And yet a third possible reading order, with chapters arranged as close as possible to when the events occur.
Draft Reading Order
- “Dragon Tide”
- “Necessary Evils”
- Crystal Soldier
- Crystal Dragon
- “Eleutherios”
- “Where the Goddess Sends”
- “A Spell for the Lost”
- “The Wine of Memory”
- Balance of Trade
- Trade Secret
- “Naratha’s Shadow”
- “The Space at Tinsori Light”
- “Sweet Waters”
- “Phoenix”
- “Pilot of Korval”
- “A Choice of Weapons”
- “The Beggar King”
- Local Custom
- Scout’s Progress
- Mouse and Dragon ch.1-36
- “Guaranteed Delivery”
- Mouse and Dragon ch.37-41
- “Veil of the Dancer”
- “Heirloom”
- “Intelligent Design”
- “A Matter of Dreams”
- “Moonphase”
- Conflict of Honors ch.1
- “Fighting Chance”
- “To Cut an Edge”
- “Misfits”, ch.2
- “Shadow Partner”
- “A Day at the Races”
- “Certain Symmetry”
- “This House”
- Conflict of Honors ch.2-50
- Fledgling
- “Changeling”
- Saltation ch.1-32
- “Landed Alien”
- Agent of Change
- Carpe Diem ch.2-35
- “Quiet Knives”
- Carpe Diem ch.36-50,52,58
- I Dare ch.1-4,10-12
- “Daughter of Dragons”
- “Persistence”
- I Dare ch.18,20,22-23,25-27,29-30,35-36
- Carpe Diem ch.51,53-57,59-71
- Plan B ch.1-3
- “Breath’s Duty”
- Plan B ch.4-9
- I Dare ch.40-41
- Plan B ch.10-16
- I Dare ch.42
- Plan B ch.17-34
- I Dare ch.46-48,50
- Plan B ch.35
- I Dare ch.5-9,13-17,19,21,24,28,31-34,37-39,43-44,53,45,49,51-52,54-55
- “Skyblaze”, ch.1
- “Misfits”, ch.1
- I Dare ch.56-57
- “Misfits”, ch.3
- Saltation ch.33-40
- I Dare ch.58
- Saltation ch.41-42
- Ghost Ship ch.1-5
- “Moon on the Hills”
- Ghost Ship ch.6-23
- “Hidden Resources”
- “Kin Ties”
- Ghost Ship ch.24-34
- Necessity’s Child ch.1-2
- Ghost Ship ch.35-36
- Necessity’s Child ch.3-4
- Ghost Ship ch.37-38
- Dragon Ship prologue
- Ghost Ship ch.39
- Necessity’s Child ch.5-8
- Ghost Ship ch.40-41
- “Prodigal Son”
- Ghost Ship ch.42,epilogue
- Necessity’s Child ch.9-13
- Ghost Ship ch.43
- Necessity’s Child ch.14-38
- Dragon Ship ch.1-43
- “Skyblaze”, ch.2
Again, not a final order, offered as something to react to. What are your thoughts?