Canopus in Argos books in order
Canopus in Argos is a series of 5 books by Doris Lessing: 1,106 pages in the 4 with a known length, about 20 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 5
- books
- 1,106
- pages in 4 of them
- 20 hours
- to read those 4
- 41 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Shikasta 7.7 h 2 
The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five 4.7 h 3 
The Sirian Experiments 5.3 h 4 
The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 2.6 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
Shikasta 1979 7.7 h
From the Publisher: This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: Archives.
- 2
The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five 1980 4.7 h
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- 3
The Sirian Experiments 1980 5.3 h
viii, 288 p. ; 20 cm
- 4
The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 1981 2.6 h
Planet 8, a prosperous world with intelligent, vital inhabitants, is transformed by an Ice Age, a change that causes a critical variation in lifestyle and a drastic reappraisal of…
- 5
The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire 1983 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Shikasta | about 13 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 2, The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five | about 8 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 3, The Sirian Experiments | about 3 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 20 hours 17 minutes
4 of 5 books, 1,106 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
41 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.