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The Prince of Nothing Reading Order

The Prince of Nothing by R. Scott Bakker has 3 main books (2003–2006). Start with The Darkness That Comes Before (2003) and read the numbered books in order.

By R. Scott Bakker

The Prince of Nothing books in order

Your reading speed

  1. 10 h 19 min
  2. #2

    The Warrior Prophet

    2004 · 624 pages

    10 h 55 min
  3. #3

    The Thousandfold Thought

    2006 · 527 pages

    9 h 14 min

Main books together: 1,740 pages, about 30 h 28 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 Prince of Nothing: common questions

How many books are in the The Prince of Nothing series?
There are 3 main books in The Prince of Nothing. The most recent main book listed here is The Thousandfold Thought (2006).
What order should I read The Prince of Nothing in?
Read The Prince of Nothing in its numbered order: The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet, The Thousandfold Thought.
What is the first The Prince of Nothing book?
The first book is The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker, published in 2003.
How long does it take to read the whole The Prince of Nothing series?
The 3 main books add up to about 1,740 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 30½ hours of reading, or about 61 days at 30 minutes a day.

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