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The Raven Cycle Reading Order

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater has 4 main books (2012–2016). Start with The Raven Boys (2012) and read the numbered books in order.

By Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Cycle books in order

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  1. #1

    The Raven Boys

    2012 · 455 pages

    7 h 58 min
  2. #2

    The Dream Thieves

    2013 · 448 pages

    7 h 51 min
  3. #3

    Blue Lily, Lily Blue

    2014 · 400 pages

    7 h
  4. #4

    The Raven King

    2016 · 480 pages

    8 h 24 min

Main books together: 1,783 pages, about 31 h 13 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 Raven Cycle: common questions

How many books are in the The Raven Cycle series?
There are 4 main books in The Raven Cycle. The most recent main book listed here is The Raven King (2016).
What order should I read The Raven Cycle in?
Read The Raven Cycle in its numbered order: The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, The Raven King.
What is the first The Raven Cycle book?
The first book is The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, published in 2012.
How long does it take to read the whole The Raven Cycle series?
The 4 main books add up to about 1,783 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 31 hours of reading, or about 63 days at 30 minutes a day.

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