Leatherstocking Tales reading order

A plan for the whole series

5 volumes, 2,379 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 2, 2027, 7 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 21, 2026

   • 1. The Deerslayer1841 · 528 pages · 10 h
   • 2. The Last of the Mohicans1824 · 423 pages · 8 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 29 h12 daysby December 7, 2026

   • 3. The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea1840 · 498 pages · 9 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 11, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 317 habout 3 weeksby January 2, 2027

   • 4. The Pioneers1823 · 477 pages · 9 h
   • 5. The Prairie1827 · 453 pages · 8 h
6. The end of the series

   January 2, 2027

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