turk mcgurk Wrote:Let me first sat that I have been browsing these forums, and wow, it really seems like a great community and I think its great that FPW himself posts regularly!
Anyways i hope im not starting with a stupid question.
Im starting a new readthrough of secret history books, just reread The Keep. Now, in The Adversary Cycle lists: The Keep, The Tomb, The Touch, Reborn. Secret History Timeline: The Keep then Reborn then The Tomb. Im sure its just a matter of preference, but I want the smoothest path to wrap my mind around all of THE MAN'S storylines as much as I can.
Welcome to the board Turk.
Paul originally wrote THE KEEP, THE TOMB, and THE TOUCH as stand-alone novels, then he connected them all with REBORN, REPRISAL, and NIGHTWORLD. Some here prefer to read them in published order, and others (like myself) prefer to read them in chronological order.
You've pretty much got it in regard to chronological order: THE KEEP, and REBORN come first, however all the Repairman Jack novels take place within the timeline of REPRISAL and ALL THE RAGE comes before THE TOUCH.
Have fun looking for all the links between the Adversary Cycle novels, the Repairman Jack novels and others. Like DEEP AS THE MARROW, THE SELECT, IMPLANT, SIBS and so on.
Ken V.