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Series Order = Reading Order or Publication Order?
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I pretty much agree with using the reading order. Authors can tack on whatever they want to a series, but prequels should generally be read at the beginning and sequels generally should be read at the end.
Although, I'm sure that there are exceptions, like with everything.
No, please! If a series has been reprinted in a different order, like the Chronicles of Narnia, each edition should have its own series number, even if that means that some editions of "Magician's Nephew" are #6 and others are #1. It should be like title variations -- go with what's on the cover of the book edition in question.
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That was the one option I didn't consider. I was assuming we should number them consistently one way or the other.What do we do with editions that don't have clear numbering on the covers? None of the covers I clicked on have numbers clearly listed. Either they're on the spine of the books, or they're not numbered at all.
What do we do with editions that don't have clear numbering on the covers?I'd leave them be, unless Google turns up something....
I agree with Cait, to mess with the order, esp. on Narnia, even if they were "author approved" changes doesn't mean it changed the books pre-renumbering.
Ditto. If the particular edition is numbered, stick with that numbering.
Wikipedia lists the two different orderings.
Should all editions number the series the same way? And, if so, which ordering should we use?
My inclination would be to use the reading order, as there aren't more books being published.
Should this be standardized for all series? I'm not sure how many series are published out of order. I know Anne Bishop wrote a prequel after her "Black Jewels" Trilogy.