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Mary Stewart's Merlin books in order

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Mary Stewart's Merlin is a series of 5 books by Mary Stewart: 2,182 pages, about 40 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

5
books
2,182
pages
40 hours
to read them all
80 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 The Crystal Cave 1970 8.8 h 2 The Hollow Hills 1973 8.7 h 3 The Last Enchantment 1979 9.4 h 4 The Wicked Day 1983 7.5 h The Prince and the Pilgrim 1995 5.7 h

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The books

  1. 1

    The Crystal Cave 1970 8.8 h

    WHO WAS MERLIN?

  2. 2

    The Hollow Hills 1973 8.7 h

    Dark Ages.

  3. 3

    The Last Enchantment 1979 9.4 h

    Follow Merlin through a candid tale of adventure, enchantment and wonder as he spurs Arthur and his knights through a destiny to build Camelot and thwart evil; this almost…

  4. 4

    The Wicked Day 1983 7.5 h

    Far from being the scourge of Arthur, his bastard son Mordred actually strives to resist Merlin's prophecy of doom.

  5. The Prince and the Pilgrim 1995 5.7 h

    Prince Alexander is spirited away as an infant to escape the jealous rage of his uncle, the King of Cornwall, who murdered Alexander's father, but when he comes of age he must…

How much is left

After book 1, The Crystal Cave about 31 hours left
After book 2, The Hollow Hills about 23 hours left
After book 3, The Last Enchantment about 13 hours left
After book 4, The Wicked Day about 6 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 40 hours

All 5 books, 2,182 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

80 days (about 12 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.