Stephanie Jackson
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This says Skyward 3.1, but I thought it was after ReDawn and before Cytonic, so I think the numbering should be 2.3...?
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Stephen
I read these in the recommended order: Skyward, Starsight, Sunreach, ReDawn, Cytonic then Evershore. My biggest concern is always spoilers (I don't even read the back cover first for fear of spoilers).
Cytonic and the three novellas do all happen at the same time, and there are tiny pieces of overlap that could theoretically be called minor spoilers in both (so Cytonic contains minor spoilers for the novellas and the novellas contain minor spoilers for Cytonic). This problem is super minor in the novellas, but it could go either way with Evershore. I think it would have been a little less spoil-y to read Evershore first, since the end of Cytonic gives you a big hint about the end of Evershore (and part of what the whole book is building to), and while Evershore only provides a hint to something in the epilogue of Cytonic... so not something the whole book is building to.
So, in my opinion, call Evershore 2.3 and read it before Cytonic. Definitely read the three novellas in order, but, ultimately, you can read Cytonic at any point and not mess things up or get a lot of spoilers.
Cytonic and the three novellas do all happen at the same time, and there are tiny pieces of overlap that could theoretically be called minor spoilers in both (so Cytonic contains minor spoilers for the novellas and the novellas contain minor spoilers for Cytonic). This problem is super minor in the novellas, but it could go either way with Evershore. I think it would have been a little less spoil-y to read Evershore first, since the end of Cytonic gives you a big hint about the end of Evershore (and part of what the whole book is building to), and while Evershore only provides a hint to something in the epilogue of Cytonic... so not something the whole book is building to.
So, in my opinion, call Evershore 2.3 and read it before Cytonic. Definitely read the three novellas in order, but, ultimately, you can read Cytonic at any point and not mess things up or get a lot of spoilers.
KLS
If I recall correctly, Sanderson stated on his livestream with Janci Patterson that the recommended reading order of the Cytoverse is Skyward (Book #1), Starsight (Book #2), Sunreach (novella #1), ReDawn (novella #2), Cytonic, (Book #3) and then Evershore (novella #3) for it to make the most timeline sense, so it's probably titled 3.1 so that when browsing goodreads, you'll immediately see the recommended reading order.
That being said, Sanderson has said that you can read all three novellas before or after Cytonic and it shouldn't make much of a difference when you read it.
That being said, Sanderson has said that you can read all three novellas before or after Cytonic and it shouldn't make much of a difference when you read it.
Becky B
I'm currently reading this AND Cytonic at the same time. As Stephen Narwold mentioned, the novellas happen concurrently with Cytonic. The moments of overlap are all labelled as Interludes in Cytonic. I personally have been reading up to an interlude, then reading in the novellas up until I get to that point and it has worked nicely to keep in the same time frame. The first interlude happens during the first novella. The 2nd interlude happens during the second novella, and I am just starting Evershore and waiting for the 3rd interlude events to happen in this one.
Bel
The novellas happen concurrently with Cytonic. The moments of overlap are all labeled as Interludes in Cytonic. The first interlude happens during the first novella. The 2nd interlude happens during the second novella, and And Evershore is not part of the interludes but he does see some of what is happening to her at the time. The third book starts in the middle of cytonic and ends before Cytonic does, but it does spoil some so I would read it last
Jargon Jester
Evershore gives insight into a character's condition that is not know until the end of Cytonic. A reader with this foreknowledge may discern the situation and spoil some of the wonder when it is revealed. Evershore could be read before Cytonic, but I understand why they numbered it afterwards.
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Jan 09, 2022 12:30PM · flag