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The Age of Madness Reading Order

The Age of Madness by Joe Abercrombie has 3 main books (2019–2021). Start with A Little Hatred (2019) and read the numbered books in order.

By Joe Abercrombie

The Age of Madness books in order

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  1. #1

    A Little Hatred

    2019 · 496 pages

    8 h 41 min
  2. #2

    The Trouble with Peace

    2020 · 506 pages

    8 h 52 min
  3. #3

    The Wisdom of Crowds

    2021 · 528 pages

    9 h 15 min

Main books together: 1,530 pages, about 26 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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The Age of Madness: common questions

How many books are in the The Age of Madness series?
There are 3 main books in The Age of Madness. The most recent main book listed here is The Wisdom of Crowds (2021).
What order should I read The Age of Madness in?
Read The Age of Madness in its numbered order: A Little Hatred, The Trouble with Peace, The Wisdom of Crowds. Set in the world of The First Law, about a generation after the original trilogy.
What is the first The Age of Madness book?
The first book is A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie, published in 2019.
How long does it take to read the whole The Age of Madness series?
The 3 main books add up to about 1,530 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 27 hours of reading, or about 54 days at 30 minutes a day.

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