Elemental Masters reading order

A plan for the whole series

17 volumes, 6,076 pages, about 110 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2022. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

7 stages, with 6 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around April 30, 2027, about 5 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026

   • 1. The Fire Rose1995 · 433 pages · 8 h
   • 2. The Serpent's Shadow2001 · 394 pages · 7 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 22, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 216 habout 3 weeksby December 13, 2026

   • 3. The Gates of Sleep2002 · 446 pages · 8 h
   • 4. Phoenix and Ashes2004 · 426 pages · 8 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 17, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 320 habout 4 weeksby January 12, 2027

   • 5. The Wizard of London2005 · 299 pages · 5 h
   • 6. Reserved for the Cat2007 · 384 pages · 7 h
   • 7. Unnatural Issue2011 · 384 pages · 7 h
6. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by January 21, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 419 habout 4 weeksby February 16, 2027

   • 8. Home From the Sea2012 · 385 pages · 7 h
   • 9. Steadfast2013 · ≈ 357 pages · 7 h
   • 10. Blood Red2014 · 321 pages · 6 h
8. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by February 26, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 518 habout 3 weeksby March 21, 2027

   • 11. From a High Tower2015 · 337 pages · 6 h
   • 12. A study in sable2016 · 320 pages · 6 h
   • 13. A Scandal in Battersea2017 · 320 pages · 6 h
10. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by March 26, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 618 habout 3 weeksby April 18, 2027

    • 14. The Bartered Brides2018 · 320 pages · 6 h
    • 15. The Case of the Spellbound Child2019 · 319 pages · 6 h
    • 16. Jolene2020 · 336 pages · 6 h
12. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by April 22, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 75 h7 daysby April 30, 2027

    • 17. The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley2022 · 295 pages · 5 h
14. The end of the series

    April 30, 2027

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