Zoe's Tale
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Can someone please tell me...
Pat
Feb 11, 2013 09:02PM
...do you feel this book can be read stand-alone or do I need to read the other books in the series first? I ask because I randomly picked this book out of a little pile of books at a hotel and started reading it - not realizing it was so deep into a series. I've read the first 4 chapters and have *really* enjoyed it so far, and would like to finish it this week. But if I am going to get left behind with details, I'd rather put it back on the shelf for someone else and just buy it once I get caught up.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Feb 11, 2013 09:47PM
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Scalzi recaps enough of the first three (and mostly the 3rd, which this one parallels) that I think it stands alone pretty well.
It may be a moot point by now, but I would also vote for reading them in order. If you like the beginning of Zoe's Tale, you will almost certainly enjoy the other books. Plus, Zoe's Tale is even better for knowing who Zoe is and the full story of where she came from. Then when you are finished with all four, starting reading the serialized Human Division.
I would read the four books in order if I was you, as it is a continuing story. Regardless of how well things are recaped, you will always miss out on something if you start a series at the end.
Zoe's Tale describes the events of the third book from a different point of view. While I enjoyed it very much, I do not believe it to be worth reading if you haven't read and enjoyed the previous books.
Zoe's Tale describes the events of the third book from a different point of view. While I enjoyed it very much, I do not believe it to be worth reading if you haven't read and enjoyed the previous books.
I ended up finding all the books so I started up from the beginning. I'm glad I did. I've read the first 3 now, but got distracted with another book. ;) I'll get back to Zoe soon! Thanks for the suggestions everyone!
Stavros Tsiakalos
Glad you are enjoying them. It's not bad to take a break between Last Colony and Zoe's Tale. They are the same story after all, so giving it a bit of
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For my point of view Zoe is the weakest book in the series. The right thing is to read in order.
IIRC ... Zoe's Tale was written to fill in the blanks in book 3 "The Last Colony" as there was a distinct feeling of a Deus Ex Machina and he didn't want to leave the series feeling like that. I would recommend you read the books in order and that you read "The Last Colony" and "Zoe's Tale" back to back.
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