WC Novels - preferred order?

[enigma]

I never really dived into the novels, flipped through them here and there. Any recommended order for a newbie?

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Publication order is probably best!

Freedom Flight
End Run
Fleet Action
Heart of the Tiger
The Price of Freedom
Action Stations
False Colors
Wing Commander
Pilgrim Stars
Pilgrim Truth

(Folks may tell you to read Action Stations first because it's a prequel but that's not the way to read it; it relies on knowing characters introduced in the earlier books.)

 

[enigma]

Sounds logical! Time to load up the kindle. Or go on ebay and try to find the real thing.

 

[Pedro]

I did Action Stations first on my last full play/read through of the entire series because I was doing it in timeline order - but as LOAF said I wouldn't recommend it for a first timer (even regret it for me as it had been well over a decade since I'd ready any of the novels).

In 2030 I might start playing/reading in the order things actually came out on the day they did. I didn't discover WC until WCIV so it'd be fun to relive it in order, maybe check out some of the related press.

 

[EmuMusicFan]

Freedom Flight is an excellent novel, in which you can see the basic designs of the early WC games (especially WC2).

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Totally; when I was a teenager I didn't like Freedom Flight as much because it felt "kiddie" compared to End Run and Fleet Action... but rereading it today, it's the one that's closest to the games it was based on.

 

[kingmakeress]

I really liked Freedom Flight, it was very WC1 with some fantasy elements suitable for the Kilrathi world which made a sharp contrast to the high tech Confed.

 

[kingmakeress]

Sounds logical! Time to load up the kindle. Or go on ebay and try to find the real thing.

You can probably still find them in printed form, I only got them a few years ago and I was pleasantly surprised they were still available.