Kindred's Curse reading order

A plan for the whole series

4 volumes, 2,684 pages, about 50 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 9 weeks.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2026. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 10, 2027, 7 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026

   • 1. Spark of the Everflame2021 · 416 pages · 8 h
   • 2. Glow of the Everflame · ≈ 671 pages · 12 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 29, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 213 h18 daysby December 16, 2026

   • 3. Heat of the Everflame2023 · 728 pages · 13 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 20, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 316 habout 3 weeksby January 10, 2027

   • 4. Burn of the Everflame2026 · 869 pages · 16 h
6. The end of the series

   January 10, 2027

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