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Where to start — answered briefly
12 short pages for searches that want a door, not a 40-title chart. Each one points at the full reading-order guide.
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Epic Fantasy
8 questions
- Either. They are different doors.ACOTAR or Throne of Glass first?ACOTAR and Throne of Glass do not spoil each other. Start either. Finish both before Crescent City book two if crossovers matter to you.
- No. Start with Throne of Glass.Should I read Assassin’s Blade first?For Throne of Glass, Bloomsbury places The Assassin’s Blade after Crown of Midnight. Chronological-first is a reread taste, not the first-read path.
- Throne of Glass, then Crescent City — or leave Maas.What to read after ACOTARAfter ACOTAR: Throne of Glass if you want the other Maas epic, Crescent City after the spoiler warning, or Empyrean if you want another unfinished romantasy door.
- Guards! Guards! — or Equal Rites, or MortWhere to start DiscworldDo not start Discworld at a 41-book spreadsheet. City Watch, Witches, and Death are the usual first streets. Colour of Magic is a different tone.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s StoneWhere to start Harry PotterStart Harry Potter with Philosopher’s Stone (US: Sorcerer’s Stone). The seven novels are the series. Fantastic Beasts and Cursed Child are extras.
- Mistborn: The Final Empire — or The Way of KingsWhere to start the CosmereStart the Cosmere with Mistborn: The Final Empire or The Way of Kings. Pick one door. Skip the 40-book spreadsheet.
- The Way of KingsWhere to start the Stormlight ArchiveStart Stormlight with The Way of Kings. Novellas sit between novels. This is not a whole-Cosmere spreadsheet.
- The Eye of the WorldWhere to start The Wheel of TimeStart The Wheel of Time with The Eye of the World. New Spring is a prequel, not book one. The series is fourteen novels and it is finished.
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Space Opera / SFF
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Mystery / Thriller
2 questions
- Publication order. Killing Floor.Jack Reacher: publication or chronological?Read Jack Reacher in publication order, starting with Killing Floor. Chronological prequels are mid-run books. They are not book one.
- A Study in ScarletWhere to start Sherlock HolmesStart Sherlock Holmes with A Study in Scarlet. The Hound of the Baskervilles is famous and later. It is not book one.
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Romance
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