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Mistborn Reading Order
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson has 3 main books (2006–2008), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with The Final Empire (2006) and read the numbered books in order.
Mistborn books in order
Your reading speed
- 11 h 43 min
- 13 h 44 min
- 13 h 17 min
#3.5 · Novella
Mistborn: Secret History
2016
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Main books together: 2,212 pages, about 38 h 44 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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Mistborn: common questions
- How many books are in the Mistborn series?
- There are 3 main books in Mistborn, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is The Hero of Ages (2008).
- What order should I read Mistborn in?
- Read Mistborn in its numbered order: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages.
- What is the first Mistborn book?
- The first book is The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, published in 2006.
- How long does it take to read the whole Mistborn series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 2,212 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 38½ hours of reading, or about 78 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Mistborn novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (Mistborn: Secret History) 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.