The Cemetery of Forgotten Books reading order

A plan for the whole series

4 volumes, 2,525 pages, about 45 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 9 weeks.

• The thickest volume runs 925 pages. One volume is one stage: a break after it, not the next volume.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 12, 2027, 13 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 110 h13 daysby November 11, 2026

   • 1. The Shadow of the Wind2001 · 549 pages · 10 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 15, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 11, 2026

   • 2. The Angel's Game2008 · 672 pages · 12 h
   • 3. The Prisoner of Heaven2011 · 379 pages · 7 h
4. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 20, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 317 habout 3 weeksby January 12, 2027

   • 4. The Labyrinth of Spirits2016 · 925 pages · 17 h
6. The end of the series

   January 12, 2027

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