Red Queen Books in Order
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard contains 8 books, published between 2015 and 2019. The first book is Red Queen (2015) and the newest is Broken Throne (Collection) (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2015–2019
- Confirmed
- 8 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,594 in 4 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 27–40 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,594 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen is young adult fantasy built on a divide of blood. Society in it splits by blood: a silver-blooded elite holds special powers and rules over the red-blooded majority. Mare, born red, finds a power of her own and is pulled into the silver court, where rebellion and betrayal build around her. Eight books run from Red Queen (2015) to the collection Broken Throne (2019), taking in Queen Song, Cruel Crown, Steel Scars and Glass Sword. No new title has appeared since 2019.
How many Red Queen books are there?
Red Queen has 8 books, released between 2015 and 2019.
Red Queen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Red Queen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Red Queen2015 · confirmed 4/42015–4/4
- 2Queen Song2015 · confirmed 4/42015–4/4
- 3Cruel Crown2016 · 142 pages · confirmed 4/420161424/4
- 4Steel Scars2016 · confirmed 4/42016–4/4
- 5Glass Sword2016 · 444 pages · confirmed 4/420164444/4
- 6King's Cage2017 · 528 pages · confirmed 4/420175284/4
- 7War Storm2018 · confirmed 4/42018–4/4
- 8Broken Throne (Collection)2019 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/420194804/4
Red Queen Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Queen Song comes first and Broken Throne (Collection) comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 8 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 2Queen Song2015 · confirmed 4/42015–4/4
- 4Steel Scars2016 · confirmed 4/42016–4/4
- 3Cruel Crown2016 · 142 pages · confirmed 4/420161424/4
- 1Red Queen2015 · confirmed 4/42015–4/4
- 5Glass Sword2016 · 444 pages · confirmed 4/420164444/4
- 6King's Cage2017 · 528 pages · confirmed 4/420175284/4
- 7War Storm2018 · confirmed 4/42018–4/4
- 8Broken Throne (Collection)2019 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/420194804/4
Do you have to read Red Queen books in order?
You should read the Red Queen books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Red Queen book also stands alone.
Where to start with Red Queen
Start with Red Queen (2015), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Queen Song comes first.
What is the newest Red Queen book?
Broken Throne (Collection) (2019) is the newest Red Queen book released so far.
Is there a new Red Queen book coming?
No next Red Queen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Red Queen at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Red Queen title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Red Queen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,594 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 462 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Red Queen books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 8 of the 8 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Red Queen books are about
6 of the 8 Red Queen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: resistance to government is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Resistance to government 5 of 6 books
- Ability 4 of 6 books
- Princesses 4 of 6 books
- Blood 3 of 6 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 6 books
- Fantasy 2 of 6 books
More books by Victoria Aveyard
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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