A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Inheritance Cycle Books in Order

The complete Inheritance Cycle reading order — 40 books from 1871–2015.

  1. 01 Biology 1871 Amazon — buy Biology Bookshop — buy Biology ThriftBooks — buy Biology eBooks.com — buy Biology
  2. 02 Essays in popular science 1926 Amazon — buy Essays in popular science ThriftBooks — buy Essays in popular science eBooks.com — buy Essays in popular science
  3. 03 Seasonal influence on growth, function & inheritance 1941 Amazon — buy Seasonal influence on growth, function & inheritance ThriftBooks — buy Seasonal influence on growth, function & inheritance eBooks.com — buy Seasonal influence on growth, function & inheritance
  4. 04 Un nuevo orden económico 1941 Amazon — buy Un nuevo orden económico ThriftBooks — buy Un nuevo orden económico eBooks.com — buy Un nuevo orden económico
  5. 05 The ascent of man 1973 Amazon — buy The ascent of man Bookshop — buy The ascent of man ThriftBooks — buy The ascent of man eBooks.com — buy The ascent of man
  6. 06 The Molecular biology of the yeast saccharomyces, life cycle and inheritance 1981 Amazon — buy The Molecular biology of the yeast saccharomyces, life cycle and inheritance Bookshop — buy The Molecular biology of the yeast saccharomyces, life cycle and inheritance ThriftBooks — buy The Molecular biology of the yeast saccharomyces, life cycle and inheritance eBooks.com — buy The Molecular biology of the yeast saccharomyces, life cycle and inheritance
  7. 07 Land, kinship and life-cycle 1984 Amazon — buy Land, kinship and life-cycle Bookshop — buy Land, kinship and life-cycle ThriftBooks — buy Land, kinship and life-cycle eBooks.com — buy Land, kinship and life-cycle
  8. 08 Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces 1985 Amazon — buy Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces Bookshop — buy Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces ThriftBooks — buy Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces eBooks.com — buy Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces
  9. 09 Genetic map of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1985 Amazon — buy Genetic map of Saccharomyces cerevisiae ThriftBooks — buy Genetic map of Saccharomyces cerevisiae eBooks.com — buy Genetic map of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  10. 10 Crusaders and Muslims in twelfth-century Syria 1993 Amazon — buy Crusaders and Muslims in twelfth-century Syria Bookshop — buy Crusaders and Muslims in twelfth-century Syria ThriftBooks — buy Crusaders and Muslims in twelfth-century Syria eBooks.com — buy Crusaders and Muslims in twelfth-century Syria
  11. 11 Fundamentals of data structures in C 1993 Amazon — buy Fundamentals of data structures in C Bookshop — buy Fundamentals of data structures in C ThriftBooks — buy Fundamentals of data structures in C eBooks.com — buy Fundamentals of data structures in C
  12. 12 Encyclopedia of social history / edited by 1993 Amazon — buy Encyclopedia of social history / edited by Bookshop — buy Encyclopedia of social history / edited by ThriftBooks — buy Encyclopedia of social history / edited by eBooks.com — buy Encyclopedia of social history / edited by
  13. 13 Genetics 1994 Amazon — buy Genetics Bookshop — buy Genetics ThriftBooks — buy Genetics eBooks.com — buy Genetics
  14. 14 Understanding object-oriented programming with Java 1998 Amazon — buy Understanding object-oriented programming with Java Bookshop — buy Understanding object-oriented programming with Java ThriftBooks — buy Understanding object-oriented programming with Java eBooks.com — buy Understanding object-oriented programming with Java
  15. 15 Eragon 2000 Amazon — buy Eragon Bookshop — buy Eragon ThriftBooks — buy Eragon eBooks.com — buy Eragon
  16. 16 The centrosome in cell replication and early development 2000 Amazon — buy The centrosome in cell replication and early development Bookshop — buy The centrosome in cell replication and early development ThriftBooks — buy The centrosome in cell replication and early development eBooks.com — buy The centrosome in cell replication and early development
  17. 17 Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time) 2002 Amazon — buy Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time) Bookshop — buy Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time) ThriftBooks — buy Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time) eBooks.com — buy Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time)
  18. 18 Drug therapy in nursing 2002 Amazon — buy Drug therapy in nursing Bookshop — buy Drug therapy in nursing ThriftBooks — buy Drug therapy in nursing eBooks.com — buy Drug therapy in nursing
  19. 19 Data structures & algorithms in Java 2003 Amazon — buy Data structures & algorithms in Java Bookshop — buy Data structures & algorithms in Java ThriftBooks — buy Data structures & algorithms in Java eBooks.com — buy Data structures & algorithms in Java
  20. 20 Brisingr 2004 Amazon — buy Brisingr Bookshop — buy Brisingr ThriftBooks — buy Brisingr eBooks.com — buy Brisingr
  21. 21 Eldest 2005 Amazon — buy Eldest Bookshop — buy Eldest ThriftBooks — buy Eldest eBooks.com — buy Eldest
  22. 22 Eragon & Eldest 2005 Amazon — buy Eragon & Eldest Bookshop — buy Eragon & Eldest ThriftBooks — buy Eragon & Eldest eBooks.com — buy Eragon & Eldest
  23. 23 Inheritance Cycle 2006 Amazon — buy Inheritance Cycle Bookshop — buy Inheritance Cycle ThriftBooks — buy Inheritance Cycle eBooks.com — buy Inheritance Cycle
  24. 24 Human biology 2006 Amazon — buy Human biology Bookshop — buy Human biology ThriftBooks — buy Human biology eBooks.com — buy Human biology
  25. 25 Individuals, families, and the new era of genetics 2006 Amazon — buy Individuals, families, and the new era of genetics Bookshop — buy Individuals, families, and the new era of genetics ThriftBooks — buy Individuals, families, and the new era of genetics eBooks.com — buy Individuals, families, and the new era of genetics
  26. 26 Inheritance Cycle Eragon Eldest Brisingr 2008 Amazon — buy Inheritance Cycle Eragon Eldest Brisingr Bookshop — buy Inheritance Cycle Eragon Eldest Brisingr ThriftBooks — buy Inheritance Cycle Eragon Eldest Brisingr eBooks.com — buy Inheritance Cycle Eragon Eldest Brisingr
  27. 27 Secrets of the dragon riders 2008 Amazon — buy Secrets of the dragon riders Bookshop — buy Secrets of the dragon riders ThriftBooks — buy Secrets of the dragon riders eBooks.com — buy Secrets of the dragon riders
  28. 28 What Will Happen in Eragon IV 2009 Amazon — buy What Will Happen in Eragon IV Bookshop — buy What Will Happen in Eragon IV ThriftBooks — buy What Will Happen in Eragon IV eBooks.com — buy What Will Happen in Eragon IV
  29. 29 The orgasm answer guide 2009 Amazon — buy The orgasm answer guide Bookshop — buy The orgasm answer guide ThriftBooks — buy The orgasm answer guide eBooks.com — buy The orgasm answer guide
  30. 30 Inheritance 2010 Amazon — buy Inheritance Bookshop — buy Inheritance ThriftBooks — buy Inheritance eBooks.com — buy Inheritance
  31. 31 Secrets of the Dragon Riders : Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle 2010 Amazon — buy Secrets of the Dragon Riders : Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle Bookshop — buy Secrets of the Dragon Riders : Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle ThriftBooks — buy Secrets of the Dragon Riders : Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle eBooks.com — buy Secrets of the Dragon Riders : Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle
  32. 32 Shakespeare and the Medieval World 2010 Amazon — buy Shakespeare and the Medieval World Bookshop — buy Shakespeare and the Medieval World ThriftBooks — buy Shakespeare and the Medieval World eBooks.com — buy Shakespeare and the Medieval World
  33. 33 Epigenetics and human health 2010 Amazon — buy Epigenetics and human health Bookshop — buy Epigenetics and human health ThriftBooks — buy Epigenetics and human health eBooks.com — buy Epigenetics and human health
  34. 34 The human genome 2011 Amazon — buy The human genome Bookshop — buy The human genome ThriftBooks — buy The human genome eBooks.com — buy The human genome
  35. 35 Mitochondrial inheritance and cell cycle regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2012 Amazon — buy Mitochondrial inheritance and cell cycle regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ThriftBooks — buy Mitochondrial inheritance and cell cycle regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae eBooks.com — buy Mitochondrial inheritance and cell cycle regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  36. 36 Automated Man 2012 Amazon — buy Automated Man Bookshop — buy Automated Man ThriftBooks — buy Automated Man eBooks.com — buy Automated Man
  37. 37 Anatomy and Physiology 2013 Amazon — buy Anatomy and Physiology Bookshop — buy Anatomy and Physiology ThriftBooks — buy Anatomy and Physiology eBooks.com — buy Anatomy and Physiology
  38. 38 Nuba Mountain language studies 2013 Amazon — buy Nuba Mountain language studies Bookshop — buy Nuba Mountain language studies ThriftBooks — buy Nuba Mountain language studies eBooks.com — buy Nuba Mountain language studies
  39. 39 Unwelcome Inheritance 2015 Amazon — buy Unwelcome Inheritance Bookshop — buy Unwelcome Inheritance ThriftBooks — buy Unwelcome Inheritance eBooks.com — buy Unwelcome Inheritance
  40. 40 Campbell biology 2015 Amazon — buy Campbell biology Bookshop — buy Campbell biology ThriftBooks — buy Campbell biology eBooks.com — buy Campbell biology

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Biology 1871
2 Essays in popular science 1926
3 Seasonal influence on growth, function & inheritance 1941
4 Un nuevo orden económico 1941
5 The ascent of man 1973
6 The Molecular biology of the yeast saccharomyces, life cycle and inheritance 1981
7 Land, kinship and life-cycle 1984
8 Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces 1985
9 Genetic map of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1985
10 Crusaders and Muslims in twelfth-century Syria 1993
11 Fundamentals of data structures in C 1993
12 Encyclopedia of social history / edited by 1993
13 Genetics 1994
14 Understanding object-oriented programming with Java 1998
15 Eragon 2000
16 The centrosome in cell replication and early development 2000
17 Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time) 2002
18 Drug therapy in nursing 2002
19 Data structures & algorithms in Java 2003
20 Brisingr 2004
21 Eldest 2005
22 Eragon & Eldest 2005
23 Inheritance Cycle 2006
24 Human biology 2006
25 Individuals, families, and the new era of genetics 2006
26 Inheritance Cycle Eragon Eldest Brisingr 2008
27 Secrets of the dragon riders 2008
28 What Will Happen in Eragon IV 2009
29 The orgasm answer guide 2009
30 Inheritance 2010
31 Secrets of the Dragon Riders : Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle 2010
32 Shakespeare and the Medieval World 2010
33 Epigenetics and human health 2010
34 The human genome 2011
35 Mitochondrial inheritance and cell cycle regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2012
36 Automated Man 2012
37 Anatomy and Physiology 2013
38 Nuba Mountain language studies 2013
39 Unwelcome Inheritance 2015
40 Campbell biology 2015

Where to start

Begin with Biology (1871). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Inheritance Cycle — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Inheritance Cycle books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1871–2015.

What is the newest Inheritance Cycle book?

Campbell biology, published in 2015.