Poseidon's Children reading order

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 1,762 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 3, “Poseidon's Wake” (by 33%). Plan your break after volume 2, before the series plans it for you.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around December 24, 2026, 13 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 112 h16 daysby November 14, 2026

   • 1. Blue Remembered Earth2012 · 637 pages · 12 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 18, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 29 h13 daysby November 30, 2026

   • 2. On the Steel Breeze2013 · 517 pages · 9 h
4. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 9, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 311 h15 daysby December 24, 2026

   • 3. Poseidon's Wake2015 · 608 pages · 11 h
6. The end of the series

   December 24, 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: On the Steel Breeze (7.9, 81 ratings). Weakest: Poseidon's Wake (7.7). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 2 and 3: 33%. 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.