Reading order
The Ship Who ... reading order
1- 7.67.6 / 1093 ratings
- Score
- 4 volumes
- Volumes
- 1969–1992
- Published
- about 22 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Science fiction
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
4 volumes1969–1992Completed
The volume numbering in the source (Wikidata) has gaps — the list may be missing parts.
A plan for the whole series
4 volumes, 1,218 pages, about 22 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 2, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 116 habout 3 weeksby November 20, 2026
- 1. The Ship Who Sang
- 2. PartnerShip
- 3. The Ship Who Searched
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 26 h8 daysby December 2, 2026
- 5. The Ship Who Won
- 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 and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Ship Who ... book is the longest?
“The Ship Who Won” is the longest at 330 pages; the shortest is “The Ship Who Sang” with 248 pages.
What should I read after The Ship Who ...?
Other series by Anne McCaffrey: Dragonriders of Pern, Acorna, Catteni Series.
