Ascendance books in order
Ascendance is a series of 5 books by Jennifer A. Nielsen: 1,784 pages, about 33 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.
- 5
- books
- 1,784
- pages
- 33 hours
- to read them all
- 66 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The False Prince 6.4 h 
The Runaway King 6.5 h 
The Shadow Throne 5.8 h 
The Captive Kingdom 7.3 h 
The Shattered Castle 6.8 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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The False Prince 2012 6.4 h
In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil…
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The Runaway King 2013 6.5 h
Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation.
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The Shadow Throne 2014 5.8 h
In this conclusion to the Ascendance trilogy, the impulsive Jaron, former orphan thief and now King of Carthya, is facing down multiple enemies and his country’s invasion with his…
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The Captive Kingdom 2020 7.3 h
In a peaceful Carthya, Jaron leads as the Ascendant King with Imogen beside him -- but the peace he fought so long for is not destined to last.
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The Shattered Castle 2021 6.8 h
How much is left
| After The False Prince | about 26 hours left |
| After The Runaway King | about 20 hours left |
| After The Shadow Throne | about 14 hours left |
| After The Captive Kingdom | about 7 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 32 hours 42 minutes
All 5 books, 1,784 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
66 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.