Dark Olympus reading order

A plan for the whole series

10 volumes, 3,400 pages, about 60 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2026. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

4 stages, with 3 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 6, 2027, 16 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 118 habout 4 weeksby November 23, 2026

   • 1. Neon Gods2021 · 384 pages · 7 h
   • 2. Electric Idol2022 · 240 pages · 4 h
   • 3. Wicked Beauty2022 · 380 pages · 7 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 26, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 218 habout 3 weeksby December 21, 2026

   • 4. Radiant Sin2023 · 320 pages · 6 h
   • 5. Cruel Seduction2023 · ≈ 340 pages · 6 h
   • 6. Midnight Ruin2024 · 336 pages · 6 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 24, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 319 habout 4 weeksby January 19, 2027

   • 7. Dark Restraint2024 · ≈ 340 pages · 6 h
   • 8. Sweet Obsession2025 · 384 pages · 7 h
   • 9. Tender Cruelty2025 · 336 pages · 6 h
6. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by January 28, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 46 h8 daysby February 6, 2027

   • 10. Shattered Gods2026 · ≈ 340 pages · 6 h
8. The end of the series

   February 6, 2027

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