Kennedy Gerber
Kennedy Gerber asked Django Wexler:

I just finished The Thousand Names and really enjoyed it! I rekindled my longstanding love of the Napoleonic Wars from Sharpe, Hornblower, and Aubrey–Maturin (high praise). As I move on to the rest of the series, I was wondering if you had a recommendation for where a first-time reader should read The First Kill and The Penitent Damned. I assume The Shadow of Elysium should be read between books 2 and 3? Thanks!

Django Wexler So glad you're having fun with it! Neither story will spoil anything, but they both introduce characters who turn up in the main series later. I'd read The First Kill between books 1 and 2 and The Penitent Damned between books 3 and 4, I think, but it's not required either way!

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