“So how do I read this series?” you might ask. Is it necessary to read all of them to know what’s going on?
While I like to compare this to Game of Thrones, I try to write each story so you don’t have to know what happened in one to understand another. Of course, with a series this complex, that’s not always possible, try as I might.
So here is the reading order for the series with each story arc…
No Marigolds in the Promised Land
Compact Universe 0. Currently available only for newsletter subscribers. Will be published by Clayborn Press in late 2019 or 2020. While not necessary to get the rest of the series, it does provide a pretty good primer on all things Compact Universe.
The Seeds of War Arc
The Roots of War
The Marilynists
Gimme Shelter
All three books available in paperback in the Seeds of War Omnibus
The Children of Amargosa – The Amargosa Trilogy Book 1
The Home Front Arc
All three books available in the Homefront Omnibus
Second Wave – The Amargosa Trilogy Book 2
The Gathering Storm Arc
The Amortals
The Exile
Flight Blade
All three books available in the Gathering Storm Omnibus
Storming Amargosa – The Amargosa Trilogy Book 3
The entire Amargosa Trilogy will be available in Amargosa Trilogy Plus 1 coming December, 2020