Reading order · Young adult
The Lunar Chronicles Reading Order
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer has 4 main books (2012–2015), plus 2 novella or companions. Start with Cinder (2012) and read the numbered books in order.
The Lunar Chronicles books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 17 min
- 8 h 33 min
- 9 h 50 min
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- 4 h 46 min
- 14 h 29 min
- 7 h
Main books together: 2,293 pages, about 40 h 9 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 Lunar Chronicles: common questions
- How many books are in the The Lunar Chronicles series?
- There are 4 main books in The Lunar Chronicles, plus 2 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is Winter (2015).
- What order should I read The Lunar Chronicles in?
- Read The Lunar Chronicles in its numbered order: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter.
- What is the first The Lunar Chronicles book?
- The first book is Cinder by Marissa Meyer, published in 2012.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Lunar Chronicles series?
- The 4 main books add up to about 2,293 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 40 hours of reading, or about 81 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the The Lunar Chronicles novellas?
- The 2 novella or companion books (Fairest, Stars Above) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.