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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
I do the same. And especially with the Dresden Files it makes sense as there is really no time travel possible. Well at least so far it is too complicated magic for Harry to truly travel in time (backwards or forwards). The flashbacks don't happen as true flashbacks either, but have to be told to Harry in conversation. Writing style is first person present tense most of the time (except a few short stories) from Harry's POV. In this case, how does other than chronological make sense? Also Jim Butcher makes extensive use of referring to little details from past books, even sometimes referring back to short stories that have not been written or published.
I see the later published short stories as bonus content that should have been there in the correct spot all along. Except that the publisher is needlessly picky about the proper length of a book.
As far as other series I like to read are concerned, which happen to be mainly epic fantasy, most of them have been published already in chronological order.
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A good example of some series that tend to jump around chronologically is a couple of Glenn Cook's series, The Black Company and The Dread Empire.