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Red Rising Reading Order
Red Rising by Pierce Brown has 6 main books (2014–2023). Start with Red Rising (2014) and read the numbered books in order.
By Pierce Brown
Red Rising books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 17 min
- 8 h 7 min
- 11 h 46 min
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- 11 h 46 min
- 14 h
- 11 h 56 min
Main books together: 3,706 pages, about 64 h 52 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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Red Rising: common questions
- How many books are in the Red Rising series?
- There are 6 main books in Red Rising. The most recent main book listed here is Light Bringer (2023).
- What order should I read Red Rising in?
- Read Red Rising in its numbered order: Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Iron Gold, and so on.
- What is the first Red Rising book?
- The first book is Red Rising by Pierce Brown, published in 2014.
- How long does it take to read the whole Red Rising series?
- The 6 main books add up to about 3,706 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 65 hours of reading, or about 130 days at 30 minutes a day.