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Fifty Shades Reading Order
Fifty Shades by E.L. James has 3 main books (2011–2012), plus 3 novella or companions. Start with Fifty Shades of Grey (2011) and read the numbered books in order.
By E.L. James
Fifty Shades books in order
Your reading speed
#1
Fifty Shades of Grey
2011
—- 10 h 20 min
- 11 h 12 min
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- 10 h 5 min
- 10 h 47 min
- 12 h 36 min
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Fifty Shades: common questions
- How many books are in the Fifty Shades series?
- There are 3 main books in Fifty Shades, plus 3 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is Fifty Shades Freed (2012).
- What order should I read Fifty Shades in?
- Read Fifty Shades in its numbered order: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed. Grey, Darker and Freed retell the trilogy from Christian Grey's point of view.
- What is the first Fifty Shades book?
- The first book is Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James, published in 2011.
- Do I need to read the Fifty Shades novellas?
- The 3 novella or companion books (Grey, Darker, Freed) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.