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Originally Posted by JSWolf
YWhat's put me off the series was finding a reading order.
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Don't let that hold you back, Jon. I know you really like things to be in their proper order, but this is a universe, not a series. It gets messy sometimes. But try one of the starting points I suggested, and I think you'll be able to deal with that messiness. And I think you'll like it. Perhaps start with
Balance of Trade? It was written as a stand-alone, and has only a single sequel written 30 years latter. Or go with the Published Order, starting with
Agent of Change. And don't worry about fitting in the short stories in their proper place -- in most cases they don't really affect the mainline, though virtually all of them are "canon". I save the shorter works for when I want something quick. Or when, as in the case of the taxi driver, the character's story is compelling and I really want to find out what happens to her. (But that won't come up for a while wherever you start reading.)