Legacy of the Aldenata reading order

A plan for the whole series

7 volumes, 3,932 pages, about 70 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

6 stages, with 5 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 21, 2027, 19 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 19 h12 daysby November 10, 2026

   • 1. A Hymn Before Battle2000 · 480 pages · 9 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 14, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 213 h18 daysby December 1, 2026

   • 2. Gust Front2001 · 721 pages · 13 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 5, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 319 habout 4 weeksby December 29, 2026

   • 3. When the Devil Dances2002 · 704 pages · 13 h
   • 4. Hell's Faire2003 · 312 pages · 6 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 3, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 49 h12 daysby January 14, 2027

   • 5. Watch on the Rhine2005 · 485 pages · 9 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 19, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 515 h20 daysby February 8, 2027

   • 6. Yellow Eyes2007 · 830 pages · 15 h
10. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by February 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 67 h10 daysby February 21, 2027

    • 7. The Tuloriad2009 · 400 pages · 7 h
12. The end of the series

    February 21, 2027

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