Thanks to Louisa for this recommendation!!
As per the author:
This is a new series of romantic-thrillers featuring the adventures of various members of The Arcane Society. The Society is an organization devoted to the study and research of the paranormal. This series will cross over into all three of my worlds: Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz and Jayne Castle.
- Second Sight
- White Lies (The Arcane Society, Book 2)
- Sizzle and Burn (The Arcane Society, Book 3)
- The Third Circle (Arcane Society, Book 4)
- Running Hot: An Arcane Society Novel (Arcane Society Novels)
- The Perfect Poison (Arcane Society)
- Fired Up: Book One of the Dreamlight Trilogy (Arcane Society, No. 7)
- Burning Lamp (An Arcane Society Novel - Book Two of the Dreamlight Trilogy, No.
- Midnight Crystal (Book Three of the Dreamlight Trilogy, No. 9) - release date Aug 31st 2010
- In Too Deep: Book One of the Looking Glass Trilogy (An Arcane Society Novel No. 10) - expected release date Dec 28th 2010
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The JAK read order is sooo not right.S/B Second Sight,Third Circle, Perfect Poison,Burning Lamp, White Lies,Sizzle & Burn, Running Hot,Fired Up, Midnight Crystal
Hi Debbie!
Thanks for the comment!
However, as per the author herself, the reading order I have listed above is correct. Here is her website that indicates this:
http://www.jayneannkrentz.com/arcanehouse/arcanebooks.html
She also mentions in her FAQ: “The first book in the series is my Amanda Quick title, SECOND SIGHT (May 2006). The second book is my Jayne Ann Krentz title: WHITE LIES (January 2007).”
However, maybe you can shed some light as to why you say it is different, so I can make necessary adjustments or notations on this reading order guide.
Hope that helps!
I double checked with the author and she confirms the reading order guide as originally listed above:
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Jayne Ann Krentz wrote:
Dear Maryse:
My website lists the books in publication order, so if you followed that you do have the correct list.
she goes on to say that the reading order listed in the comments section are:
“…historicals by publication date, followed by contemporary by publication date, and finally my futuristic.”
Wishing you the best of winter.
Sincerely,
Jayne
I believe Debbie was saying thats the reading order because that is the chronological order of when the books were set. I don’t know why Jayne decided to jump around in time like that, but if that’s what she intended, then her way is the “official” reading order.
Yup…that makes sense. Thanks Alexa!
Listing them in publication order vs. chronological (reading) order is confusing and makes no sense. I went to Borders to order Book 2, of The Dreamlight Trilogy, and the clerk trying to help me said I was wrong, until I showed him the reading list above. He didn’t understand the order or why she was jumping around or why she would have the books cross over each of her pen names.
Hi Michele! My assumption is that she listed them in order of publication, because perhaps, that is the order in which she actually wrote them.
Since she seems to intend on having each book feed off of each other somewhat – perhaps recurring characters (despite the different series), then this is the order in which she intended them to be read?
I know for Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “Dark Hunter” series (her main series), if you JUST read her Dark-Hunter books, and not the “Were-Hunter” books and the “Dream-Hunter” books, you would be missing chunks, or little intros, and important “side-stories” to characters that become involved in later Dark-Hunter books.
So when we list her very long dark-hunter series, we list it in the exact order she wrote all of the books (including were, and dream hunter books), so you get the maximum effect when reading the “whole” story.
I don’t know if that makes sense to anyone who has read Jayne’s series (if reading all of her books in the order they were published might provide more of a whole story, then just reading each smaller series on their own separately)?
Is there anyone out there who has read this series in her “publication order” (as she lists it to be read) vs. the “chronological order”, that might be able to put in their two cents?
With JAK it’s important that readers know how she organises her writing.
Historicals are published under the name Amanda Quick
Contemporaries are published under the name Jayne Ann Krentz
Futuristic are published under Jayne Castle.
Several other pseudonyms have been used but are not related to this series.
She has explained the original reason was due to restrictions made by publishers under contracts she signed early in her career and no doubt to assist her readers in identifying the genre of each title. I recommend reading order as she has stated by publishing date. Often new elements and explanations are introduced that add insight into books that take place in other time periods that make more sense when read in the order they were written.
It also helps to read the Harmony world series before Dreamlight Trilogy Book 3. I made a point of reading in publishing order and found it most satisfying.
Enjoy!
I noticed you don’t have her latest book, Quicksilver by Amanda Quick on your list. You should add it for people that just recently became involved in her series and are looking for what else ties in with it.
I agree that her reading order is messed up. the reading order should start with Second sight
third circle
perfect Poison
but after that I am not sure what comes next. I wish there was a reading order list on what should be read and in what order and not an publication list on the year they were published. This way the series would be less confusing and I wouldn’t have to go back to the other books so often to realize something.