Crossroads of Twilight – 7 January 2003.

I won’t beat around the bush anymore, here’s the Wheel of Time books in order by publication date: And that’s where you put the prequel.ĭo you put it at the beginning, where a prequel belongs? Or do you put it in publication order?Įnough with the chatter, let’s hop to it! Wheel of Time Reading Order by Publication Date Really, there’s only one major difference. This is the reading order for those who want to read the series based on the timeline of the world. The second Wheel of Time book order is what I call the “Chronologist” version. That is the group of people who want to read the books in Publication order, the same way they were enjoyed by the series’ original readers back in the 90s. The first reading order for the Wheel of Time books is what I like to call the “Purist” version. Well because I’m OCD about my books, and some of you are not. I’m going to give you TWO Wheel of Time reading orders. With a little research, I discovered that there are 15 books in the series, but that one of them is a prequel.Īnd to throw a wrench in there, that prequel was written a decade after the first book. Keep reading for a list of 2 ways to read the Wheel of Time books in order. Why? Because it’s super popular and they’ve made a TV show, so I should probably get up on that.Īnd so I say to myself, “Self, if you are curious about the Wheel of Time reading order, then surely other people are too.”Īnd why should we all have to struggle to figure it out? So I’ve done all the hard work for you. Just like you, I’m interested in reading the Wheel of Time.

So why am I writing a post on the Wheel of Time reading order? Before we get started, I have a small confession.

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