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The Thrifty Reader

All series in reading order

60 series, A to Z. The number is how many books are free to read.

SeriesAuthorBooksYearsReading timeFree
A Series of Unfortunate EventsDaniel Handler131999–200664 hours–
A Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. Martin71996–201181 hours–
Alex RiderAnthony Horowitz132001–202077 hours–
AnimorphsKatherine Applegate301996–199990 hours–
Artemis FowlEoin Colfer92001–201246 hours–
Bartimaeus SequenceJonathan Stroud42003–201037 hours–
Cormoran StrikeJ. K. Rowling82013–202598 hours–
DiscworldTerry Pratchett301983–2003185 hours–
DuneFrank Herbert61965–198547 hours–
Earth's Children hexalogyJean M. Auel61980–201180 hours–
Earthsea seriesUrsula K. Le Guin51968–200121 hours–
Fighting FantasyIan Livingstone301982–1988116 hours1
Foundation seriesIsaac Asimov71951–199347 hours–
His Dark MaterialsPhilip Pullman31995–200024 hours–
House of NightP. C. Cast62007–200938 hours–
How to Train Your DragonCressida Cowell122003–201560 hours–
Hyperion CantosDan Simmons41989–199741 hours–
In Search of Lost TimeMarcel Proust61913–192748 hours5
Joseph and His BrothersThomas Mann41933–194339 hours–
Leatherstocking TalesJames Fenimore Cooper51823–184143 hours5
Les Rougon-MacquartÉmile Zola201871–1893153 hours20
Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls Wilder91932–197148 hours–
Malazan Book of the FallenSteven Erikson101999–2011142 hours–
MillenniumStieg Larsson82005–202455 hours–
MistbornBrandon Sanderson72006–202272 hours–
Mortal Engines QuartetPhilip Reeve42001–200628 hours–
Percy Jackson & the OlympiansRick Riordan72005–202443 hours–
Remembrance of Earth's PastLiu Cixin32006–201032 hours–
Tales of Dunk and EggGeorge R. R. Martin31998–20108.8 hours–
The Accursed KingsMaurice Druon71955–197738 hours–
The BelgariadDavid Eddings51982–198424 hours–
The Chronicles of AmberRoger Zelazny101970–199139 hours–
The Chronicles of NarniaC. S. Lewis71950–195626 hours–
The Dark TowerStephen King81982–201224 hours–
The Famous FiveEnid Blyton211943–196373 hours–
The Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan52010–201451 hours–
The History of Middle-earthJ. R. R. Tolkien121983–199699 hours–
The History of SexualityMichel Foucault41976–201810 hours–
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyEoin Colfer61979–200922 hours–
The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins52008–202539 hours–
The Inheritance CycleChristopher Paolini52003–202366 hours–
The Kane ChroniclesRick Riordan32010–201226 hours–
The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien61954–195538 hours–
The Mortal InstrumentsCassandra Clare62007–201460 hours–
The Sea of FertilityYukio Mishima41969–197126 hours–
The Six Bullerby ChildrenAstrid Lindgren31947–19526.7 hours–
The Space TrilogyC. S. Lewis31938–194514 hours–
The Spiderwick ChroniclesHolly Black52003–20042.3 hours–
The Sword of TruthTerry Goodkind171994–2015172 hours–
The Three InvestigatorsRobert Arthur Jr.181964–197552 hours–
The Trials of ApolloRick Riordan52016–202039 hours–
The Twelve KingdomsFuyumi Ono301991–201994 hours–
The Vampire ChroniclesAnne Rice131976–2018118 hours–
The Vorkosigan SagaLois McMaster Bujold201986–2018111 hours–
The Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan151990–2013197 hours–
The WitcherAndrzej Sapkowski71992–201329 hours–
TwilightStephenie Meyer42005–200845 hours–
Vampire AcademyRichelle Mead62007–201042 hours–
Voyages ExtraordinairesJules Verne301864–1887130 hours20
WarriorsErin Hunter302003–2013189 hours–