Book Series Guide

A reader’s companion

Every book. The right order. No guesswork.

Explore author bibliographies, untangle series, and find the best place to begin.

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Recommended first reads

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Fonda Lee

Jade City

The beginning of the main Green Bone Saga trilogy.

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Alain de Botton

Essays in Love

The first book and an accessible introduction to de Botton's distinctive blend of narrative, philosophy, and psychological observation.

Cover of Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Emily Nagoski

Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Best entry point to Nagoski's core nonfiction on sexual wellbeing.

Cover of If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

If You Could See the Sun

Her debut and a representative speculative young adult romance.

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C. S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The natural entry point to The Chronicles of Narnia and Lewis's imaginative fiction.

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John Scalzi

Old Man's War

The author's breakthrough novel and the entry point to his largest series.

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