and StormBook 2 · 20137.4
Frequently asked questions
Which Grisha book is the best?
By reader score, Ruin and Rising (7.7/10). The lowest-rated is Siege and Storm (7.4/10).
Which The Grisha book is the longest?
“Siege and Storm” is the longest at 432 pages; the shortest is “Shadow and Bone” with 352 pages.
What should I read after The Grisha?
Other series by Leigh Bardugo: Ninth House, Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology.
