Reading order · 3 books · 2023 to 2025 · Set in Navarre
The Empyrean Books in Order
The Empyrean is set in Navarre, a kingdom at war, where the riders of Basgiath War College bond with dragons. It follows Violet Sorrengail, who was meant to be a scribe but is ordered into the deadly Riders Quadrant.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2023 to 2025
- First book
- Fourth Wing
- Latest
- Onyx Storm (2025)
- Setting
- Set in Navarre
The reading order
Every The Empyrean book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Navarre
- 1Fourth Wing2023With Violet Sorrengail and Xaden RiorsonTwenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail is forced into the brutal Riders Quadrant at Basgiath War College, where cadets bond with dragons or die trying, and where Xaden Riorson has every reason to want her dead.Buy on Amazon
- 2Iron Flame2023With Violet Sorrengail and Xaden RiorsonHaving survived her first year, Violet faces new dangers at Basgiath as secrets about the war threaten everything she believed.Buy on Amazon
- 3Onyx Storm2025With Violet Sorrengail and Xaden RiorsonViolet must travel beyond Navarre's failing wards in search of allies in unfamiliar lands, while keeping a dangerous secret.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Fourth Wing.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Violet Sorrengail | Xaden Riorson | Dain Aetos | Rhiannon Matthias | Mira Sorrengail | Lilith Sorrengail | Tairn | Andarna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Fourth Wing | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Iron Flame | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Onyx Storm | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the The Empyrean books
9 characters from Rebecca Yarros’s chart, with the number of The Empyrean books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Violet SorrengailCadet in the Riders Quadrant | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| Xaden RiorsonWingleader and Violet's rival | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| Dain AetosViolet's childhood friend | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| Rhiannon MatthiasViolet's friend and fellow cadet | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| Mira SorrengailViolet's elder sister, a rider | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| Lilith SorrengailCommanding general of Basgiath | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| TairnViolet's formidable black dragon | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| AndarnaYoung golden dragon | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |
| SgaeylXaden's blue dragon | 3 | Fourth Wing 2023 |