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The Others Reading Order

The Others by Anne Bishop has 5 main books (2013–2017). Start with Written in Red (2013) and read the numbered books in order.

By Anne Bishop

The Others books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Written in Red

    2013 · 544 pages

    9 h 31 min
  2. #2

    Murder of Crows

    2014 · 431 pages

    7 h 33 min
  3. #3

    Vision in Silver

    2015 · 511 pages

    8 h 57 min
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  5. #4

    Marked in Flesh

    2016 · 478 pages

    8 h 22 min
  6. #5

    Etched in Bone

    2017 · 464 pages

    8 h 7 min

Main books together: 2,428 pages, about 42 h 30 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 Others: common questions

How many books are in the The Others series?
There are 5 main books in The Others. The most recent main book listed here is Etched in Bone (2017).
What order should I read The Others in?
Read The Others in its numbered order: Written in Red, Murder of Crows, Vision in Silver, Marked in Flesh, and so on.
What is the first The Others book?
The first book is Written in Red by Anne Bishop, published in 2013.
How long does it take to read the whole The Others series?
The 5 main books add up to about 2,428 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 42½ hours of reading, or about 85 days at 30 minutes a day.

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