Reading order
The Inheritance Games — reading order
- The Inheritance Games (2020)
- The Hawthorne Legacy (2021)
- The Final Gambit (2022)
- The Brothers Hawthorne (2023)
7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 10Series ranking →- 4 volumes
- Volumes
- 2020–2023
- Published
- about 30 h
- Reading time
- Ongoing
- Status
Quick answer

Start withThe Inheritance Games
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Publication order
4 volumes2020–2023Ongoing
- A trilogy of puzzle mysteries — The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit — that must be read in order; each book scores a touch higher than the last.
- The Brothers Hawthorne follows Grayson and Jameson after the trilogy, and The Grandest Game starts a new series.
Every volume in order
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Frequently asked questions
Which Inheritance Games book is the best?
By reader score, The Final Gambit (7.9/10). The lowest-rated is The Inheritance Games (7.8/10).
Which The Inheritance Games book is the longest?
“The Final Gambit” is the longest at 400 pages; the shortest is “The Hawthorne Legacy” with 380 pages.
What should I read after The Inheritance Games?
Other series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: The Naturals.



