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The Darkest Minds books in order

Alexandra Bracken

The Darkest Minds is a series of 4 books by Alexandra Bracken: 2,208 pages, about 40 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

4
books
2,208
pages
40 hours
to read them all
81 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Darkest Minds 2012 9.8 h Never Fade 2013 9.3 h In The Afterlight 2014 10.9 h The Darkest Legacy 2018 10.5 h

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The books

  1. The Darkest Minds 2012 9.8 h

    When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed.

  2. Never Fade 2013 9.3 h

    "In the second installment of The Darkest Minds trilogy, Ruby joins forces with the revolutionary Children's League to find critical information about the epidemic that has torn…

  3. In The Afterlight 2014 10.9 h

    When the Children's League disbands, Ruby becomes a leader and forms an unlikely alliance with Liam's brother, Cole, but competing ideals threaten the mission to uncover the cause…

  4. The Darkest Legacy 2018 10.5 h

    Told through the eyes of beloved character Zu, now seventeen, this harrowing, standalone story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning will thrill loyal fans and new readers…

How much is left

After The Darkest Minds about 31 hours left
After Never Fade about 21 hours left
After In The Afterlight about 11 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 40 hours 29 minutes

All 4 books, 2,208 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

81 days (about 12 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.