Reading order · 2 books · 2009 to 2024 · Set in Chromatacia
Shades of Grey Books in Order
Shades of Grey is set in Chromatacia, a future society where your place is decided by which colours you can see. Eddie Russett, a young Red, is sent to the outer fringes and begins to question everything.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2009 to 2024
- First book
- Shades of Grey
- Latest
- Red Side Story (2024)
- Setting
- Set in Chromatacia
The reading order
Every Shades of Grey book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in Chromatacia
- 1Shades of Grey2009With Eddie RussettIn Chromatacia, where people are ranked by the colours they can see, Eddie Russett, a young Red, is sent to the remote town of East Carmine to conduct a chair census, and meets Jane, a rebellious Grey.Buy on Amazon
- 2Red Side Story2024With Eddie RussettEddie Russett and Jane Grey keep digging into the secrets behind the strict colour-based society of Chromatacia, at great risk to themselves.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Shades of Grey first, then Red Side Story.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Eddie Russett | Jane Grey |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Shades of Grey | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Red Side Story | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Shades of Grey books
2 characters from Jasper Fforde’s chart, with the number of Shades of Grey books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie RussettYoung man sent to the outer fringes of Chromatacia | 2 | Shades of Grey 2009 |
| Jane GreyRebellious young woman | 2 | Shades of Grey 2009 |