Fortune de France reading order

A plan for the whole series

13 volumes, 6,465 pages, about 120 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 months.

Stages

7 stages, with 6 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around April 29, 2027, about 3 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026

   • 1. The Brethren1977 · ≈ 497 pages · 9 h
   • 2. City of Wisdom and Blood1979 · 571 pages · 10 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 28, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 23, 2026

   • 3. Heretic Dawn1980 · 521 pages · 10 h
   • 4. League of Spies1982 · ≈ 497 pages · 9 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 26, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 312 h16 daysby January 11, 2027

   • 5. La Violente amour1983 · 635 pages · 12 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 15, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 417 habout 3 weeksby February 7, 2027

   • 6. La Pique du jour1985 · 476 pages · 9 h
   • 7. La Volte des vertugadins1991 · 470 pages · 9 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by February 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 517 habout 3 weeksby March 6, 2027

   • 8. L'Enfant-Roi1993 · 492 pages · 9 h
   • 9. Les Roses de la vie1995 · 460 pages · 8 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by March 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 616 habout 3 weeksby April 2, 2027

    • 10. Le Lys et la Pourpre1997 · 530 pages · 10 h
    • 11. La Gloire et les Périls1997 · 358 pages · 7 h
12. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by April 5, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 718 habout 3 weeksby April 29, 2027

    • 12. Complots et Cabales2001 · 461 pages · 8 h
    • 13. Love and the Sword2004 · ≈ 497 pages · 9 h
14. The end of the series

    April 29, 2027

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