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Originally Posted by JSWolf
If a series is long enough, I do read in chronological order. In fact, I've recently started reading the Shannara series in chronological order. I have read some of the Shannara books. I did start off in published order. But this time, I plan on reading the entire series in chronological order. The following link will give you chronological order.
http://www.terrybrooks.net/novels/reading-orders/
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I've started at First King (just about to finish it), and then intend to read in chronological order. After that, I intend to read the Word/Void series, then the "connection" Genesis series, and I'll need to look up where the new Legend duology fits in. Actually, I strongly prefer a chronological reading order if at all possible, except for maybe a prequel. I see there are three new Shannara books forthcoming.
Njaaarghh, I'll never reach the end of it that way.
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And just to let you know, I do read each book starting at the front and ending at the back.
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That's what I meant with not being funny
I'd expect some people to just answer "I read it from beginning to the end one book at a time from front to back".
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Actually, after the first three books (and a later prequel), the vast majority of Shannara's stuff is one story-arc spread over three or four installments (the last sub-series was only two books). So... except for the three original books (and a prequel), Shannara books are most definitely NOT a "story unto themselves."
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Are you sure? I thought only Voyage of the Jerle Shannara and The High Druid trilogies had a story arc spanned over three books. I do own the Word/Void series and the Genesis series, but haven't read them yet, and basically assumed they were separate stories. I could be wrong though. Straken is the last Shannara book I've read, and it was published in... what; 2005, 2006, so I'll take your word for it. I'll see when I get there
edit: wikipedia says 2005. So it's been almost 8 years since my last Shannara/Terry Brooks book. That long? Sjees. Time flies.
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But anyway... I prefer a series of one these days, but I'll occasionally read a duology/trilogy. But a massive series with many, many installments and even sub-series within it?? Just ain't happenin' for this reader anymore.
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I'll need to have a look at Terry Pratchett's 500 books long Discworld series. One of my friends keeps pestering me to "just read it"
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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Finished narratives I'll do in one sitting.
LORD OF THE RINGS, for example, I read back-to-back-to-back. Twice in the same week.
(I was 17 and impressionable, okay?)
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Lord of the Rings was my very first Fantasy novel. While I've been reading about my entire life (in Dutch, reading Dutch writers, mostly under the influence of school and/or as required reading), I basically never heard of fantasy till about 15 years ago. (Yeah. True Story.)
A friend of mine (whom I just met at school) gave me Baldur's Gate to play a short while after it was released at the end of 1998.
"You should try this."
Wow. Medieval stuff. Me like.
"That's fantasy, AD&D. Here, now read this book."
Lord of the Rings. Hm. Let's see. Fat one, that.
*read, read* Oh... my... gawd
Now, 15 years later, I'm still playing Baldur's Gate (and it's sequels, and many other Fantasy/RPG games), and still reading Fantasy novels in English, and I still re-read Lord of the Rings and other Tolkien works at least once a year. I basically dropped everything else beside Fantasy, including Dutch books from Dutch writers.
Baldur's Gate and Lord of the Rings never tire me, however often I play it or read it. After I finish, I feel like some sort of Teletubby: "Again, Again, Again!"
(I wish I could feel like that when doing something that would actually make me some money. For some reason, i never did any work or had any job where I had that feeling; the best I can do up until today is not feeling bored for 8.5 hours a day. But that is another story.)
However much I like Fantasy, I think it's time to do something else once in a while now, because I feel that I just *can't* re-read a series such as Shannara from beginning to end and not get bored.