Books in order

E.L. James books in order

E.L. James's Fifty Shades series has 3 main books, starting with Fifty Shades of Grey (2011). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.

Fifty Shades

3 books · 2011–2012
  1. #1Fifty Shades of Grey2011
  2. #2Fifty Shades Darker2011
  3. #3Fifty Shades Freed2012
  4. CompanionGrey2015
  5. CompanionDarker2017
  6. CompanionFreed2021
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Reading E.L. James

What order should I read E.L. James's books in?
Read Fifty Shades in its numbered order, starting with Fifty Shades of Grey.
Which E.L. James book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: Fifty Shades of Grey (2011), book 1 of Fifty Shades.