If I were to buy the full series

[6ARAKIN's strongest soldier]

What would be the chronological order to play through them?

[Gonaks]

You MUST play them in the numerical order, as it is properly written in their titles: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -7 - 8.

However, if you want to know the chronological order, which you MUSTN'T play, it would be 4 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8

[fllthdcrb]

Originally posted by Gonaks:

However, if you want to know the chronological order, which you MUSTN'T play, it would be 4 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8

Hmm, while there may be a little truth to that, in that some events in later arcs take place at earlier times than other events in earlier arcs (i.e. the story is told somewhat out of chronological order), mostly it is misleading to talk about a chronological order. Nor is it proper to read these in any order other than release order. This is for at least a couple of reasons I cannot say without spoiling.

In short, just read them in order. Also, you are encouraged to think, and even theorize, about what is really happening. That's part of the fun. If you care about this at all, be sure to read all of the TIPS and the All-cast Review Sessions. (Actually, even if you don't want to try solving mysteries, I recommend them anyway, since the TIPS are an integral part of the story, and they and the Review Sessions are quite interesting.)

[Gonaks]

Originally posted by fllthdcrb:

Originally posted by Gonaks:

However, if you want to know the chronological order, which you MUSTN'T play, it would be 4 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8

Hmm, while there may be a little truth to that, in that some events in later arcs take place at earlier times than other events in earlier arcs (i.e. the story is told somewhat out of chronological order), mostly it is misleading to talk about a chronological order.

Yeah, you are right, especially about chapter 8. I just tried to give a general idea about the major part of each chapter.

And, Morbius, as fllthdcrb said, please read everything that shows up to you in the novel. Some TIPS may not look important at the moment, but everything will make sense in the end. Also, everybody will probably recommend you to try to solve the mystery by yourself. It is part of the charm of this story and one of the reasons for being my favorite novel series.