The Poldark Novels reading order

A plan for the whole series

12 volumes, 6,051 pages, about 110 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 months.

Stages

8 stages, with 7 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around April 28, 2027, about 5 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 19 h12 daysby November 10, 2026

   • 1. Ross Poldark1945 · 481 pages · 9 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 14, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 216 habout 3 weeksby December 5, 2026

   • 2. Demelza1946 · 545 pages · 10 h
   • 3. Jeremy Poldark1950 · 333 pages · 6 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 9, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 38 h10 daysby December 19, 2026

   • 4. Warleggan1953 · 412 pages · 8 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 418 habout 4 weeksby January 16, 2027

   • 5. The Black Moon1973 · 560 pages · 10 h
   • 6. The Four Swans · 443 pages · 8 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 20, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 520 habout 4 weeksby February 16, 2027

   • 7. The Angry Tide · 628 pages · 12 h
   • 8. The Stranger from the Sea1981 · 445 pages · 8 h
10. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by February 25, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 67 h10 daysby March 6, 2027

    • 9. The Miller's Dance1982 · 394 pages · 7 h
12. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by March 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 720 habout 4 weeksby April 7, 2027

    • 10. The Loving Cup1984 · 592 pages · 11 h
    • 11. The Twisted Sword1990 · 510 pages · 9 h
14. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by April 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 813 h17 daysby April 28, 2027

    • 12. Bella Poldark2002 · 708 pages · 13 h
16. The end of the series

    April 28, 2027

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