The Diablo books

**thunberg** · 29-01-2011, 10:25

Hello,

Just bought some Diablo books and i didnt really check their name in the store so i just took all the diablo books i saw which was:

The Sin War : Book Two
The Sin War : Book Three
Moon of the Spider
The Kingdom of Shadow

My question is can i start with The Sin War book two or do i really have to read the book one first?

My other questions is, is the Moon of the Spider book alone in its series or in what order should i read these books?

Please help! : )

**Sass** · 29-01-2011, 20:44

I would recommend reading #1 first. I'm picky about that for any series, so I may not accurately reflect the true effect not doing that will have. It does set up most of the setting and motivation behind the characters, but the books all go in one direction without much reflection of the past (except the one guy, but I don't want to spoil anything by describing him). They mostly go forward where previous places don't play much role in the future of the story.

For anything not in that trilogy, it can be in any order--each are stand-alone books.

**fmulder** · 29-01-2011, 22:37

Hi there,

I agree with Sass about reading the Sin War novels in sequence. Also The Kingdom of Shadow should be read before Moon of the Spider (they have the same protagonist).

**thunberg** · 30-01-2011, 09:04

Ok thanks! I'll be heading back towards the store then : ).

**ArchCarrier** · 02-02-2011, 02:29

yeah. besides, i think birthright (1st sin war book) is the best in the trilogy. although my FAVORITE one is the kingdom of shadow...

**Swordadpt** · 28-03-2011, 20:40

Yeah, I think pretty much everyone that's read all the books has The Kingdom of Shadow as the favorite :-P.

Having read them all, I would also recommend reading them in order. If anyone were looking for the correct order for all of them time line wise it'd go like this:

Birthright, Scales of the Serpent, The Veiled Prophet. (The Sin Wars Trilogy).
The Legacy Of Blood (Stand Alone)
The Black Road (Stand Alone)
The Kingdom of Shadow (Interconnected to the next by a character)
Moon of the Spider (Both Have Zayl and Humbart Wessel connecting)

There is of course also the very first book written which is Demons Bane. However, you can't find it as a standalone, and it's also the shortest book. You can either find it as an E-book or in a multi-book compilation called "Diablo Archive" although I forget which books are listed in it since I never bought it.

**fmulder** · 29-03-2011, 07:03

Originally Posted by Swordadpt

Yeah, I think pretty much everyone that's read all the books has The Kingdom of Shadow as the favorite :-P.

I may be in the minority here but Moon of the Spider is my favorite.

**Volpula** · 13-05-2011, 16:08

Read kingdom of shadow before the moon of the spider i would say. Because there is a character in Kingdom of the Shadow who is in Moon of the spider then.He is first introdued in Kingdom of Shadow

**Neinball** · 13-05-2011, 19:56

I would read the Sin War trilogy first and then the Kingdom of Shadow and Moon of the Spider last, with all the other books somewhere in between. The Kingdom of Shadow and the Moon of the Spider are by far the best books in the series.

Originally Posted by fmulder

I may be in the minority here but Moon of the Spider is my favorite.

It was mine as well.

**Zelanator** · 18-05-2011, 00:51

The Sin War Triology dictates that one must read it in chronological order. You would only know a mere smattering of the storyline from the author's very brief prologue in books two and three. However, all of the other books, while remaining in some chronological order, can be read on their own without doing material damage to one's understanding of the sequence of events. In fact, the books in the other trilogy, which includes the Black Road, tend to be far removed from one another in thematic approach.