![]() The Lost Years: For the Dead Travel Slowly Easiest to just read it here even though by the end of LY1 you're a little past where it takes place.ĩ. But for anyone who has read it before you'll already know about these concepts and it works really well. ![]() For instance books 9-10 (read 3rd/4th) just assume you already know all about Starside and its history, so if its your first read-through then it'll come out of nowhere. I highly recommend reading the saga in this order, but only if you have already read it once before. This is actually a complicated process, so I'm making this post to simplify it for people in future. I recently finished a re-read of the entire saga, though this time I decided I wanted to read it chronologically in-universe rather than the order the books released. The reading order outlined in this post is great for re-reads, but some important things really need to be revealed as intended when it's your first time. ![]() Note for new fans: You should read the books in publication order on your first read-through. ![]()
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