Kenzie & Gennaro reading order

A plan for the whole series

6 volumes, 2,429 pages, about 45 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 8 weeks.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 4, 2027, 7 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026

   • 1. A Drink Before the War1994 · 336 pages · 6 h
   • 2. Darkness, Take My Hand1996 · 477 pages · 9 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 22, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 215 h21 daysby December 12, 2026

   • 3. Sacred1997 · 383 pages · 7 h
   • 4. Gone, Baby, Gone1998 · 459 pages · 8 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 16, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 314 h19 daysby January 4, 2027

   • 5. Prayers for Rain1999 · 406 pages · 7 h
   • 6. Moonlight Mile2010 · 368 pages · 7 h
6. The end of the series

   January 4, 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: Darkness, Take My Hand (7.8, 67 ratings). Weakest: A Drink Before the War (7.6). 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.