Reading order
The Aurora Cycle reading order
2- 7.87.8 / 10131 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2019–2021
- Published
- about 25 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2019–2021Completed
- A young adult space opera by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff: top cadet Tyler Jones misses the draft for the best recruits and ends up leading a squad of misfits, plus Aurora, a girl he rescued after two centuries adrift in cryo-sleep who carries something dangerous inside her.
- Funny, fast and told by all the squad members in turn.
- Read in order, starting with Aurora Rising; Aurora Burning is the only one with enough ratings.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,488 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 8, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 19 h12 daysby November 10, 2026
- 1. Aurora Rising
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 218 habout 4 weeksby December 8, 2026
- 2. Aurora Burning
- 3. Aurora's End
- 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 checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Aurora Cycle book is the longest?
“Aurora Burning” is the longest at 512 pages; the shortest is “Aurora Rising” with 480 pages.
What should I read after The Aurora Cycle?
Other series by Amie Kaufman: The Illuminae Files.
