Eagles of the Empire reading order

A plan for the whole series

22 volumes, 10,369 pages, about 190 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 8 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

13 stages, with 12 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around August 25, 2027, about 7 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 116 habout 3 weeksby November 19, 2026

   • 1. Under the Eagle2000 · 360 pages · 7 h
   • 2. The Eagle's Conquest2001 · 500 pages · 9 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 23, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 218 habout 4 weeksby December 18, 2026

   • 3. When the Eagle Hunts2002 · 432 pages · 8 h
   • 4. The Eagle and the Wolves2003 · 576 pages · 11 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 312 h16 daysby January 6, 2027

   • 5. The Eagle's Prey2004 · 640 pages · 12 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 10, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 412 h16 daysby January 25, 2027

   • 6. The Eagle's Prophecy2005 · 644 pages · 12 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 30, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 517 habout 3 weeksby February 21, 2027

   • 7. The Eagle in the Sand2006 · 569 pages · 10 h
   • 8. Centurion2007 · 336 pages · 6 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 25, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 619 habout 4 weeksby March 23, 2027

    • 9. The Gladiator2009 · 576 pages · 11 h
    • 10. The Legion2010 · 466 pages · 9 h
12. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by March 26, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 716 habout 3 weeksby April 17, 2027

    • 11. Praetorian2011 · 497 pages · 9 h
    • 12. The Blood Crows2013 · 371 pages · 7 h
14. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by April 21, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 88 h11 daysby May 2, 2027

    • 13. Brothers in Blood2015 · 442 pages · 8 h
16. Short breakThe Prophet · Kahlil Gibran · 116 pp. · score 8.22 h, by May 6, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 917 habout 3 weeksby May 28, 2027

    • 14. Britannia2015 · 512 pages · 9 h
    • 15. Invictus2016 · 400 pages · 7 h
18. Short breakThe Screwtape letters · C. S. Lewis · 106 pp. · score 8.22 h, by June 1, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
19. 10
    Stage 1017 habout 3 weeksby June 23, 2027

    • 16. Day of the Caesars2017 · 460 pages · 8 h
    • 17. The Blood of Rome · ≈ 471 pages · 9 h
20. Short breakA Short Stay in Hell · Steven L. Peck · 80 pp. · score 8.21 h, by June 26, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
21. 11
    Stage 1115 h20 daysby July 17, 2027

    • 18. Traitors of Rome2019 · 352 pages · 6 h
    • 19. The Emperor's Exile2020 · ≈ 471 pages · 9 h
22. Short breakThornhedge · Ursula Vernon · 122 pp. · score 8.22 h, by July 20, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
23. 12
    Stage 1215 h20 daysby August 10, 2027

    • 20. The Honour of Rome · ≈ 471 pages · 9 h
    • 21. Death to the Emperor2022 · 352 pages · 6 h
24. Short breakSmall Things Like These · Claire Keegan · 112 pp. · score 8.12 h, by August 13, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
25. 13
    Stage 139 h12 daysby August 25, 2027

    • 22. Rebellion2023 · ≈ 471 pages · 9 h
26. The end of the series

    August 25, 2027

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