Darkness reading order

A plan for the whole series

6 volumes, 3,639 pages, about 65 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

6 stages, with 5 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 15, 2027, 20 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 111 h15 daysby November 13, 2026

   • 1. Into the Darkness1999 · 622 pages · 11 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 17, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 210 h14 daysby December 1, 2026

   • 2. Darkness Descending2000 · 553 pages · 10 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 4, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 311 h15 daysby December 19, 2026

   • 3. Through the Darkness2001 · 608 pages · 11 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 23, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 411 h15 daysby January 7, 2027

   • 4. Rulers of the Darkness2002 · 616 pages · 11 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 511 h14 daysby January 25, 2027

   • 5. Jaws of Darkness2003 · 576 pages · 11 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by January 30, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 612 h16 daysby February 15, 2027

    • 6. Out of the Darkness2004 · 664 pages · 12 h
12. The end of the series

    February 15, 2027

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