First North Americans reading order

A plan for the whole series

6 volumes, 3,360 pages, about 60 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

4 stages, with 3 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 31, 2027, 11 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 23, 2026

   • 1. People of the Wolf1990 · 435 pages · 8 h
   • 2. People of the Fire1991 · 608 pages · 11 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 27, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 218 habout 4 weeksby December 22, 2026

   • 3. People of the Earth1992 · 608 pages · 11 h
   • 4. People of the River1992 · 400 pages · 7 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 39 h12 daysby January 6, 2027

   • 5. People of the Sea1993 · 493 pages · 9 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 415 h20 daysby January 31, 2027

   • 6. People of the Lakes1995 · 816 pages · 15 h
8. The end of the series

   January 31, 2027

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