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Children of Time Reading Order
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky has 3 main books (2015–2022). Start with Children of Time (2015) and read the numbered books in order.
Children of Time books in order
Your reading speed
- 10 h 47 min
- 10 h 13 min
- 8 h 1 min
Main books together: 1,658 pages, about 29 h 1 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Children of Time: common questions
- How many books are in the Children of Time series?
- There are 3 main books in Children of Time. The most recent main book listed here is Children of Memory (2022).
- What order should I read Children of Time in?
- Read Children of Time in its numbered order: Children of Time, Children of Ruin, Children of Memory.
- What is the first Children of Time book?
- The first book is Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, published in 2015.
- How long does it take to read the whole Children of Time series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,658 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 29 hours of reading, or about 59 days at 30 minutes a day.