Reading order
Greg Mandel reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1993–1995
- Published
- about 25 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Science fiction#91
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1993–1995Completed
- Peter F. Hamilton’s first novels: science fiction detective stories in a near-future England reshaped by climate change and a fallen socialist government.
- Greg Mandel, an ex-soldier with a gland implant that lets him sense emotions and lies, takes cases for a powerful young heiress.
- Each case stands mostly alone, but read in order; the ratings rise slightly, with The Nano Flower highest.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,444 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 7, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 211 h15 daysby December 7, 2026
- The end of the series
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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: The Nano Flower (7.8, 62 ratings). Weakest: Mindstar Rising (7.7). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.8) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Greg Mandel books ranked, best to worst
- 1.The Nano FlowerBook 3 · 19957.8
- 1.A Quantum MurderBook 2 · 19947.8
- 3.Mindstar RisingBook 1 · 19937.7
Frequently asked questions
Which Greg Mandel book is the best?
By reader score, The Nano Flower (7.8/10). The lowest-rated is Mindstar Rising (7.7/10).
Which Greg Mandel book is the longest?
“The Nano Flower” is the longest at 612 pages; the shortest is “A Quantum Murder” with 384 pages.
What should I read after Greg Mandel?
Other series by Peter F. Hamilton: The Night's Dawn Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga, Void Trilogy.
