Chapter 3
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The short answer to the above question is, “In order (please)!!”
There are two types of series: those meant to be read in order, and those where the reader can dip into the books anywhere along the line.
The Dream Rider Saga is the first type. It is one large mystery, one single story, told over the course of three books (The Hollow Boys, The Crystal Key, and The Lost Expedition), with each book building on what went before.
The Dream Rider SagaThe Hollow BoysThe Crystal KeyThe Lost ExpeditionReading The Dream Rider Saga out of order will leave you confused and disappointed, two things I take great pains to avoid for my readers. It also may result in a Mara hunting you down in Dream. And if you didn’t get the Mara reference, then you haven’t read The Hollow Boys, book 1 in the series, and just made my case for including this foreword.
The Dream Rider SagaThe Hollow BoysSo if this is the first Dream Rider title you plan to read...STOP!
Dream RiderSTOP!Seriously, please stop.
Put this book aside and go read The Hollow Boys first. Then you can come back to The Crystal Key fully informed and prepared to enjoy this story as I intended.
The Hollow Boys The Crystal KeyThanks for listening and for your interest in my writing.
— Douglas Smith
- Writer
