Reading order
The Inheritance Trilogy reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2010–2011
- Published
- about 25 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy#148
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2010–2011Completed
- Jemisin’s first trilogy, about gods enslaved by a ruling family.
- Each book has a different narrator and a jump in time, so they read almost as standalones, but in order.
- The Broken Kingdoms rates highest; the first and last rate a little lower.
- Her later Broken Earth rates much higher.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,396 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: medium
- From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 3, “The Kingdom of Gods” (by 26%). Plan your break after volume 2, before the series plans it for you.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 11, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.
- Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026
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- Stage 211 h14 daysby December 11, 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 0.3 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: The Broken Kingdoms (8.0, 265 ratings). Weakest: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (7.8). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 2 and 3: 26%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.8) 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 Inheritance Trilogy books ranked, best to worst
- 1.The Broken KingdomsBook 2 · 20108.0
- 2.The Kingdom of GodsBook 3 · 20117.8
- 2.The Hundred Thousand KingdomsBook 1 · 20107.8
Frequently asked questions
Which Inheritance Trilogy book is the best?
By reader score, The Broken Kingdoms (8.0/10). The lowest-rated is The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (7.8/10).
Which The Inheritance Trilogy book is the longest?
“The Kingdom of Gods” is the longest at 582 pages; the shortest is “The Broken Kingdoms” with 398 pages.
What should I read after The Inheritance Trilogy?
Other series by N. K. Jemisin: The Broken Earth, The Dreamblood, Great Cities.
