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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
I go against Jswolf's theory of reading the Shannara books in chronological order. Brooks' writing develops as the stories go on. From a not being underwhelmed by the writing quality degrading as you go on, the published order would be better. I can definitely see the appeal of reading from a chronological standpoint, but there is something left to how the world got here when reading in published order.
Just my nickel. (There are no pennies in Canada anymore.)
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I almost
always go against Jon's suggestions for chronological reading instead of published order.
If you don't care about spoilers at all (or possibly for those who are re-reading) chronological order can make sense. But I'd never recommend anything other than published order for first-time Shannara readers. There's big-time spoilers and several moments of revelation that will be meaningless if some of the prequels are read before the earlier books.
But whatever. I know some are weirdly compulsive about chronology--preferring to force external strictures on a large narrative instead of enjoying the organic flow of the original.