Reading order

Dayworld trilogy reading order

Philip José Farmer

  1. Dayworld1985
  2. Dayworld Rebel1987
  3. Dayworld Breakup1990
3 volumes
Volumes
1985–1990
Published
about 18 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

Quick answer

Dayworld
Start withDayworld1985

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Publication order

3 volumes1985–1990Completed

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 976 pages, about 18 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 weeks.

Stages

This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 22, 2026.

  1. The end of the series
    November 22, 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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Frequently asked questions

Which Dayworld trilogy book is the longest?

“Dayworld Breakup” is the longest at 336 pages; the shortest is “Dayworld” with 320 pages.

What should I read after Dayworld trilogy?

Other series by Philip José Farmer: Riverworld, World of Tiers.

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