Fjällbacka series reading order

A plan for the whole series

12 volumes, 5,186 pages, about 95 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2025. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

6 stages, with 5 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around March 25, 2027, 20 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026

   • 1. The Ice Princess2003 · 393 pages · 7 h
   • 2. The Preacher2004 · 419 pages · 8 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 214 h18 daysby December 10, 2026

   • 3. The Stone Cutter2005 · ≈ 432 pages · 8 h
   • 4. The Gallows Bird2006 · 320 pages · 6 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 14, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 316 habout 3 weeksby January 4, 2027

   • 5. The Hidden Child2007 · 455 pages · 8 h
   • 6. The Drowning2008 · 416 pages · 8 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 8, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 415 h19 daysby January 27, 2027

   • 7. The Lost Boy2009 · 360 pages · 7 h
   • 8. The Angel Maker's Wife2011 · ≈ 432 pages · 8 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 31, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 520 habout 4 weeksby February 27, 2027

   • 9. The Ice Child2014 · 407 pages · 7 h
   • 10. The Girl in the Woods2017 · 688 pages · 13 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by March 4, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 616 habout 3 weeksby March 25, 2027

    • 11. The Cuckoo2022 · ≈ 432 pages · 8 h
    • 12. La Pleureuse2025 · ≈ 432 pages · 8 h
12. The end of the series

    March 25, 2027

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