Keeper of the Lost Cities reading order

A plan for the whole series

9 volumes, 6,251 pages, about 115 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 months.

Stages

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

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

   • 1. Keeper of the Lost Cities2012 · 512 pages · 9 h
   • 2. Exile2013 · 572 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 212 h15 daysby December 14, 2026

   • 3. Everblaze2014 · 632 pages · 12 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 17, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 312 h17 daysby January 3, 2027

   • 4. Neverseen2015 · 680 pages · 12 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 7, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 413 h17 daysby January 24, 2027

   • 5. Lodestar2016 · 688 pages · 13 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 28, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 515 h20 daysby February 16, 2027

   • 6. Nightfall2017 · 800 pages · 15 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 21, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 616 h21 daysby March 14, 2027

    • 7. Flashback2018 · 848 pages · 16 h
12. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by March 17, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 715 h20 daysby April 7, 2027

    • 8. Legacy2019 · 824 pages · 15 h
14. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by April 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 813 h17 daysby April 28, 2027

    • 9. Stellarlune2021 · ≈ 695 pages · 13 h
16. The end of the series

    April 28, 2027

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