From Blood and Ash in Order
From Blood and Ash is the series that rode the romantasy wave to the top of every chart: Jennifer L. Armentrout's Poppy - the Maiden, raised to be sacrificed, secretly trained to fight - and Casteel, the Atlantian prince she was raised to fear. Six novels in, it has sold millions, dominated BookTok for five straight years, and just hit a milestone: The Primal of Blood and Bone, book six, arrived September 23, 2025, and a seventh - Throne of Bone and Ash - is announced as the finale. The reading question is the classic one: where do the three Flesh and Fire prequels, set a thousand years earlier, go? This page sequences the main line, answers the interleave question both ways, and flags the one book fans argue about skipping (2020–present).
Where to start
From Blood and Ash (2020), book one - Poppy's imprisonment, Hawke's arrival, and the twist that reframes everything. It is the door the entire BookTok wave came through. Do not start with the prequels: A Shadow in the Ember is a deliberate puzzle for readers who already know what Poppy is.
The complete list
Tick the boxes off as you read, or for the bookshelf.
| Year | Title | Series / type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | From Blood and Ash | Blood and Ash #1 — start here | |
| 2020 | A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire | BaA #2 | |
| 2021 | The Crown of Gilded Bones | BaA #3 | |
| 2021 | A Shadow in the Ember | Flesh and Fire prequel #1 — 1000 years earlier | |
| 2022 | The War of Two Queens | BaA #4 — the fan-anointed peak | |
| 2022 | A Light in the Flame | FF #2 | |
| 2023 | A Soul of Ash and Blood | BaA #5 — the POV bridge book | |
| 2023 | A Fire in the Flesh | FF #3 | |
| 2025 | The Primal of Blood and Bone | BaA #6 · Sep 23 2025 — the newest |
Does the reading order matter?
Main line in order: From Blood and Ash (2020), A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (2020), The Crown of Gilded Bones (2021), The War of Two Queens (2022), A Soul of Ash and Blood (2023), The Primal of Blood and Bone (September 2025). Note book five: A Soul of Ash and Blood is a bridge book - half retelling from a new point of view, half new story - and impatient readers are warned it moves slowly until it detonates. Throne of Bone and Ash, the announced seventh and final novel, has no release date yet. The Flesh and Fire prequels - A Shadow in the Ember (2021), A Light in the Flame (2022), A Fire in the Flesh (2023) - stand a thousand years earlier; the two camps slot them after The Crown of Gilded Bones or after The War of Two Queens, and either works so long as they come before A Soul of Ash and Blood, which assumes you know what the prequels reveal.
Which one is the best?
From Blood and Ash (2020) for the door; The War of Two Queens (2022) is the fan-anointed peak - the payoff everything funnels into; A Shadow in the Ember (2021) proved the prequel line could match the main series.
Related guides
Readers finishing this shelf usually want the map next door: Sarah J. Maas books in order, Fourth Wing books in order, ACOTAR books in order. Every guide follows the same format — the shelf, the entry point, the honest answer about order.
Make it a project
Pick a session size and let the days accumulate — at the pace our reading speed test measures, most shelves above clear in a few weeks of half-hours. Every guide on the books in order shelf follows this same format, and when a book lands, its 8-question quiz is waiting on the original book quiz.
Frequently asked questions
What order should you read From Blood and Ash books in?
Main line 1-6, prequels after #3 or #4 - but always before book five.
Where should I start with From Blood and Ash?
From Blood and Ash (2020), always. The prequels are built to spoil, not to start.
How many From Blood and Ash books are there?
Six Blood and Ash novels through The Primal of Blood and Bone (September 23, 2025), plus the three Flesh and Fire prequels. Throne of Bone and Ash, the finale, is announced with no date as of October 2026. As of October 2026 this list is current.
What was From Blood and Ash's first book?
From Blood and Ash (2020) — the first row of the list above.