Reading order
Polly O'Keefe reading order
4- 7.67.6 / 1080 ratings
- Score
- 4 volumes
- Volumes
- 1965–1989
- Published
- about 22 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Science fiction
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
4 volumes1965–1989Completed
A plan for the whole series
4 volumes, 1,201 pages, about 22 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 1, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 115 h21 daysby November 19, 2026
- 1. The Arm of the Starfish
- 2. Dragons in the Waters
- 3. A House Like a Lotus
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 27 h9 daysby December 1, 2026
- The end of the series
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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 and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Polly O'Keefe book is the longest?
“An Acceptable Time” is the longest at 358 pages; the shortest is “The Arm of the Starfish” with 243 pages.
What should I read after Polly O'Keefe?
Other series by Madeleine L'Engle: Time Quintet.
