Reading order · Young adult
An Ember in the Ashes Reading Order
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir has 4 main books (2015–2020). Start with An Ember in the Ashes (2015) and read the numbered books in order.
By Sabaa Tahir
An Ember in the Ashes books in order
Your reading speed
- 8 h 7 min
- 8 h 7 min
- 8 h 24 min
- 9 h 15 min
Main books together: 1,936 pages, about 33 h 53 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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An Ember in the Ashes: common questions
- How many books are in the An Ember in the Ashes series?
- There are 4 main books in An Ember in the Ashes. The most recent main book listed here is A Sky Beyond the Storm (2020).
- What order should I read An Ember in the Ashes in?
- Read An Ember in the Ashes in its numbered order: An Ember in the Ashes, A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, A Sky Beyond the Storm.
- What is the first An Ember in the Ashes book?
- The first book is An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, published in 2015.
- How long does it take to read the whole An Ember in the Ashes series?
- The 4 main books add up to about 1,936 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 34 hours of reading, or about 68 days at 30 minutes a day.