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Teixcalaan Reading Order
Teixcalaan by Arkady Martine has 2 main books (2019–2021). Start with A Memory Called Empire (2019) and read the numbered books in order.
Teixcalaan books in order
Your reading speed
- 8 h 7 min
- 8 h 41 min
Main books together: 960 pages, about 16 h 48 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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Teixcalaan: common questions
- How many books are in the Teixcalaan series?
- There are 2 main books in Teixcalaan. The most recent main book listed here is A Desolation Called Peace (2021).
- What order should I read Teixcalaan in?
- Read Teixcalaan in its numbered order: A Memory Called Empire, A Desolation Called Peace.
- What is the first Teixcalaan book?
- The first book is A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, published in 2019.
- How long does it take to read the whole Teixcalaan series?
- The 2 main books add up to about 960 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 17 hours of reading, or about 34 days at 30 minutes a day.