Book of the Ancestor Reading Order

The Book of the Ancestor series by Mark Lawrence is complete. Here is the book we cover so far.

Last updated November 4, 2026

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Reading order

1. 

   1. Red Sister

   Mark Lawrence · Book of the Ancestor #1 · complete series

   Spice 0/5 Darkness 4/5

   Book 1

   Nona is eight, about to be hanged, and gets rescued by a convent that trains nuns to kill. Murder nuns, friendship and some very nasty politics. Gentler than Prince of Thorns but still Lawrence, so nobody is safe.

   • Academies and War Colleges
   • Assassins
   • Found Family
   • Revenge

   Content warnings

   Graphic violence, Harm to children, Murder, Physical or emotional abuse

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