I'd read the short stories "Intelligent Design" and "Euletherios" in Baen's free collections, and the novel "Fledgling" before getting my hands on the entire series to read straight through in chronological order, skipping over Fledgling because I'd already read it.
I found that having read Fledgling first gave quite a bit of "Ah ha." moments while reading some of the other books. Like having a peek at the future and knowing some of the consequences of what's happening now.
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