Reading order · Young adult
The Book of Dust Reading Order
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman has 3 main books (2017–2025). Start with La Belle Sauvage (2017) and read the numbered books in order.
The Book of Dust books in order
Your reading speed
- 8 h 24 min
- 11 h 29 min
- 11 h 46 min
Main books together: 1,808 pages, about 31 h 39 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 Book of Dust: common questions
- How many books are in the The Book of Dust series?
- There are 3 main books in The Book of Dust. The most recent main book listed here is The Rose Field (2025).
- What order should I read The Book of Dust in?
- Read The Book of Dust in its numbered order: La Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, The Rose Field.
- What is the first The Book of Dust book?
- The first book is La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman, published in 2017.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Book of Dust series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,808 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 31½ hours of reading, or about 64 days at 30 minutes a day.