Green Rider series reading order

A plan for the whole series

7 volumes, 4,920 pages, about 90 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 months.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 3, “The High King's Tomb” (by 29%). Plan your break after volume 2, before the series plans it for you.

Stages

7 stages, with 6 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around March 28, 2027, about 4 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 19 h12 daysby November 10, 2026

   • 1. Green Rider1998 · 471 pages · 9 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 13, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 212 h16 daysby November 29, 2026

   • 2. First Rider's Call2003 · 656 pages · 12 h
4. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 9, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 313 h17 daysby December 26, 2026

   • 3. The High King's Tomb2007 · 688 pages · 13 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 30, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 412 h16 daysby January 15, 2027

   • 4. Blackveil2011 · 660 pages · 12 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 19, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 514 h19 daysby February 7, 2027

   • 5. Mirror Sight2014 · 784 pages · 14 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 12, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 615 h20 daysby March 4, 2027

    • 6. Firebrand2017 · 816 pages · 15 h
12. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by March 7, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 715 h21 daysby March 28, 2027

    • 7. Winterlight2021 · 845 pages · 15 h
14. The end of the series

    March 28, 2027

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.2 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.

Best volume: First Rider's Call (8.1, 72 ratings). Weakest: Green Rider (7.9). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 2 and 3: 29%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (8.0) scores close to the series average or above it.