Reading order
The Obsidian Trilogy reading order
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2003–2006
- Published
- about 40 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2003–2006Completed
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 2,063 pages, about 40 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 weeks.
Stages
3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around December 26, 2026, 7 days later than in one go.
- Stage 113 h17 daysby November 15, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 216 h21 daysby December 10, 2026
- Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 39 h12 daysby December 26, 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
No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.
Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Obsidian Trilogy book is the longest?
“To Light a Candle” is the longest at 856 pages; the shortest is “When Darkness Falls” with 496 pages.
What should I read after The Obsidian Trilogy?
Other series by Mercedes Lackey: Heralds of Valdemar, Elemental Masters, Mage Winds.
