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Shetland Reading Order
Shetland by Ann Cleeves has 8 main books (2006–2018). Start with Raven Black (2006) and read the numbered books in order.
By Ann Cleeves
Shetland books in order
Your reading speed
- 6 h 39 min
- 7 h
- 6 h 56 min
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- 6 h 27 min
- 7 h
- 7 h
- 7 h
- 7 h 16 min
Main books together: 3,159 pages, about 55 h 18 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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Shetland: common questions
- How many books are in the Shetland series?
- There are 8 main books in Shetland. The most recent main book listed here is Wild Fire (2018).
- What order should I read Shetland in?
- Read Shetland in its numbered order: Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones, Blue Lightning, and so on.
- What is the first Shetland book?
- The first book is Raven Black by Ann Cleeves, published in 2006.
- How long does it take to read the whole Shetland series?
- The 8 main books add up to about 3,159 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 55½ hours of reading, or about 111 days at 30 minutes a day.