The Century Trilogy reading order

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 3,073 pages, about 55 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 2 months.

• The thickest volume runs 1,136 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 31, 2027, 19 days later than in one go.

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

   • 1. Fall of Giants2010 · 997 pages · 18 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 2, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 217 habout 3 weeksby December 25, 2026

   • 2. Winter of the World2012 · 940 pages · 17 h
4. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by January 3, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 321 habout 4 weeksby January 31, 2027

   • 3. Edge of Eternity2014 · 1,136 pages · 21 h
6. The end of the series

   January 31, 2027

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.2 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.

Best volume: Fall of Giants (8.3, 420 ratings). Weakest: Edge of Eternity (8.0). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (8.0) scores close to the series average or above it.