Galactic Center Saga books in order
Galactic Center Saga is a series of 6 books by Gregory Benford: 1,830 pages in the 5 with a known length, about 34 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.
- 6
- books
- 1,830
- pages in 5 of them
- 34 hours
- to read those 5
- 68 days
- at 30 minutes a day
In the Ocean of Night 6.1 h 
Great Sky River 6.4 h 
Tides of Light 6.8 h 
Furious Gulf 6.1 h 
Sailing Bright Eternity 8.2 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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In the Ocean of Night 1977 6.1 h
From the back cover Warner paperback February 2004: 2019: NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth.
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Across the Sea of Suns 1984 length not known
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Great Sky River 1987 6.4 h
From back cover Warner paperback August 2004: Nearly 100,000 years after first contact with the machines that dominate the universe, only a few hundred humans survive.
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Tides of Light 1989 6.8 h
From the back cover: Onboard an ancient starship, Killeen and the Bishop tribe escape the mech-ruled world of Snowglade.
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Furious Gulf 1994 6.1 h
From back cover Warner paperback February 2005: Trying to escape the relentless mechs, the last humans from the planet Snowglade take their ancient starship on a dangerous course…
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Sailing Bright Eternity 1995 8.2 h
The continuing war between humans and mechs, artificial intelligences dedicated to the destruction of the human race.
How much is left
| After In the Ocean of Night | about 27 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After Across the Sea of Suns | about 27 hours left |
| After Great Sky River | about 21 hours left |
| After Tides of Light | about 14 hours left |
| After Furious Gulf | about 8 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 33 hours 33 minutes
5 of 6 books, 1,830 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
68 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.