Reading order · Young adult
The Selection Reading Order
The Selection by Kiera Cass has 5 main books (2012–2016). Start with The Selection (2012) and read the numbered books in order.
By Kiera Cass
The Selection books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 45 min
- 5 h 53 min
- 5 h 21 min
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- 6 h 11 min
- 4 h 50 min
Main books together: 1,599 pages, about 28 h 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 Selection: common questions
- How many books are in the The Selection series?
- There are 5 main books in The Selection. The most recent main book listed here is The Crown (2016).
- What order should I read The Selection in?
- Read The Selection in its numbered order: The Selection, The Elite, The One, The Heir, and so on.
- What is the first The Selection book?
- The first book is The Selection by Kiera Cass, published in 2012.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Selection series?
- The 5 main books add up to about 1,599 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 28 hours of reading, or about 56 days at 30 minutes a day.