Correct reading list

[Silvia]

Or, like I did, either buy used copies or borrow from your local library :)

[Sara ♥]

I don't read any of the other authors in the anthologies, so the library works for me.

[Elizabeth]

but...i have this strange thing...i really really really like to keep all of my books! i have a bookshelf in my bedroom that goes all the way up to my ceiling and takes up about half of my wall!

[Vanessa]

I have all these books I need to read and keep going to the library. I really have to contain myself one of these days. I've been really good about checking out library books. Now I'm reading books I borrowed from my mother. Why can't I read my own? I have no idea.

[Morgan]

I own every single one of the In Death books, and there is not one single one that is not wonderful to read over and over. About once a year or so I reread the entire series from book one to the most reacently published...this usually only takes about two months to go through them all again. And every time I do this I enjoy them all just as much as the first time. When it comes to Remember When I always read both parts as there is sooo much information in the first part that is important to the story of the second part...not to mention they were written to be a set. For anyone new to this series I highly recommend reading them all from the biginning at least once!

[JSWolf]

Alyssa (Hesperia Loves Books) wrote: "I had to read them in order - my OCD just wouldn't let me do it any other way, lol. However, I do agree with Jonetta & Sara, to get the full effect of the series & see the personal growth of Eve &..."

I dislike reading a series out of order. I'll either spoil something or miss something that way. It's just better to get the development of the characters as intended. For example, if I had started with Reunion in Death, I'd have done a big huh? with Peabody and McNabb.

And the list is out of date. Can someone please fix it or send a message to the OP to come back and edit it?

[Debzywebz]

Hello All!!!
Been great reading through this thread, i picked up a double book of JD Robb when off camping as it was on offer and i thought i would leave it behind when i was done.....

....how wrong was i!!!
Got well sucked in!!!

How now bought myself a kindle andhave started the series from book 1, and now all ready on book 6, and when i get back to "Creation in Death" i know i will read it again now that i knwo Eve and Roarke better :o)

How i had never heard of this series before i do not know - but am LOVING it!!Have even got one of my buddies into it and am sure will be lending out my kindle before long!!

Not heard of these other books mentioned above - are they supposed to be read alongside the In Death series???

[Jonetta]

Are you talking about the novellas?

[Diana]

Chronological List of In Death Series:

Naked in Death, July 1995
Glory in Death, December 1995
Immortal in Death, July 1996
Rapture in Death, October 1996
Ceremony in Death, May 1997
Vengeance in Death, October 1997
Holiday in Death, June 1998
Conspiracy in Death, April 1999
Loyalty in Death, October 1999
Novella: “Midnight in Death,” Silent Night, November 1998
Witness in Death, March 2000
Judgment in Death, September 2000
Betrayal in Death, March 2001
Novella: “Interlude in Death,” Out of This World, August 2001
Seduction in Death, September 2001
Reunion in Death, March 2002
Purity in Death, September 2002
Portrait in Death, March 2003
Imitation in Death, September 2003
Divided in Death, January 2004
Remember When (incorporating a Nora Roberts story with a JD Robb sequel), May 2004
Visions in Death, August 2004
Survivor in Death, February 2005
Origin in Death, July 2005
Memory in Death, January 2006
Novella: “Haunted in Death,” Bump in the Night, April 2006
Born in Death, November 2006
Innocent in Death, February 2007
Creation in Death, November 2007
Novella: “Eternity in Death,” Dead of Night, November 2007
Strangers in Death, February 2008
Salvation in Death, November 2008
Novella: “Ritual in Death,” Suite 606, November 2008
Promises in Death, February 2009
Kindred in Death, November 2009
Novella: "Missing in Death,” The Lost, December 2009
Fantasy in Death, February 2010
Indugence in Death, November 2010
Novella: "Possession in Death" The Other Side, December 2010
Treachery in Death, February 2011
New York to Dallas, September 2011
Novella: "Chaos in Death", The Unquiet, October 2011

this is the reading order as its listed on JD Robb's site...if you want to see it in the future there's a pdf file in the quick reference tab of her book list.

[Jonetta]

Diana, Midnight in Death should be read following Holiday in Death...see the publication date.

[Diana]

Jonetta wrote: "Diana, Midnight in Death should be read following Holiday in Death...see the publication date."

I copy/pasted that right off her pdf list so LOL JD Robb has her own reading list wrong!

[Jonetta]

Yes, and I've sent her webmaster an e-mail asking for a correction. This site is notorious for having errors. Believe it or not, other sources tend to be more authoritative:) Fictfact is one that has it right.

Nora mentioned in her most recent newsletter that the person who has maintained her website left. I wondered at the time if this person also maintained the J. D. Robb site. It could use some work.

[Debzywebz]

42 books, i got some serious "me time" ahead of me :o)

[Jonetta]

Celebrity in Death comes out in February so it's now up to 43!

[Sarah]

So I was wondering, since big jack is in remember when. Than later listed by itself, should it be read after imitation in death or missing in death. I'm a little confused. Thanks sarah

[Jonetta]

Sarah wrote: "So I was wondering, since big jack is in remember when. Than later listed by itself, should it be read after imitation in death or missing in death. I'm a little confused. Thanks sarah"

It should be read after Imitation in Death. The order doesn't change because it's listed separately. Remember When is the combination of Hot Rocks, which is the Nora Roberts story, and Big Jack, the In Death story. They were separated so fans of this series could choose to read one or both. Personally, I've never read Hot Rocks.

I hope this is clear

[Sarah]

Jonetta wrote: "Sarah wrote: "So I was wondering, since big jack is in remember when. Than later listed by itself, should it be read after imitation in death or missing in death. I'm a little confused. Thanks sar..."

Thanks it does!