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The Kane Chronicles Reading Order
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan has 3 main books (2010–2012). Start with The Red Pyramid (2010) and read the numbered books in order.
By Rick Riordan
The Kane Chronicles books in order
Your reading speed
- 9 h 20 min
- 7 h 55 min
- 7 h 5 min
Main books together: 1,390 pages, about 24 h 20 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 Kane Chronicles: common questions
- How many books are in the The Kane Chronicles series?
- There are 3 main books in The Kane Chronicles. The most recent main book listed here is The Serpent's Shadow (2012).
- What order should I read The Kane Chronicles in?
- Read The Kane Chronicles in its numbered order: The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, The Serpent's Shadow.
- What is the first The Kane Chronicles book?
- The first book is The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, published in 2010.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Kane Chronicles series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,390 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 24½ hours of reading, or about 49 days at 30 minutes a day.