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The Interdependency Reading Order

The Interdependency by John Scalzi has 3 main books (2017–2020). Start with The Collapsing Empire (2017) and read the numbered books in order.

By John Scalzi

The Interdependency books in order

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  1. #1

    The Collapsing Empire

    2017 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  2. #2

    The Consuming Fire

    2018 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  3. #3

    The Last Emperox

    2020 · 328 pages

    5 h 45 min

Main books together: 1,000 pages, about 17 h 31 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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The Interdependency: common questions

How many books are in the The Interdependency series?
There are 3 main books in The Interdependency. The most recent main book listed here is The Last Emperox (2020).
What order should I read The Interdependency in?
Read The Interdependency in its numbered order: The Collapsing Empire, The Consuming Fire, The Last Emperox.
What is the first The Interdependency book?
The first book is The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi, published in 2017.
How long does it take to read the whole The Interdependency series?
The 3 main books add up to about 1,000 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 17½ hours of reading, or about 36 days at 30 minutes a day.

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