Patternist books in order
Patternist is a series of 5 books by Octavia E. Butler: 1,082 pages, about 20 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 5
- books
- 1,082
- pages
- 20 hours
- to read them all
- 40 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
Patternmaster 1976 3.4 h
- 2
Mind of My Mind 1977 4.0 h
Mind of My Mind is the second novel in Butler's Patternist series and is the prequel to her earlier novel Patternmaster.
- 3
Survivor 1978 3.4 h
- 4
Wild Seed 1980 5.1 h
Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex--or design.
- 5
Clay's Ark 1984 3.9 h
In a frightening near future, an alien disease is poised to become a devastating global epidemic, unless someone can stop it.
How much is left
| After book 1, Patternmaster | about 16 hours left |
| After book 2, Mind of My Mind | about 12 hours left |
| After book 3, Survivor | about 9 hours left |
| After book 4, Wild Seed | about 4 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 19 hours 50 minutes
All 5 books, 1,082 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
40 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.