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The Cousins' War Reading Order

The Cousins' War by Philippa Gregory has 6 main books (2009–2014). Start with The White Queen (2009) and read the numbered books in order.

By Philippa Gregory

The Cousins' War books in order

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  1. #1

    The White Queen

    2009 · 441 pages

    7 h 43 min
  2. #2

    The Red Queen

    2010 · 552 pages

    9 h 40 min
  3. #3

    The Lady of the Rivers

    2011 · 544 pages

    9 h 31 min
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  5. #4

    The Kingmaker's Daughter

    2012 · 488 pages

    8 h 33 min
  6. #5

    The White Princess

    2013 · 544 pages

    9 h 31 min
  7. #6

    The King's Curse

    2014 · 903 pages

    15 h 49 min

Main books together: 3,472 pages, about 60 h 47 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 Cousins' War: common questions

How many books are in the The Cousins' War series?
There are 6 main books in The Cousins' War. The most recent main book listed here is The King's Curse (2014).
What order should I read The Cousins' War in?
Read The Cousins' War in its numbered order: The White Queen, The Red Queen, The Lady of the Rivers, The Kingmaker's Daughter, and so on.
What is the first The Cousins' War book?
The first book is The White Queen by Philippa Gregory, published in 2009.
How long does it take to read the whole The Cousins' War series?
The 6 main books add up to about 3,472 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 61 hours of reading, or about 122 days at 30 minutes a day.

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