In Death Series Book List comments/questions

[JSWolf]

The list of In Death books/stories/novellas/etc. is incorrect. For example, you have Memory in Death listed as #8 when in fact, it is #7.5. The shorts do not get a full number in the series list. Even on J.D. Robb's website they don't get a full number. Goodreads listings has the shorts not as a full number.

Please fix this most obviously glaring error. Thanks.

[Dawn]

Actually, Midnight in Death is book 7.5. Memory is a full numbered book

[Jonetta]

We have opted to number the books in the series in sequential reading order rather than use the fractional system.

[JSWolf]

Dawn wrote: "Actually, Midnight in Death is book 7.5. Memory is a full numbered book"

Yes, you are right and I was wrong. Thank you for the correction.

[JSWolf]

Jonetta wrote: "We have opted to number the books in the series in sequential reading order rather than use the fractional system."

The fractional system is in numerical order. It just tells us which are not full novels. Also, J.D. Robb herself doesn't number the shorts. So why do it incorrectly when it's so easy to fix it to be correct? Goodreads also has the shorts fractioned.

[Jonetta]

It was only recently that the J. D. Robb site even included the novellas in her list. They were listed separately and there was so much confusion related to reading order.

The purpose of this list is to provide members with the correct reading order for the series, which is even more confusing when changes are made to how the novellas are bundled etc. That's why we made the decision to list the books in this order.

If knowing the fractional numbering system is important to you, I can add them parenthetically. They were included with the book links to the page discussion but were deleted when the previous moderator left Goodreads and opted to delete all of her threads. I haven't had the opportunity to restore them.

There is a difference between numerical and sequential ordering. As I stated in my first response, we have chosen sequential ordering for clarity.

[Dawn]

Hi Jonetta. Ritual and Salvation both show November 2008 as publication date. Because Ritual mentions eves knife injury at the beginning and that happened in Salvation not Strangers, I think Ritual should follow Salvation on the list.

[Jonetta]

Dawn wrote: "Hi Jonetta. Ritual and Salvation both show November 2008 as publication date. Because Ritual mentions eves knife injury at the beginning and that happened in Salvation not Strangers, I think Ritual..."

You're absolutely right! I've corrected both lists.

[Dawn]

Thanks. I started reading ritual right after strangers and tried to remember a knife injury. Lol.

[Jonetta]

Dawn wrote: "Thanks. I started reading ritual right after strangers and tried to remember a knife injury. Lol."

My apologies! I'm going to re-verify the list as the previous moderator created the list originally. Thanks for letting us know.

[Dawn]

Oh no apology needed. Just wanted to point it out.

[Ren Puspita]

New York in Dallas win RITA 2012, Jonetta :)
Also the book page for Mirror, Mirror is already added

[Jonetta]

Thanks, Ren. The Rita Award is added. We normally link to the individual book in the anthology and Taken in Death isn't in the database yet.