Reading order · Young adult
The Last Hours Reading Order
The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare has 3 main books (2020–2023). Start with Chain of Gold (2020) and read the numbered books in order.
The Last Hours books in order
Your reading speed
- 10 h 13 min
- 10 h 55 min
- 9 h 31 min
Main books together: 1,752 pages, about 30 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 Last Hours: common questions
- How many books are in the The Last Hours series?
- There are 3 main books in The Last Hours. The most recent main book listed here is Chain of Thorns (2023).
- What order should I read The Last Hours in?
- Read The Last Hours in its numbered order: Chain of Gold, Chain of Iron, Chain of Thorns.
- What is the first The Last Hours book?
- The first book is Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare, published in 2020.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Last Hours series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,752 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 30½ hours of reading, or about 62 days at 30 minutes a day.