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The Night's Dawn Trilogy Reading Order

The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton has 3 main books (1996–1999). Start with The Reality Dysfunction (1996) and read the numbered books in order.

By Peter F. Hamilton

The Night's Dawn Trilogy books in order

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  1. #1

    The Reality Dysfunction

    1996 · 609 pages

    10 h 40 min
  2. #2

    The Neutronium Alchemist

    1997 · 744 pages

    13 h 2 min
  3. #3

    The Naked God

    1999 · 1179 pages

    20 h 38 min

Main books together: 2,532 pages, about 44 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 Night's Dawn Trilogy: common questions

How many books are in the The Night's Dawn Trilogy series?
There are 3 main books in The Night's Dawn Trilogy. The most recent main book listed here is The Naked God (1999).
What order should I read The Night's Dawn Trilogy in?
Read The Night's Dawn Trilogy in its numbered order: The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God.
What is the first The Night's Dawn Trilogy book?
The first book is The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton, published in 1996.
How long does it take to read the whole The Night's Dawn Trilogy series?
The 3 main books add up to about 2,532 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 44½ hours of reading, or about 89 days at 30 minutes a day.

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