Reading order · Young adult
The Darkest Minds Reading Order
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken has 4 main books (2012–2018). Start with The Darkest Minds (2012) and read the numbered books in order.
The Darkest Minds books in order
Your reading speed
- 9 h 23 min
- 8 h 53 min
- 10 h 22 min
- 10 h 2 min
Main books together: 2,208 pages, about 38 h 40 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 Darkest Minds: common questions
- How many books are in the The Darkest Minds series?
- There are 4 main books in The Darkest Minds. The most recent main book listed here is The Darkest Legacy (2018).
- What order should I read The Darkest Minds in?
- Read The Darkest Minds in its numbered order: The Darkest Minds, Never Fade, In the Afterlight, The Darkest Legacy.
- What is the first The Darkest Minds book?
- The first book is The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken, published in 2012.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Darkest Minds series?
- The 4 main books add up to about 2,208 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 38½ hours of reading, or about 78 days at 30 minutes a day.