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Cradle Reading Order
Cradle by Will Wight has 12 main books (2016–2023). Start with Unsouled (2016) and read the numbered books in order.
By Will Wight
Cradle books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 7 min
- 4 h 58 min
- 6 h 27 min
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- 5 h 5 min
- 5 h 26 min
- 6 h 6 min
- 6 h 13 min
- 9 h 6 min
- 6 h 57 min
- 8 h 31 min
- 8 h 28 min
- 9 h 2 min
Main books together: 4,650 pages, about 81 h 26 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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Cradle: common questions
- How many books are in the Cradle series?
- There are 12 main books in Cradle. The most recent main book listed here is Waybound (2023).
- What order should I read Cradle in?
- Read Cradle in its numbered order: Unsouled, Soulsmith, Blackflame, Skysworn, and so on.
- What is the first Cradle book?
- The first book is Unsouled by Will Wight, published in 2016.
- How long does it take to read the whole Cradle series?
- The 12 main books add up to about 4,650 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 81½ hours of reading, or about 163 days at 30 minutes a day.