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The Rain Wild Chronicles Reading Order

The Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb has 4 main books (2009–2013). Start with Dragon Keeper (2009) and read the numbered books in order.

By Robin Hobb

The Rain Wild Chronicles books in order

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  1. #1

    Dragon Keeper

    2009 · 560 pages

    9 h 48 min
  2. #2

    Dragon Haven

    2010 · 570 pages

    9 h 59 min
  3. #3

    City of Dragons

    2012 · 375 pages

    6 h 34 min
  4. #4

    Blood of Dragons

    2013 · 481 pages

    8 h 25 min

Main books together: 1,986 pages, about 34 h 46 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 Rain Wild Chronicles: common questions

How many books are in the The Rain Wild Chronicles series?
There are 4 main books in The Rain Wild Chronicles. The most recent main book listed here is Blood of Dragons (2013).
What order should I read The Rain Wild Chronicles in?
Read The Rain Wild Chronicles in its numbered order: Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons, Blood of Dragons. Fourth of the five Realm of the Elderlings series, following The Tawny Man.
What is the first The Rain Wild Chronicles book?
The first book is Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb, published in 2009.
How long does it take to read the whole The Rain Wild Chronicles series?
The 4 main books add up to about 1,986 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 35 hours of reading, or about 70 days at 30 minutes a day.

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