Alterra reading order

A plan for the whole series

7 volumes, 3,304 pages, about 60 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

5 stages, with 4 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 2, 2027, 16 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 20, 2026

   • 1. Die Gemeinschaft der Drei2008 · 492 pages · 9 h
   • 2. Malronce2009 · 416 pages · 8 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 24, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 215 h20 daysby December 14, 2026

   • 3. Le Cœur de la Terre2010 · 416 pages · 8 h
   • 4. Entropia2011 · 387 pages · 7 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 17, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 38 h11 daysby December 28, 2026

   • 5. Oz2012 · 435 pages · 8 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 1, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 413 h17 daysby January 18, 2027

   • 6. Neverland2013 · 686 pages · 13 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 22, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 59 h12 daysby February 2, 2027

   • 7. Genèse2016 · ≈ 472 pages · 9 h
10. The end of the series

    February 2, 2027

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