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The Riyria Chronicles Reading Order
The Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan has 4 main books (2013–2017). Start with The Crown Tower (2013) and read the numbered books in order.
The Riyria Chronicles books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 34 min
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The Rose and the Thorn
2013
—- 7 h 34 min
- 7 h 56 min
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The Riyria Chronicles: common questions
- How many books are in the The Riyria Chronicles series?
- There are 4 main books in The Riyria Chronicles. The most recent main book listed here is The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (2017).
- What order should I read The Riyria Chronicles in?
- Read The Riyria Chronicles in its numbered order: The Crown Tower, The Rose and the Thorn, The Death of Dulgath, The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter. Prequels to The Riyria Revelations, written to be readable before or after it.
- What is the first The Riyria Chronicles book?
- The first book is The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan, published in 2013.