Reading order
The Salvation Sequence reading order
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2
3- 8.28.2 / 10522 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2018–2020
- Published
- about 30 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Science fiction#29
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
3 volumes2018–2020Completed
- A complete trilogy (2018–2020): in the 23rd century, alien visitors who seem friendly turn out to be something else, and humanity plans a revenge that spans thousands of years.
- Read Salvation, Salvation Lost and The Saints of Salvation in order — the timelines only come together at the end.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,529 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 9, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 210 h13 daysby December 9, 2026
- 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
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Salvation Sequence book is the longest?
“Salvation” is the longest at 560 pages; the shortest is “Salvation Lost” with 441 pages.
What should I read after The Salvation Sequence?
Other series by Peter F. Hamilton: The Night's Dawn Trilogy, Commonwealth Saga, Void Trilogy.
