Tales of the City books in order
Tales of the City is a series of 9 books by Armistead Maupin: 1,903 pages in the 6 with a known length, about 35 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 9
- books
- 1,903
- pages in 6 of them
- 35 hours
- to read those 6
- 70 days
- at 30 minutes a day
More Tales of the City 6.2 h 3 
Further Tales of the City 5.8 h 
Significant Others 5.8 h 6 
Sure of You 5.0 h 7 
Michael Tolliver Lives 5.9 h 8 
Mary Ann in Autumn 6.2 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
Tales of the City 1978 length not known
- 2
More Tales of the City 1980 6.2 h
Interlinking tales based around the lives of a San Francisco household.
- 3
Further Tales of the City 1982 5.8 h
- 4
Babycakes 1984 length not known
- 5
Significant Others 1987 5.8 h
- 6
Sure of You 1989 5.0 h
A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco.
- 7
Michael Tolliver Lives 2007 5.9 h
Michael Tolliver, the sweet-spirited Southerner in Armistead Maupin's classic Tales of the City series, is arguably one of the most widely loved characters in contem-porary…
- 8
Mary Ann in Autumn 2010 6.2 h
- 9
The Days of Anna Madrigal 2014 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Tales of the City | about 35 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, More Tales of the City | about 29 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, Further Tales of the City | about 23 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, Babycakes | about 23 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 5, Significant Others | about 17 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 6, Sure of You | about 12 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 7, Michael Tolliver Lives | about 6 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 34 hours 53 minutes
6 of 9 books, 1,903 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
70 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.