Reading order
The Fortress Series reading order
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1995–2000
- Published
- about 30 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1995–2000Completed
The volume numbering in the source (Wikidata) has gaps — the list may be missing parts.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,573 pages, about 30 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 16, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.
- Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026
- 1. Fortress in the eye of time
- 2. Fortress of eagles
- BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.0
- Stage 29 h12 daysby December 16, 2026
- 4. Fortress of dragons
- 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
No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.
Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Fortress Series book is the longest?
“Fortress in the eye of time” is the longest at 671 pages; the shortest is “Fortress of eagles” with 407 pages.
What should I read after The Fortress Series?
Other series by C. J. Cherryh: The Faded Sun Trilogy, The Morgaine Stories, Foreigner series.
