Avalon Series reading order

A plan for the whole series

8 volumes, 4,114 pages, about 75 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 23, 2027, 17 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 21, 2026

   • 1. The Fall of Atlantis1983 · 496 pages · 9 h
   • 2. Ancestors of Avalon2004 · 440 pages · 8 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 217 habout 3 weeksby December 18, 2026

   • 3. Sword of Avalon2009 · ≈ 514 pages · 9 h
   • 4. Ravens of Avalon2006 · 416 pages · 8 h
4. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 22, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 39 h12 daysby January 2, 2027

   • 5. The Forest House1994 · 478 pages · 9 h
6. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 6, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 416 habout 3 weeksby January 28, 2027

   • 6. Lady of Avalon1997 · 480 pages · 9 h
   • 7. Priestess of Avalon2000 · 414 pages · 8 h
8. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 2, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 516 habout 3 weeksby February 23, 2027

   • 8. The Mists of Avalon1983 · 876 pages · 16 h
10. The end of the series

    February 23, 2027

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