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The Queen’s Thief Books in Order: How to read Megan Whalen Turner’s series?

Fabien
September 16, 2020April 22, 2022

A little theft in a Fantasy World…

What is The Queen’s Thief about?

From American author Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen’s Thief is a fantasy series for young adults in six volumes.

Set in a world rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception, The Queen’s Thief series resolves around the adventures of the incorrigible Eugenides, a thief. He says he can steal everything, and he will have to prove it if he wants to survive.

The Ballantyne Books in Order: How to read Wilbur Smith’s series?

Fabien
August 31, 2020March 18, 2022

By the author of The Courtney Series.

What is the Ballantyne series about?

Published since 1980 by Zambian-born author Wilbur Smith, The Ballantyne Series chronicle the lives of the Ballantyne family – like the Courtney series does. In fact, the two series are connected.

From the 1860s through until 1980s, this historical series follows the lives of the members of the Ballantyne family against the background of the history of Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe).

Suzanne Collins Books in Order (The Hunger Games, The Underland Chronicles and more)

Carole
May 14, 2020February 19, 2023

All of Suzanne Collins’s books!

Who is Suzanne Collins?

Born on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut, Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and author.

She began her career in 1991 as a writer for children’s television shows, before she began to write children’s books. Her debut book, Gregor the Overlander is published in 2003.

She has been named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of 2010 and In March 2012, Amazon announced that she had become the best-selling Kindle author of all time, thanks to The Hunger Games trilogy, which went on to become a popular motion picture series starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.

His Dark Materials Books in Order: How to read Philip Pullman’s fantasy classic series?

Carole
May 12, 2020December 14, 2022
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One girl will change worlds.

What is His Dark Materials about?

Written by English novelist Sir Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials is a young-adult fantasy series set across a multiverse, moving between many parallel worlds. More specifically, it follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes.

In Lyra’s world, who resembles that of the UK’s Edwardian era, all humans have a dæmon, the physical manifestation of a person’s soul or spirit taking the form of an animal.

A film adaptation titled The Golden Compass directed by Chris Weitz came out in 2007. A three-season TV adaptation titled His Dark Materials produced by the BBC has been broadcast from 2019 to 2022. The books were also adapted as a play and a radio drama.

The Hulk Reading Order: How to read Bruce Banner’s smashing comic book story?

Fabien
May 11, 2020April 15, 2023
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HULK SMASH!!!

Who is The Hulk?

The Jekyll/Hyde of the Marvel Universe created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Saving the life of Rick Jones during the experimental detonation of a gamma bomb, scientist Bruce Banner was hit by the blast resulting in the absorption of gamma radiation.

Banner didn’t die, but he wasn’t the same. The radiation didn’t kill him, but they changed him. Now, he is two “men” in one body, transforming from the physically weak and emotionally reserved physicist into the powerful green-skinned monster named “the Hulk” when he loses control.

This article will not be updated anymore. Since we have launched a blog dedicated to comic book reading orders, you can find an up-to-date version of this Hulk Reading Order here.

Lexi Carmichael Books in Order: How to read Julie Moffett’s Series?

Fabien
April 23, 2020May 16, 2023

Hacking the hackers…

What is the Lexi Carmichael series about?

Written by American Author Julie Moffet, this mystery series is about hacker extraordinaire Lexi Carmichael as she travels the world stopping hackers and cybercriminals.

She was working at the National Security Agency when her life got derailed by extraordinary adventures. She joined X–Corp to continue to do her best work, stopping criminals, and hackers of all sorts, with the help of her friends and coworkers.

The Deverry Cycle Books in Order by Katharine Kerr

The Deverry Cycle Books in Order: How to read Katharine Kerr’s fantasy series?

Fabien
April 20, 2020January 7, 2022

An Epic Saga of Celtic fantasy.

What is The Deverry Cycle about?

A series of Celtic fantasy novels written by American author Katharine Kerr, The Deverry Cycle is set in the fictional land of Deverry where perilous battle and pure magic meet.

Even if it was originally conceived as a short story, The Deverry Cycle is now composed of several story arcs—each one comprised of three or four books. Everything began when a selfish young lord caused the death of two innocent lovers. Feeling guilty, he vowed never to rest until he’d righted that wrong. Many lifetimes later, those events shaped the lives of Jill and Lord Rhodry who must now fulfill a quest determined for them centuries ago.

Guardians of the Flame Books in Order by Joel Rosenberg

Guardians of the Flame Books in Order: How to read Joel Rosenberg’s series?

Carole
April 17, 2020April 30, 2023

It began as just another evening of fantasy gaming…

What is the Guardians of the Flame series about?

Written by American author Joel Rosenberg, Guardians of the Flame is a fantasy series about a group of college students who participate in a fantasy role-playing game, and are magically transported to the world of the game by their gamemaster.

The story follows, at first, Karl Cullinane, a theater student, and his friends, history student Jason Parker, football hero Walter Slovotsky, engineering student Lou Riccetti, English major Andrea “Andy-Andy” Andropolous, disabled computer science major James Michael Finnegan, and Doria Perlstein; the gamemaster is a philosophy professor at the university.

As the series progresses, the friends become embroiled in a larger conflict to overthrow a tyrant and establish a just society. They also struggle to reconcile their real-world values with the morality of the new world they inhabit, as they confront issues such as slavery and the use of magic.

Covert-One Books in Order: How to read Robert Ludlum’s series?

Carole
April 14, 2020December 29, 2021
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By the creator of Jason Bourne.

What is Covert-One about?

American writer Robert Ludlum created the Covert-One series, overseeing the first three novels with Gayle Lynds and Philip Shelby before his death. Following Ludlum’s death, his estate has continued to publish novels under The Ludlum brand, including a number of Covert-One books.

The Covert-One series follows a team of political and technical experts, belonging to a top-secret U.S. agency called Covert-One. Lead by Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Jonathan ‘Jon’ Jackson Smith, M.D., they fight corruption, conspiracy, and bioweaponry at the highest levels of society.

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