Redwall reading order

A plan for the whole series

22 volumes, 8,523 pages, about 155 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 months.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 7, “The Bellmaker” (by 44%). Plan your break after volume 6, before the series plans it for you.

Stages

11 stages, with 10 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around July 15, 2027, about 7 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 114 h19 daysby November 17, 2026

   • 1. Redwall1986 · 352 pages · 6 h
   • 2. Mossflower1988 · 432 pages · 8 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 215 h20 daysby December 11, 2026

   • 3. Mattimeo1989 · 446 pages · 8 h
   • 4. Mariel of Redwall1991 · 387 pages · 7 h
4. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 16, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 314 h19 daysby January 3, 2027

   • 5. Salamandastron1992 · 391 pages · 7 h
   • 6. Martin the Warrior1993 · 376 pages · 7 h
6. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by January 13, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 413 h18 daysby January 30, 2027

   • 7. The Bellmaker1994 · 352 pages · 6 h
   • 8. Outcast of Redwall1995 · 367 pages · 7 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by February 3, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 514 h19 daysby February 22, 2027

   • 9. The Pearls of Lutra1996 · 406 pages · 7 h
   • 10. The Long Patrol1997 · 368 pages · 7 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 27, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 614 h19 daysby March 17, 2027

    • 11. Marlfox1998 · 386 pages · 7 h
    • 12. The Legend of Luke1999 · 374 pages · 7 h
12. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by March 21, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 715 h20 daysby April 10, 2027

    • 13. Lord Brocktree2000 · 384 pages · 7 h
    • 14. The Taggerung2001 · 438 pages · 8 h
14. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by April 15, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 815 h20 daysby May 4, 2027

    • 15. Triss2002 · 389 pages · 7 h
    • 16. Loamhedge2003 · 416 pages · 8 h
16. Short breakThe Prophet · Kahlil Gibran · 116 pp. · score 8.22 h, by May 8, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 920 habout 4 weeksby June 4, 2027

    • 17. Rakkety Tam2004 · 372 pages · 7 h
    • 18. High Rhulain2005 · 341 pages · 6 h
    • 19. Eulalia!2007 · 389 pages · 7 h
18. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by June 13, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
19. 10
    Stage 1014 h19 daysby July 2, 2027

    • 20. Doomwyte2008 · 384 pages · 7 h
    • 21. The Sable Quean2010 · 386 pages · 7 h
20. Short breakThe Screwtape letters · C. S. Lewis · 106 pp. · score 8.22 h, by July 6, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
21. 11
    Stage 117 h9 daysby July 15, 2027

    • 22. The Rogue Crew2011 · 387 pages · 7 h
22. The end of the series

    July 15, 2027

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: uneven. Scores jump by 0.3 points with no clear direction.

Best volume: Martin the Warrior (8.1, 147 ratings). Weakest: Outcast of Redwall (7.8). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 6 and 7: 44%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.9) scores close to the series average or above it.