Reading order
The Power of Five reading order
1
2
3
4
5- 7.77.7 / 10183 ratings
- Score
- 5 volumes
- Volumes
- 2005–2012
- Published
- about 35 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy#198
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
5 volumes2005–2012Completed
- Anthony Horowitz’s darker series for young readers: five teenagers from around the world, reborn across ten thousand years, are destined to fight the Old Ones, an ancient evil returning to destroy humanity.
- It begins with Raven’s Gate, in which Matt is sent to a sinister Yorkshire village.
- One story in five books — read in order.
- Raven’s Gate is the only one here with enough ratings.
A plan for the whole series
5 volumes, 1,989 pages, about 35 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 21, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 218 habout 3 weeksby December 21, 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 The Power of Five book is the longest?
“Oblivion” is the longest at 590 pages; the shortest is “Raven's Gate” with 282 pages.
What should I read after The Power of Five?
Other series by Anthony Horowitz: Susan Ryeland, Hawthorne & Horowitz, Alex Rider.
