The Wheel of Time audiobooks in order

Kramer and Reading alternate by point-of-view chapter across the whole series — well over 400 hours in total, and one of the great long-haul listens. Rosamund Pike, who played Moiraine on television, has since recorded a new reading of the opening books, so check which narrator you are buying.

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Robert Jordan and Brandon SandersonNarrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading; Rosamund Pike has also recorded the opening books · 15 books

Which order should you listen in?

Publication order. New Spring is a prequel published after Crossroads of Twilight and before Knife of Dreams; listen to it after Crossroads of Twilight at the earliest, never first. Sanderson completed the final three books from Jordan's notes.

The Wheel of Time in publication order

  1. 1The Eye of the WorldThe Eye of the World (1990)
  2. 2The Great HuntThe Great Hunt (1990)
  3. 3The Dragon RebornThe Dragon Reborn (1991)
  4. 4The Shadow RisingThe Shadow Rising (1992)
  5. 5The Fires of HeavenThe Fires of Heaven (1993)
  6. 6Lord of ChaosLord of Chaos (1994)
  7. 7A Crown of SwordsA Crown of Swords (1996)
  8. 8The Path of DaggersThe Path of Daggers (1998)
  9. 9Winter's HeartWinter's Heart (2000)
  10. 10Crossroads of TwilightCrossroads of Twilight (2003)
  11. 11New Spring (prequel)New Spring (prequel) (2004)
  12. 12Knife of DreamsKnife of Dreams (2005)
  13. 13The Gathering StormThe Gathering Storm (2009)
  14. 14Towers of MidnightTowers of Midnight (2010)
  15. 15A Memory of LightA Memory of Light (2013)

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