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Time Quintet books in order

Madeleine L'Engle

Time Quintet is a series of 5 books by Madeleine L'Engle: 1,368 pages, about 25 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

5
books
1,368
pages
25 hours
to read them all
51 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 A Wrinkle in Time 1962 3.9 h 2 A Wind in the Door 1973 3.9 h 3 A Swiftly Tilting Planet 1978 5.1 h 4 Many Waters 1986 5.7 h 5 An Acceptable Time 1989 6.6 h

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The books

  1. 1

    A Wrinkle in Time 1962 3.9 h

    A Wrinkle in Time is a science fiction fantasy novel by American writer Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1962.

  2. 2

    A Wind in the Door 1973 3.9 h

    A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle.

  3. 3

    A Swiftly Tilting Planet 1978 5.1 h

    The Murry and OKeefe families enlist the help of the unicorn, Gaudior, to save the world from imminent nuclear war.

  4. 4

    Many Waters 1986 5.7 h

    Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-mill ones in the extraodinary Murry family.

  5. 5

    An Acceptable Time 1989 6.6 h

    Polly's stay with her grandparents in Connecticut becomes an extraordinary experience as she encounters old friends and mysterious strangers and finds herself traveling back in…

How much is left

After book 1, A Wrinkle in Time about 21 hours left
After book 2, A Wind in the Door about 17 hours left
After book 3, A Swiftly Tilting Planet about 12 hours left
After book 4, Many Waters about 7 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 25 hours 5 minutes

All 5 books, 1,368 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

51 days (about 8 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.