Reading order · 3 books · 2017 to 2019 · Set in invented worlds
Book of the Ancestor Books in Order
The Book of the Ancestor follows Nona Grey, a girl rescued from the gallows and trained by a convent of warrior nuns.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2017 to 2019
- First book
- Red Sister
- Latest
- Holy Sister (2019)
- Setting
- Set in invented worlds
The reading order
Every Book of the Ancestor book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in invented worlds
- 1Red Sister2017With Nona GreyNona Grey, a peasant girl about to be hanged, is rescued by the abbess of the Convent of Sweet Mercy, where young girls are trained as warriors and assassins.Buy on Amazon
- 2Grey Sister2018With Nona GreyNona Grey studies at the Convent of Sweet Mercy and must choose her sisterhood, as an assassin, an ambitious would-be empress and a vengeful lord close in.Buy on Amazon
- 3Holy Sister2019With Nona GreyAs the ice advances and the empire is attacked from east and west, Nona faces her final trials and a choice between her friends.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Red Sister, Grey Sister and Holy Sister in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Nona Grey |
|---|---|
| 1 Red Sister | LLead |
| 2 Grey Sister | LLead |
| 3 Holy Sister | LLead |
Characters in the Book of the Ancestor books
1 character from Mark Lawrence’s chart, with the number of Book of the Ancestor books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Nona GreyPeasant girl trained by the Sisters of Sweet Mercy | 3 | Red Sister 2017 |