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Earthseed Reading Order
Earthseed by Octavia E. Butler has 2 main books (1993–1998). Start with Parable of the Sower (1993) and read the numbered books in order.
Earthseed books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 36 min
- 7 h 25 min
Main books together: 744 pages, about 13 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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Earthseed: common questions
- How many books are in the Earthseed series?
- There are 2 main books in Earthseed. The most recent main book listed here is Parable of the Talents (1998).
- What order should I read Earthseed in?
- Read Earthseed in its numbered order: Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents.
- What is the first Earthseed book?
- The first book is Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, published in 1993.
- How long does it take to read the whole Earthseed series?
- The 2 main books add up to about 744 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 13 hours of reading, or about 27 days at 30 minutes a day.