MaddAddam Series reading order

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 1,325 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 3, “MaddAddam” (by 26%). Plan your break after volume 2, before the series plans it for you.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 10, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026

   • 1. Oryx and Crake2003 · 389 pages · 7 h
   • 2. The Year of the Flood2009 · 448 pages · 8 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by November 28, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 29 h12 daysby December 10, 2026

   • 3. MaddAddam2013 · 488 pages · 9 h
4. The end of the series

   December 10, 2026

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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: The Year of the Flood (7.9, 405 ratings). Weakest: MaddAddam (7.6). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 2 and 3: 26%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.6) scores close to the series average or above it.