The Masquerade Reading Order

The The Masquerade series by Seth Dickinson is still ongoing. Here is the book we cover so far.

Last updated November 4, 2026

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Reading order

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   1. The Traitor Baru Cormorant

   Seth Dickinson · The Masquerade #1

   Spice 1/5 Darkness 4/5

   Book 1

   Baru wants to destroy the empire that conquered her island, so she joins it as an accountant. Yes, accountant. Colonialism, ledgers and a rebellion she can't afford to care about. The ending is cold enough that some readers never forgave it.

   • Court Intrigue
   • Revenge
   • Morally Gray
   • Forbidden Love

   Content warnings

   Genocide, Torture, War, Gore, Death of a loved one

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