Shardlake series reading order

A plan for the whole series

7 volumes, 4,256 pages, about 80 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

5 stages, with 4 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 26, 2027, 16 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026

   • 1. Dissolution2003 · 400 pages · 7 h
   • 2. Dark Fire2004 · 579 pages · 11 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 26, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 220 habout 4 weeksby December 23, 2026

   • 3. Sovereign2006 · 563 pages · 10 h
   • 4. Revelation2008 · 550 pages · 10 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 26, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 314 h18 daysby January 14, 2027

   • 5. Heartstone2010 · 751 pages · 14 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 18, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 412 h16 daysby February 3, 2027

   • 6. Lamentation2014 · 650 pages · 12 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by February 7, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 514 h19 daysby February 26, 2027

   • 7. Tombland2018 · 763 pages · 14 h
10. The end of the series

    February 26, 2027

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