Reading order
Leviathan trilogy reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2009–2011
- Published
- about 30 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Young adult#47
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
3 volumes2009–2011Completed
- An illustrated steampunk retelling of the First World War: Darwinist powers fly living airships, Clanker powers march in walking machines.
- Read Leviathan, Behemoth and Goliath in order; Behemoth rates highest.
- Keith Thompson’s illustrations are part of the story — get an edition that keeps them.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,501 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 9, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 21, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 211 h14 daysby December 9, 2026
- The end of the series
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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.3 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: Behemoth (8.0, 152 ratings). Weakest: Leviathan (7.7). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.7) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Leviathan trilogy books ranked, best to worst
Top Young adult series →Frequently asked questions
Which Leviathan trilogy book is the best?
By reader score, Behemoth (8.0/10). The lowest-rated is Leviathan (7.7/10).
Which Leviathan trilogy book is the longest?
“Goliath” is the longest at 576 pages; the shortest is “Leviathan” with 440 pages.
What should I read after Leviathan trilogy?
Other series by Scott Westerfeld: Uglies series, Midnighters trilogy.
