BookRank

Reading order

The Wingfeather Saga reading order

Andrew Peterson

  1. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness2008
  2. North! Or Be Eaten2009
  3. The Monster in the Hollows2011
  4. The Warden and the Wolf King2014
8.18.1 / 10
66 ratings
Score
4 volumes
Volumes
2008–2014
Published
about 25 h
Reading time
Completed
Status
Fantasy
Genre

Quick answer

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
Start withOn the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness2008 · Volume 1 of 4
Open the volume →Buy the first volumeListen to the audiobook

Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.

Publication order

4 volumes2008–2014Completed

  • Andrew Peterson’s family fantasy about the three Igiby children, Janner, Tink and their little sister Leeli, who live under the cruel rule of the lizard-like Fangs of Dang and discover that they are the lost heirs of a fallen kingdom.
  • It begins as a silly adventure full of footnotes and odd creatures and grows into something deep and moving about courage and family.
  • Only the first has enough ratings, and they are high.
  • It was made into an animated series.
  • Read in order.

A plan for the whole series

4 volumes, 1,482 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 8, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

  1. Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026
  2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 26, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Stage 29 h12 daysby December 8, 2026
    • 4. The Warden and the Wolf King2014 · 493 pages · 9 h
  4. The end of the series
    December 8, 2026
In one goDecember 4, 2026about 5 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 8, 2026about 6 weeks · +2 h of other books

We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.

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

Read: 0 of 4
  1. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
    On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness2008 · 66 ratingsStart here
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. North! Or Be Eaten
    North! Or Be Eaten2009 · 40 ratings · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet
  3. The Monster in the Hollows
    The Monster in the Hollows2011 · 30 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  4. The Warden and the Wolf King
    The Warden and the Wolf King2014 · 25 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which The Wingfeather Saga book is the longest?

“The Warden and the Wolf King” is the longest at 493 pages; the shortest is “On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness” with 304 pages.