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The Chronicles of Amber books in order

The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny has 10 books, published 1970–1991. Reading all of them takes about 39 hours (2,119 pages). 10 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1970

    Nine Princes in Amber

    188 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.0★ (38)

    BORROW FREE
  2. Book 2 · 1972

    The Guns of Avalon

    216 pages, about 4 hours 4.7★ (3)

    BORROW FREE
  3. Book 3 · 1975

    Sign of the Unicorn

    192 pages, about 3.5 hours 3.9★ (16)

    BORROW FREE
  4. Book 4 · 1976

    The Hand of Oberon

    188 pages, about 3.5 hours 3.8★ (9)

    BORROW FREE
  5. Book 5 · 1978

    The Courts of Chaos

    183 pages, about 3.4 hours 3.6★ (14)

    BORROW FREE
  6. Book 6 · 1985

    Trumps of Doom

    219 pages, about 4 hours 4.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE
  7. Book 7 · 1986

    Blood of Amber

    215 pages, about 3.9 hours 4.5★ (2)

    BORROW FREE
  8. Book 8 · 1987

    Sign of Chaos

    221 pages, about 4 hours 3.7★ (9)

    BORROW FREE
  9. Book 9 · 1989

    Knight of Shadows

    256 pages, about 4.7 hours 4.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE
  10. Book 10 · 1991

    Prince of Chaos

    241 pages, about 4.4 hours 4.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

Questions people ask

How many The Chronicles of Amber books are there?

There are 10 books in the series, published 1970–1991.

Which The Chronicles of Amber book should I read first?

Start with Nine Princes in Amber (1970), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 39 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 2,119 pages in total. The longest book is Knight of Shadows at 256 pages.

Can I read The Chronicles of Amber for free?

10 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.