Incarnations of Immortality reading order

A plan for the whole series

8 volumes, 2,831 pages, about 50 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 10 weeks.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 19, 2027, 13 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 113 h18 daysby November 16, 2026

   • 1. On a Pale Horse1983 · 336 pages · 6 h
   • 2. Bearing an Hourglass1984 · 383 pages · 7 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 220 habout 4 weeksby December 16, 2026

   • 3. With a Tangled Skein1985 · 413 pages · 8 h
   • 4. Wielding a Red Sword1986 · 368 pages · 7 h
   • 5. Being a Green Mother1987 · 320 pages · 6 h
4. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 26, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 319 habout 4 weeksby January 19, 2027

   • 6. For Love of Evil1988 · 383 pages · 7 h
   • 7. And Eternity1990 · 384 pages · 7 h
   • 8. Under a Velvet Cloak2007 · 244 pages · 4 h
6. The end of the series

   January 19, 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: For Love of Evil (7.9, 69 ratings). Weakest: Bearing an Hourglass (7.6). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.6) scores close to the series average or above it.