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The Red Queen's War Reading Order

The Red Queen's War by Mark Lawrence has 3 main books (2014–2016). Start with Prince of Fools (2014) and read the numbered books in order.

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The Red Queen's War books in order

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  1. #1

    Prince of Fools

    2014 · 502 pages

    8 h 47 min
  2. #2

    The Liar's Key

    2015 · 575 pages

    10 h 4 min
  3. #3

    The Wheel of Osheim

    2016 · 458 pages

    8 h 1 min

Main books together: 1,535 pages, about 26 h 52 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 Red Queen's War: common questions

How many books are in the The Red Queen's War series?
There are 3 main books in The Red Queen's War. The most recent main book listed here is The Wheel of Osheim (2016).
What order should I read The Red Queen's War in?
Read The Red Queen's War in its numbered order: Prince of Fools, The Liar's Key, The Wheel of Osheim.
What is the first The Red Queen's War book?
The first book is Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence, published in 2014.
How long does it take to read the whole The Red Queen's War series?
The 3 main books add up to about 1,535 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 27 hours of reading, or about 54 days at 30 minutes a day.

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