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The Wheel of Time books in order

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan has 15 books, published 1990–2013. Reading all of them takes about 197 hours (10,743 pages). 9 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

0New Spring 1The Eye of the World 2The Great Hunt 3The Dragon Reborn 4The Shadow Rising 5The Fires of Heaven 6Lord of Chaos 7A Crown of Swords 8The Path of Daggers 9Winter's Heart 10Crossroads of Twili… 11Knife of Dreams 12The Gathering Storm 13Towers of Midnight 14A Memory of Light
Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 0 · 2004

    New Spring

    336 pages, about 6.2 hours 4.1★ (28)

    BORROW FREE

  2. Book 1 · 1990

    The Eye of the World

    782 pages, about 14 hours 3.9★ (236)

    BORROW FREE

  3. Book 2 · 1990

    The Great Hunt

    656 pages, about 12 hours 4.0★ (97)

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  4. Book 3 · 1991

    The Dragon Reborn

    670 pages, about 12 hours 3.8★ (16)

  5. Book 4 · 1992

    The Shadow Rising

    984 pages, about 18 hours 4.1★ (79)

    BORROW FREE

  6. Book 5 · 1993

    The Fires of Heaven

    894 pages, about 16 hours 4.0★ (41)

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  7. Book 6 · 1994

    Lord of Chaos

    921 pages, about 17 hours 3.9★ (67)

  8. Book 7 · 1996

    A Crown of Swords

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  9. Book 8 · 1998

    The Path of Daggers

    608 pages, about 11 hours 3.8★ (33)

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  10. Book 9 · 2000

    Winter's Heart

    668 pages, about 12 hours 3.9★ (33)

  11. Book 10 · 2003

    Crossroads of Twilight

    704 pages, about 13 hours 3.7★ (51)

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  12. Book 11 · 2005

    Knife of Dreams

    832 pages, about 15 hours 4.0★ (50)

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  13. Book 12 · 2009

    The Gathering Storm

    824 pages, about 15 hours 4.2★ (60)

  14. Book 13 · 2010

    Towers of Midnight

    944 pages, about 17 hours 4.0★ (35)

  15. Book 14 · 2013

    A Memory of Light

    920 pages, about 17 hours 4.3★ (11)

    BORROW FREE

Questions people ask

How many The Wheel of Time books are there?

There are 15 books in the series, published 1990–2013.

Which The Wheel of Time book should I read first?

Start with New Spring (2004), book 0. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 197 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 10,743 pages in total. The longest book is The Shadow Rising at 984 pages.

Can I read The Wheel of Time for free?

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