Warriors reading order

A plan for the whole series

30 volumes, 10,386 pages, about 190 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 8 months.

• Readers scored volume 7, “Midnight”, below its predecessor (7.8 after 8.1). If you slow down there, that is on the book, not on you. From volume 12 the form returns.
• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2013. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

11 stages, with 10 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around September 5, 2027, about 8 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026

   • 1. Into the Wild2003 · 302 pages · 6 h
   • 2. Fire and Ice2003 · 352 pages · 6 h
   • 3. Forest of Secrets2003 · 336 pages · 6 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 26, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 218 habout 3 weeksby December 20, 2026

   • 4. Rising Storm2004 · 320 pages · 6 h
   • 5. A Dangerous Path2004 · 336 pages · 6 h
   • 6. The Darkest Hour2004 · 336 pages · 6 h
4. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 318 habout 3 weeksby January 17, 2027

   • 7. Midnight2005 · 303 pages · 6 h
   • 8. Moonrise2006 · 320 pages · 6 h
   • 9. Dawn2005 · 335 pages · 6 h
6. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 21, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 418 habout 3 weeksby February 14, 2027

   • 10. Starlight2006 · 340 pages · 6 h
   • 11. Twilight2006 · 336 pages · 6 h
   • 12. Sunset2006 · 303 pages · 6 h
8. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by February 19, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 519 habout 4 weeksby March 17, 2027

   • 13. The Sight2007 · 363 pages · 7 h
   • 14. Dark River2007 · 327 pages · 6 h
   • 15. Outcast2008 · 368 pages · 7 h
10. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by March 26, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 620 habout 4 weeksby April 22, 2027

    • 16. Eclipse · 368 pages · 7 h
    • 17. Long Shadows2008 · 364 pages · 7 h
    • 18. Sunrise2009 · 368 pages · 7 h
12. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by May 1, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 719 habout 4 weeksby May 27, 2027

    • 19. The Fourth Apprentice · 302 pages · 6 h
    • 20. Fading Echoes2010 · 384 pages · 7 h
    • 21. Night Whispers · 368 pages · 7 h
14. BreakI'm Glad My Mom Died · Jennette McCurdy · 320 pp. · score 8.96 h, by June 6, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 813 h18 daysby June 23, 2027

    • 22. Sign of the Moon · 358 pages · 7 h
    • 23. The Forgotten Warrior · 368 pages · 7 h
16. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by June 27, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 914 h19 daysby July 16, 2027

    • 24. The Last Hope · 400 pages · 7 h
    • 25. The Sun Trail2013 · 368 pages · 7 h
18. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by July 20, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
19. 10
    Stage 1018 habout 4 weeksby August 14, 2027

    • 26. Thunder Rising2013 · 352 pages · 6 h
    • 27. The First Battle · 352 pages · 6 h
    • 28. The Blazing Star · 305 pages · 6 h
20. Short breakThe Prophet · Kahlil Gibran · 116 pp. · score 8.22 h, by August 18, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
21. 11
    Stage 1114 h18 daysby September 5, 2027

    • 29. A Forest Divided · 400 pages · 7 h
    • 30. Path of Stars · 352 pages · 6 h
22. The end of the series

    September 5, 2027

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: uneven. Scores jump by 0.3 points with no clear direction.

Best volume: The Darkest Hour (8.1, 110 ratings). Weakest: Midnight (7.8). The series is not finished; the last volume came out in 2013. The last volume (8.0) scores close to the series average or above it.