The Poppy War reading order

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 1,856 pages, about 35 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around December 27, 2026, 8 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 110 h13 daysby November 17, 2026

   • 1. The Poppy War2018 · 544 pages · 10 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 21, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 212 h16 daysby December 8, 2026

   • 2. The Dragon Republic2019 · 672 pages · 12 h
4. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 12, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 312 h16 daysby December 27, 2026

   • 3. The Burning God2020 · 640 pages · 12 h
6. The end of the series

   December 27, 2026

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