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Among the sticks and bones6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() So if you plan to read both, I’d stick with publication order. Down Among the Sticks and Bones is designed to be read with knowledge of the ending, and Every Heart a Doorway is not. Down Among the Sticks and Bones and Every Heart a Doorway mutually spoil-the prequel plot is sketched almost entirely in the series-opener, but the ending of the prequel foreshadows the series-opener so thoroughly that I actually find it to be more of a spoiler to read them in in-story chronological order instead of publication order. ![]() So, after only a little bit of reading order confusion, I dived in and found a gem.īut before I dive into the review, I would like to take a moment to discuss reading order, for anyone who has not yet started this series. ![]() Seanan McGuire’s Come Tumbling Down -the fifth Wayward Children novella and a direct sequel to the series-opening Every Heart a Doorway ( reviewed here) -was nominated, but I was advised by some bookish friends to ensure that I also read Down Among the Sticks and Bones, which serves as a prequel to both, before proceeding to the finalist novella. Part of working through this year’s Hugo Award finalists meant catching up on some backstory. ![]()
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