Private book series reading order

A plan for the whole series

8 volumes, 3,328 pages, about 60 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

4 stages, with 3 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 30, 2027, 11 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026

   • 1. Private2010 · 400 pages · 7 h
   • 2. Private: Number 1 Suspect2012 · ≈ 416 pages · 8 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 22, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 216 habout 3 weeksby December 13, 2026

   • 3. Private Games2012 · 432 pages · 8 h
   • 6. Private L.A.2014 · 448 pages · 8 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 17, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 315 h20 daysby January 6, 2027

   • 7. Private Down Under2014 · 368 pages · 7 h
   • 10. Private Paris2016 · 448 pages · 8 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 10, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 415 h20 daysby January 30, 2027

   • 11. The Games2016 · 400 pages · 7 h
   • 14. Princess: A Private Novel2018 · ≈ 416 pages · 8 h
8. The end of the series

   January 30, 2027

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