A Chorus of Dragons
#3474.00 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 5 books Status Complete 2019–2022 Reading commitment Medium Jenn Lyons Last reviewed 2026-08-25
Overview
Kihrin grows up a tavern musician in the slums of a city called Quur, convinced his life story is a fairy tale, until he's kidnapped by a dying nobleman who insists Kihrin is his stolen son, and drawn into a millennia-old family feud involving gods, dragons, demons, and an empire built on immortality magic. The series is told out of chronological order through competing, unreliable narrators, a structural gimmick reviewers frequently single out.
Epic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (5 works) counts toward ranking
A Chorus of Dragons Jenn Lyons
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Ruin of Kings | 2019 | 1 | core | 3.82 (16,484 ratings) |
 | The Name of All Things | 2019 | 2 | core | 4.04 (6,477 ratings) |
 | The Memory of Souls | 2020 | 3 | core | 4.26 (4,495 ratings) |
 | The House of Always | 2021 | 4 | core | 4.11 (3,495 ratings) |
 | The Discord of Gods | 2022 | 5 | core | 4.36 (2,919 ratings) |
Complete 5-book sequence, 2019-2022.
Quick answers
- How many books are in A Chorus of Dragons? A Chorus of Dragons's Core Canon is 5 books.
- What is the reading order for A Chorus of Dragons? Publication order, starting with The Ruin of Kings. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is A Chorus of Dragons finished? Complete (2019–2022).
- How much reading does A Chorus of Dragons take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 5 Core Canon books · ~2,820 pages).
- How is A Chorus of Dragons ranked? #347 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 33,870 reader ratings across 5 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #347?
Ranked #347 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 4.00 across 5 core books.
- A smaller readership (33,870 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Uneven reception: its books range from 3.82 to 4.36.
- Less than 0.01 behind #346, The Axis Trilogy (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 5 books · Complete · 34k ratings · Ranks #347 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length epic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (5 Core Canon books)
- The Name of All Things (2019)
- The Ruin of Kings (2019)
- The Memory of Souls (2020)
- The House of Always (2021)
- The Discord of Gods (2022)
Documented internal/story order
- The Ruin of Kings (2019)
- The Name of All Things (2019)
- The Memory of Souls (2020)
- The House of Always (2021)
- The Discord of Gods (2022)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.00 across 33,870 ratings on 5 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit A Chorus of Dragons (Jenn Lyons) accepted 2026-08-25
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- A Chorus of Dragons series bibliography (specialised series-tracking site) Tier 2
- Jenn Lyons official site Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26
Rule: Core Canon covers all five novels of this complete series, The Ruin of Kings (2019) through The Discord of Gods (2022).