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Welsh Princes Reading Order
Welsh Princes by Sharon Kay Penman has 3 main books (1985–1991). Start with Here Be Dragons (1985) and read the numbered books in order.
Welsh Princes books in order
Your reading speed
- 14 h
- 10 h 9 min
- 10 h 22 min
Main books together: 1,972 pages, about 34 h 31 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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Welsh Princes: common questions
- How many books are in the Welsh Princes series?
- There are 3 main books in Welsh Princes. The most recent main book listed here is The Reckoning (1991).
- What order should I read Welsh Princes in?
- Read Welsh Princes in its numbered order: Here Be Dragons, Falls the Shadow, The Reckoning.
- What is the first Welsh Princes book?
- The first book is Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman, published in 1985.
- How long does it take to read the whole Welsh Princes series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,972 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 34½ hours of reading, or about 70 days at 30 minutes a day.