The NUMA Files reading order

A plan for the whole series

16 volumes, 7,520 pages, about 140 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 months.

Stages

9 stages, with 8 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around June 2, 2027, about 5 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 118 habout 4 weeksby November 23, 2026

   • 1. Serpent1999 · 592 pages · 11 h
   • 2. Blue Gold2000 · 416 pages · 8 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 27, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 217 habout 3 weeksby December 19, 2026

   • 3. Fire Ice2002 · 462 pages · 8 h
   • 4. White Death2003 · 445 pages · 8 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 22, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 39 h13 daysby January 4, 2027

   • 5. Lost City2004 · 515 pages · 9 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 8, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 417 habout 3 weeksby January 31, 2027

   • 6. Polar Shift2005 · 504 pages · 9 h
   • 7. The Navigator2007 · 437 pages · 8 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by February 4, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 59 h13 daysby February 17, 2027

   • 8. Medusa2009 · 518 pages · 9 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 21, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 617 habout 3 weeksby March 15, 2027

    • 9. Devil's Gate2011 · 480 pages · 9 h
    • 10. The Storm2012 · 420 pages · 8 h
12. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by March 19, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 716 habout 3 weeksby April 9, 2027

    • 11. Zero Hour · 416 pages · 8 h
    • 12. Ghost Ship2014 · 448 pages · 8 h
14. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by April 13, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 817 habout 3 weeksby May 6, 2027

    • 13. The Pharaoh's Secret2015 · 427 pages · 8 h
    • 14. Nighthawk2017 · 480 pages · 9 h
16. Short breakThe Prophet · Kahlil Gibran · 116 pp. · score 8.22 h, by May 9, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 918 habout 3 weeksby June 2, 2027

    • 15. The Rising Sea · 480 pages · 9 h
    • 16. Sea of Greed2014 · 480 pages · 9 h
18. The end of the series

    June 2, 2027

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