Reading order

Three Californias Trilogy reading order

Kim Stanley Robinson

  1. The Wild Shore1984
  2. The Gold Coast1988
  3. Pacific Edge1990
3 volumes
Volumes
1984–1990
Published
about 19 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

Quick answer

The Wild Shore
Start withThe Wild Shore1984 · Volume 1 of 3

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Publication order

3 volumes1984–1990Completed

A plan for the whole series

3 volumes, 1,048 pages, about 19 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.

Stages

This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 24, 2026.

  1. Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026
  2. The end of the series
    November 24, 2026

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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

Read: 0 of 3

No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.

  1. The Gold Coast
    The Gold Coast1988 · 15 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  2. Pacific Edge
    Pacific Edge1990 · 17 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet

Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which Three Californias Trilogy book is the longest?

“The Gold Coast” is the longest at 389 pages; the shortest is “Pacific Edge” with 288 pages.

What should I read after Three Californias Trilogy?

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