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Tales of Dunk and Egg books in order

Tales of Dunk and Egg by George R. R. Martin has 3 books, published 1998–2010. Reading all of them takes about 8.8 hours (482 pages).

1The Hedge Knight 2The Sworn Sword 3The Mystery Knight
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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1998

    The Hedge Knight

    164 pages, about 3 hours 2.7★ (3)

  2. Book 2 · 2003

    The Sworn Sword

    158 pages, about 2.9 hours 3.0★ (2)

  3. Book 3 · 2010

    The Mystery Knight

    160 pages, about 2.9 hours 4.0★ (1)

Questions people ask

How many Tales of Dunk and Egg books are there?

There are 3 books in the series, published 1998–2010.

Which Tales of Dunk and Egg book should I read first?

Start with The Hedge Knight (1998), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 8.8 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 482 pages in total. The longest book is The Hedge Knight at 164 pages.

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