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Skyward Reading Order
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson has 4 main books (2018–2023), plus 3 novella or companions. Start with Skyward (2018) and read the numbered books in order.
Skyward books in order
Your reading speed
- 9 h 15 min
- 8 h 24 min
#2.1 · Novella
Sunreach
2021
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#2.2 · Novella
ReDawn
2021
—- 7 h 34 min
- 4 h 6 min
- 8 h 24 min
Main books together: 1,920 pages, about 33 h 37 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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Skyward: common questions
- How many books are in the Skyward series?
- There are 4 main books in Skyward, plus 3 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is Defiant (2023).
- What order should I read Skyward in?
- Read Skyward in its numbered order: Skyward, Starsight, Cytonic, Defiant.
- What is the first Skyward book?
- The first book is Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, published in 2018.
- How long does it take to read the whole Skyward series?
- The 4 main books add up to about 1,920 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 33½ hours of reading, or about 68 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Skyward novellas?
- The 3 novella or companion books (Sunreach, ReDawn, Evershore) 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.