The Emberverse series reading order

A plan for the whole series

6 volumes, 3,260 pages, about 60 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 1, 2027, 16 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 111 h14 daysby November 12, 2026

   • 1. Dies the Fire2004 · 573 pages · 11 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 16, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 211 h14 daysby November 30, 2026

   • 2. The Protector's War2005 · 591 pages · 11 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 4, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 311 h15 daysby December 19, 2026

   • 3. A Meeting at Corvallis2006 · 622 pages · 11 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 23, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 410 h13 daysby January 5, 2027

   • 4. The Sunrise Lands2007 · 528 pages · 10 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 9, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 517 habout 3 weeksby February 1, 2027

   • 5. The Scourge of God2008 · 450 pages · 8 h
   • 6. The Sword of the Lady2009 · 496 pages · 9 h
10. The end of the series

    February 1, 2027

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