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Shadow Saga Reading Order
Shadow Saga by Orson Scott Card has 5 main books (1999–2012). Start with Ender's Shadow (1999) and read the numbered books in order.
Shadow Saga books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 57 min
- 7 h 46 min
- 6 h 10 min
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- 6 h 27 min
- 3 h 55 min
Main books together: 1,842 pages, about 32 h 15 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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Shadow Saga: common questions
- How many books are in the Shadow Saga series?
- There are 5 main books in Shadow Saga. The most recent main book listed here is Shadows in Flight (2012).
- What order should I read Shadow Saga in?
- Read Shadow Saga in its numbered order: Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, and so on.
- What is the first Shadow Saga book?
- The first book is Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card, published in 1999.
- How long does it take to read the whole Shadow Saga series?
- The 5 main books add up to about 1,842 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 32½ hours of reading, or about 65 days at 30 minutes a day.