Commissioner Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg reading order

A plan for the whole series

10 volumes, 4,118 pages, about 75 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2023. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

5 stages, with 4 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 22, 2027, 16 days later than in one go.

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

   • 1. The Chalk Circle Man1991 · 256 pages · 5 h
   • 2. L'Homme à l'envers1999 · 336 pages · 6 h
   • 3. Pars vite et reviens tard2001 · 350 pages · 6 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

   • 4. Sous les vents de Neptune2004 · 452 pages · 8 h
   • 5. Dans les bois éternels2006 · 477 pages · 9 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 21, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 316 habout 3 weeksby January 11, 2027

   • 6. An Uncertain Place2008 · 408 pages · 7 h
   • 7. L'Armée furieuse2011 · 454 pages · 8 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 15, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 417 habout 3 weeksby February 7, 2027

   • 8. Temps glaciaires2015 · 497 pages · 9 h
   • 9. This Poison Will Remain2017 · 416 pages · 8 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by February 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 59 h12 daysby February 22, 2027

   • 10. Sulla pietra2023 · 472 pages · 9 h
10. The end of the series

    February 22, 2027

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