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Wayfarers Reading Order

Wayfarers by Becky Chambers has 4 main books (2014–2021). Start with The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2014) and read the numbered books in order.

By Becky Chambers

Wayfarers books in order

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  1. 7 h 47 min
  2. #2

    A Closed and Common Orbit

    2016 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
  3. #3

    Record of a Spaceborn Few

    2018 · 359 pages

    6 h 17 min
  4. 6 h 27 min

Main books together: 1,588 pages, about 27 h 48 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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Wayfarers: common questions

How many books are in the Wayfarers series?
There are 4 main books in Wayfarers. The most recent main book listed here is The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (2021).
What order should I read Wayfarers in?
Read Wayfarers in its numbered order: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, Record of a Spaceborn Few, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within.
What is the first Wayfarers book?
The first book is The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, published in 2014.
How long does it take to read the whole Wayfarers series?
The 4 main books add up to about 1,588 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 28 hours of reading, or about 56 days at 30 minutes a day.

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