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Reading order

Daedalus Mission reading order

Brian Stableford

  1. The Florians1976
  2. Critical Threshold1977
  3. Wildeblood's Empire1977
  4. The City of the Sun1978
  5. Balance of Power1979
  6. The Paradox of the Sets1979
6 volumes
Volumes
1976–1979
Published
about 20 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

Quick answer

The Florians
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Publication order

6 volumes1976–1979Completed

A plan for the whole series

6 volumes, 1,087 pages, about 20 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.

Stages

This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 25, 2026.

  1. Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026
    • 1. The Florians1976 · 174 pages · 3 h
    • 2. Critical Threshold1977 · 200 pages · 4 h
    • 3. Wildeblood's Empire1977 · 192 pages · 4 h
    • 4. The City of the Sun1978 · 189 pages · 3 h
    • 5. Balance of Power1979 · 156 pages · 3 h
    • 6. The Paradox of the Sets1979 · 176 pages · 3 h
  2. The end of the series
    November 25, 2026

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How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

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No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.

  1. The Florians
    The Florians1976 · 1 ratingStart hereBuy
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  2. Critical Threshold
    Critical Threshold1977 · 2 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  3. Wildeblood's Empire
    Wildeblood's Empire1977 · 2 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  4. The City of the Sun
    The City of the Sun1978Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  5. Balance of Power
    Balance of Power1979 · 1 rating
    –Not ranked yet
  6. The Paradox of the Sets
    The Paradox of the Sets1979 · 2 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet

Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 28, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which Daedalus Mission book is the longest?

“Critical Threshold” is the longest at 200 pages; the shortest is “Balance of Power” with 156 pages.