What order should the novels be read?

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Minimoto
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What order should the novels be read?

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Just like the anime it seems the novels are a little out of order. I read them all because they are incredible but I'm just wondering what order they SHOULD be read in. Especially, which novel should be read after volume 9; the one where Sasaki makes her debut.
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Re: What order should the novels be read?

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I suppose you should read volume 10 after volume nine. :lol:
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what novel are ya' taLkin' 'bout!? 8)
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Re: What order should the novels be read?

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jeromemmm wrote:what novel are ya' taLkin' 'bout!? 8)
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Seriously now. It's clear you're posting for the sake of posting, and that needs to stop.


To answer the original question; Read them in the order they were published. Simple as that.
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Yeah, that is what I did. I was just wondering what the order would be chronologically.
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Re: What order should the novels be read?

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Someone did a chronological listing of the novels once, I can't remember what thread it was in though. If you're willing to spend some time with the search function, I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to find though.

The problem is many of the short stories are interlaced so far as where they fit in the main story. Vol 5 occurs accros the entire year, for example, while Vol 2 happens before the festival in vol 1, and live a live and Ep00Asahina Mikuru both occur during said festival. The series is chronological insanity.
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Re: What order should the novels be read?

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Yeah, that's true. I'll wiki it. This series is one of the best though... I love Yuki!!! She is the best character ever!!! Well one of the best.
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Guess nobody reads the project page anymore, or you all just missed the link next to where it says "should you want to read everything ordered by date". ^_^

But for the really lazy...

Volume 1: The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi
-------------(all chapters, in order)
Volume 3: The Boredom of Suzumiya Haruhi
-------------(all chapters, in order)
Volume 5: The Rampage of Suzumiya Haruhi
-------------Prologue - Summer
-------------Endless Eight
Volume 2: The Sighs of Suzumiya Haruhi
-------------(all chapters, in order)
Volume 6: The Wavering of Suzumiya Haruhi
-------------Live A Live
-------------Asahina Mikuru's Adventure Episode 00*
Volume 5: The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya
-------------Prologue - Autumn
-------------The Day of Sagittarius
Volume 4: The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi
-------------(all chapters, in order)
Volume 6: The Wavering of Suzumiya Haruhi
-------------Charmed at First Sight LOVER
Volume 5: The Rampage of Suzumiya Haruhi
------------Prologue - Winter
------------Snow Mountain Syndrome
Volume 6: The Wavering of Suzumiya Haruhi
------------Where did the Cat Go?
Volume 7: The Intrigues of Suzumiya Haruhi
------------Prologue (flashback portion only)
Volume 6: The Wavering of Suzumiya Haruhi
------------The Melancholy of Asahina Mikuru
Volume 7: The Intrigues of Suzumiya Haruhi
------------(remainder of Prologue, then rest of chapters, in order)
Volume 8: The Indignation of Suzumiya Haruhi
------------(all chapters, in order)
Volume 9: The Dissociation of Suzumiya Haruhi
------------(all chapters, in order)
Volume 10: The Astonishment of Suzumiya Haruhi (not yet released)

* - filmed during Volume 2, shown ("off-screen") during Live A Live, but framing narration clearly happens directly after the latter

Of course, I still think they should be read in published order.
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Oh, thank you very much. ^o^
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