The Book of the New Sun books in order
The Book of the New Sun is a series of 6 books by Gene Wolfe: 2,069 pages, about 38 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 6
- books
- 2,069
- pages
- 38 hours
- to read them all
- 76 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Shadow of the Torturer 5.6 h 2 
The Claw of the Conciliator 5.6 h 3 
The Sword of the Lictor 5.5 h 4 
The Citadel of the Autarch 5.8 h 
Shadow & Claw 8.7 h 5 
The Urth of the New Sun 6.8 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
The Shadow of the Torturer 1980 5.6 h
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun.
- 2
The Claw of the Conciliator 1981 5.6 h
- 3
The Sword of the Lictor 1982 5.5 h
- 4
The Citadel of the Autarch 1983 5.8 h
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Shadow & Claw 1983 8.7 h
Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the first two books of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun.
- 5
The Urth of the New Sun 1987 6.8 h
Sequel to: The book of the new sun.
How much is left
| After book 1, The Shadow of the Torturer | about 32 hours left |
| After book 2, The Claw of the Conciliator | about 27 hours left |
| After book 3, The Sword of the Lictor | about 21 hours left |
| After book 4, The Citadel of the Autarch | about 15 hours left |
| After Shadow & Claw | about 7 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 37 hours 56 minutes
All 6 books, 2,069 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
76 days (about 11 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.