Michael Bennett reading order

A plan for the whole series

14 volumes, 5,542 pages, about 100 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2022. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

7 stages, with 6 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around April 6, 2027, about 3 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 114 h19 daysby November 17, 2026

   • 1. Step on a Crack2007 · 383 pages · 7 h
   • 2. Run for Your Life2009 · 400 pages · 7 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 21, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 214 h19 daysby December 10, 2026

   • 3. Worst Case2010 · 374 pages · 7 h
   • 4. Tick Tock2011 · 387 pages · 7 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 13, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 315 h20 daysby January 2, 2027

   • 5. I, Michael Bennett2012 · 416 pages · 8 h
   • 6. Gone2013 · 414 pages · 8 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 6, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 415 h20 daysby January 26, 2027

   • 7. Burn2014 · 416 pages · 8 h
   • 8. Alert2015 · 400 pages · 7 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 31, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 513 h18 daysby February 18, 2027

   • 9. Bullseye2016 · 368 pages · 7 h
   • 10. Haunted2017 · 368 pages · 7 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 22, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 615 h20 daysby March 14, 2027

    • 11. Ambush2018 · 432 pages · 8 h
    • 12. Blindside2020 · 384 pages · 7 h
12. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by March 18, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 715 h20 daysby April 6, 2027

    • 13. The Russian2021 · 400 pages · 7 h
    • 14. Shattered2022 · 400 pages · 7 h
14. The end of the series

    April 6, 2027

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