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The Long Earth Reading Order

The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett has 5 main books (2012–2016). Start with The Long Earth (2012) and read the numbered books in order.

By Terry Pratchett with Stephen Baxter

The Long Earth books in order

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  1. #1

    The Long Earth

    2012 · 400 pages

    7 h
  2. #2

    The Long War

    2013 · 460 pages

    8 h 3 min
  3. #3

    The Long Mars

    2014 · 424 pages

    7 h 25 min
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  5. #4

    The Long Utopia

    2015 · 395 pages

    6 h 55 min
  6. #5

    The Long Cosmos

    2016 · 432 pages

    7 h 34 min

Main books together: 2,111 pages, about 36 h 57 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 Long Earth: common questions

How many books are in the The Long Earth series?
There are 5 main books in The Long Earth. The most recent main book listed here is The Long Cosmos (2016).
What order should I read The Long Earth in?
Read The Long Earth in its numbered order: The Long Earth, The Long War, The Long Mars, The Long Utopia, and so on.
What is the first The Long Earth book?
The first book is The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett, published in 2012.
How long does it take to read the whole The Long Earth series?
The 5 main books add up to about 2,111 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 37 hours of reading, or about 74 days at 30 minutes a day.

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