Throne of Glass reading order

A plan for the whole series

8 volumes, 4,982 pages, about 90 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 months.

• The thickest volume runs 992 pages. One volume is one stage: a break after it, not the next volume.
• Readers scored volume 6, “Tower of Dawn”, below its predecessor (8.2 after 8.8). If you slow down there, that is on the book, not on you. From volume 7 the form returns.

Stages

6 stages, with 5 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around March 26, 2027, about 4 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 116 habout 3 weeksby November 20, 2026

   • 0.5. The Assassin's Blade2014 · 462 pages · 8 h
   • 1. Throne of Glass2012 · 432 pages · 8 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 24, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 19, 2026

   • 2. Crown of Midnight2013 · 448 pages · 8 h
   • 3. Heir of Fire2014 · 592 pages · 11 h
4. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 23, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 312 h16 daysby January 9, 2027

   • 4. Queen of Shadows2015 · 672 pages · 12 h
6. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 13, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 413 h17 daysby January 30, 2027

   • 5. Empire of Storms2016 · 704 pages · 13 h
8. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 4, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 512 h17 daysby February 20, 2027

   • 6. Tower of Dawn2017 · 680 pages · 12 h
10. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by March 2, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 618 habout 3 weeksby March 26, 2027

    • 7. Kingdom of Ash2018 · 992 pages · 18 h
12. The end of the series

    March 26, 2027

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: the finale is the best part. The last volume (8.9) stands above the rest. Whoever reaches the end gets the reward.

Best volume: Kingdom of Ash (8.9, 1,005 ratings). Weakest: Throne of Glass (7.8). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (8.9) scores close to the series average or above it.