Fitz and the Fool reading order

A plan for the whole series

5 volumes, 3,498 pages, about 65 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

5 stages, with 4 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 8, 2027, 17 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 114 h18 daysby November 16, 2026

   • 1. Fool's Assassin2014 · 739 pages · 14 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 20, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 213 h17 daysby December 7, 2026

   • 2. La Fille de l'assassin2014 · ≈ 700 pages · 13 h
4. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 11, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 316 habout 3 weeksby January 1, 2027

   • 3. Assassin's Fate2017 · 864 pages · 16 h
6. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 5, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 49 h11 daysby January 17, 2027

   • 4. Le Retour de l'Assassin2015 · 464 pages · 9 h
8. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by January 22, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 513 h18 daysby February 8, 2027

   • 6. Le Destin de l'Assassin2017 · 731 pages · 13 h
10. The end of the series

    February 8, 2027

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