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IMO, it's always better to start with the first one. While the underlying mysteries aren't necessarily dependent on it, character development definitely is. The series order is in one (a couple) of the earlier posts in this thread, and I believe there's also a bundle available with the first 3 books in the series (listed in that post too perhaps). Here's a link to the first one, Naked in Death. And I think I was incorrect about the "first 3 books in the series" bundle, it's some later novellas that are bundled. So "never mind" on that one.   |
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ITA, you won't regret starting from the very first one! I have spent many nights up finishing a book because I couldn't stand not knowing what happened...
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I am on book #2, Pom! I am liking the series. When I was frantically searching for eggs (in a most unconventional way) I found the post that Luv did on the entire series plus novellas, in order! This is good info so I "bumped" the thread for easy findings as I read through the series.
One time, I used Wikipedia to get a series order (Scarpetta series) and happened upon a MAJOR spoiler that I was about to read about. Ever since then, I stay away from sites like that to get a series order.... (By the way, after the Scarpetta #5-ish, the series went WAY downhill, so much so that I could not even get through the latest "Scarpetta")
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I have read all the JD Robb "In Death" series and you definitely have to start on the first book and read them in order. Each book is an independent story but the characters grow and change throughout the entire series of books. They are all good reads.
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Which book would you recommend for a first timer to this author? I'm interested but there are so many!
This is one you really need to read in order. Start with the first one "Naked in Death" and go from there. You'll most likely still enjoy it if you jump in anywhere, but you'd miss out on so much of the character development. If I remember correctly, the Novellas don't have too much in them that are crucial to the series, and don't really need to be read in order. I know people who <gasp> haven't read those and still love the series. I can't take credit for the list, I pulled it off JD Robb's website. I'm horribly OCD when it comes to reading books in order, and found the list and converted it to keep on my Kindle. I have the entire series both in Audio (from Audible) and on my Kindle. (If anybody is curious Origin in Death is my favorite) |
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LOL, rho!
I was just getting ready to say that in the Book Lovers Links (sticky topic in the Book Corner) there are websites you can look up series order WITHOUT spoilers, that's one of them!
Also, as many have said, the JD Robb In Death books really need to be read in order due to the character development. The characters in this series really do grow and change significantly, and to understand where they are now, you need to know where they came from!
(And I'm one that hasn't read the novellas, gasp! I don't really like short stories. They're like having one bite of pie. But now I have something to look forward to.)
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I own and have read every single one, just finished Promises in Death...
I love Roake, isn't it about time Eve got pregnant!! She'd really flip out then! lmao...
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Which book would you recommend for a first timer to this author? I'm interested but there are so many!
Like the others said, start with Naked and work your way in order from there. You'll enjoy all the books much better that way. This series has been a whole new experience for me. I usually don't read series like this because they tend to become formulaic and boring. But these are different because of the character development. I've never thought of characters as friends before, but the characters in these books have become my "friends". I care about them. I haven't read every book in the series yet; I usually read two or three, then read other authors, then come back when I start missing my friends again. |
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Kindle version not available yet, but the newest book is available for preorder from Amazon in hardback: Kindred in DeathBetsy |
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I cannot say enough about this series. I haven't gotten tired of it yet and I have re-read it several times (always seem to find something that I missed the first time around ) JD Robb really does a good job of coming up with new mysteries and having the characters grow. It also helps that she tends to write pretty fast so that there isn't to long of a wait in between books.  I would like others have said start with Naked and work your way forward. You really get to see the character development that way. |
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Can't wait to catch Kindred in November...
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I started reading NAKED in 1995 when it first came out and just finished PROMISES last month. Can't wait for KINDRED to come out in November.
If I get lucky again at the TTP signing in July and my name is pulled first for a door prize, guess what I'm gonna pick? The ARC of KINDRED! I won the ARC of LOYALTY years ago and it is one of my cherished, signed, books in my complete Nora Roberts book(s) collection along with the signed, cardboard cut-out of Nora in her leather jacket that the In Death books were using for the back cover before the publishers switched to the new one gracing the back cover of all her new In Death PBs.<--Nora's husband, Bruce, gave it to me when I asked him if I could have it since they had the newer one for the bookstore.
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And how can I not swoon over a man as sentimental as Roarke? Keeping the button that fell off Eve's coat and carrying it in his pocket, constantly touching it and feeling foolish while doing so. What about the fresh petunias, or the 'real' coffee that he supplies his Eve at the office and at home? The unconditional love, the caring, everything he does and/or give his brave and foolish lieutenant? Both of them are emotionally flawed, yet both are stronger persons because of their past experiences. He protects her, she protects him. Strangely enough, somehow, I can feel/see/read the love they have for each other. It really comes out of the pages for me... Sigh, be still my heart!
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I started reading NAKED in 1995 when it first came out and just finished PROMISES last month. Can't wait for KINDRED to come out in November.
If I get lucky again at the TTP signing in July and my name is pulled first for a door prize, guess what I'm gonna pick? The ARC of KINDRED! I won the ARC of LOYALTY years ago and it is one of my cherished, signed, books in my complete Nora Roberts book(s) collection along with the signed, cardboard cut-out of Nora in her leather jacket that the In Death books were using for the back cover before the publishers switched to the new one gracing the back cover of all her new In Death PBs.<--Nora's husband, Bruce, gave it to me when I asked him if I could have it since they had the newer one for the bookstore.
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I always tell Nora that I LOVE Roarke when he is baaaaad! And my favorite book in this series is VENGEANCE, because you get to learn more about Roarke and Summerset and how their relationship started and what shaped Roarke into the man he is now (in the near future - 2037 +, give or take a few years) in Ireland. From his first appearance in NAKED, I kinda 'fell-in-lust' (hehehe..) with him and was hoping I'd meet someone as close to my idea of Roarke as an ideal, if you know what I mean. Heh!
And how can I not swoon over a man as sentimental as Roarke? Keeping the button that fell off Eve's coat and carrying it in his pocket, constantly touching it and feeling foolish while doing so. What about the fresh petunias, or the 'real' coffee that he supplies his Eve at the office and at home? The unconditional love, the caring, everything he does and/or give his brave and foolish lieutenant? Both of them are emotionally flawed, yet both are stronger persons because of their past experiences. He protects her, she protects him. Strangely enough, somehow, I can feel/see/read the love they have for each other. It really comes out of the pages for me... Sigh, be still my heart!
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Appleheart, welcome to Kindleboards! Glad to have your first two posts here in the Book Corner! When you get a chance, be sure to head over to Introductions and Welcomes and tell us a little about yourself and your Kindle Experience! Glad to have another mega J D Robb fan! What's an ARC? Author's  Copy? and what's TTP? So cool that you have the cutout! Betsy (BTW, you can put text in spoiler block, as I edited your post. Just highlight the text you want to hide, and click on the little button that has SP on it, fourth from the right, top line. Or click it first and type between the SPOILER tags. Then, the text will be blacked out until someone hovers their mouse over the black strip.) |
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Appleheart, welcome to Kindleboards! Glad to have your first two posts here in the Book Corner! When you get a chance, be sure to head over to Introductions and Welcomes and tell us a little about yourself and your Kindle Experience! Glad to have another mega J D Robb fan! What's an ARC? Author's Copy? and what's TTP? So cool that you have the cutout! Betsy (BTW, you can put text in spoiler block, as I edited your post. Just highlight the text you want to hide, and click on the little button that has SP on it, fourth from the right, top line. Or click it first and type between the SPOILER tags. Then, the text will be blacked out until someone hovers their mouse over the black strip.) Hi Betsy and Jaasy~ I have recently discovered this board and have bought a lot of the recommended books (which were very good!) for my Kindle. I have yet to learn the proper way of quoting etc.. so please bear with me and correct any board protocol I may be violating... ARC = advance reader copy TTP = Turn The Page Bookstore and Cafe which is located in Boonsboro, MD and owned by Nora's husband Bruce July signing = TTP's anniversary book signing every year that a lot of BBNs (Board Broads Noraholics, what we used to call ourselves and I still think I am, a BBN forever!) attend so we could just hang out and discuss the latest NR/JDR books and/or exchange happenings and watch Nora throw out the first pitch for the local BB training camp (I think it is where the Red Sox get their future players or something like that. Not sure though.) The signing is on Saturday and the 'Luncheon with Nora is on Sunday, but we get started on Thursday or Friday, so you see, it is like a mini-vacation for us Noraholics. At the luncheon, the raffle baskets that we build or sponsor, where all proceeds will go to her favorite charities, are raffled off. (I always build a Mystery, Mayhem and Murder basket which has signed books if I can get them signed -- bought by me or donated by authors that I keep in contact with so I can beg, wheedle or buy books from for my yearly raffle basket -- and VHS/DVDs or audio CDs of mysteries - past and present.) Then we say our goodbyes until the next year. Husbands, wives, significant others can attend with us but they're on their own when we are at the book signing (some will be at the signing so they can stay in line for us while we talk our heads off, pose for pictures -- ah, very useful to have someone who can take the pix so we can all be in the shoot --, or when we go to the ice cream parlor down the block for sweet treats or to Crawford's next door for their famous french fries, etc..) or at the luncheon. But have no fear, there are many things they can do and nearby historic places to see/visit. Re hiding the spoiler, thanks. I'll practice how to do that and the other cool features this board have available. Guess I'll mosey on down to Intro/welcome so I can meet the others. Thanks again. ebc |
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Thanks! I'll get the Kindle version of the Novellas...I'm waiting to get the Kindle versions of the others because I have all the paperbacks...will get them eventually, gotta have my Eve Dallas fix with me at all times...
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Hi Betsy and Jaasy~ I have recently discovered this board and have bought a lot of the recommended books (which were very good!) for my Kindle. I have yet to learn the proper way of quoting etc.. so please bear with me and correct any board protocol I may be violating... ARC = advance reader copy TTP = Turn The Page Bookstore and Cafe which is located in Boonsboro, MD and owned by Nora's husband Bruce July signing = TTP's anniversary book signing every year that a lot of BBNs (Board Broads Noraholics, what we used to call ourselves and I still think I am, a BBN forever!) attend so we could just hang out and discuss the latest NR/JDR books and/or exchange happenings and watch Nora throw out the first pitch for the local BB training camp (I think it is where the Red Sox get their future players or something like that. Not sure though.) The signing is on Saturday and the 'Luncheon with Nora is on Sunday, but we get started on Thursday or Friday, so you see, it is like a mini-vacation for us Noraholics. At the luncheon, the raffle baskets that we build or sponsor, where all proceeds will go to her favorite charities, are raffled off. (I always build a Mystery, Mayhem and Murder basket which has signed books if I can get them signed -- bought by me or donated by authors that I keep in contact with so I can beg, wheedle or buy books from for my yearly raffle basket -- and VHS/DVDs or audio CDs of mysteries - past and present.) Then we say our goodbyes until the next year. Husbands, wives, significant others can attend with us but they're on their own when we are at the book signing (some will be at the signing so they can stay in line for us while we talk our heads off, pose for pictures -- ah, very useful to have someone who can take the pix so we can all be in the shoot --, or when we go to the ice cream parlor down the block for sweet treats or to Crawford's next door for their famous french fries, etc..) or at the luncheon. But have no fear, there are many things they can do and nearby historic places to see/visit. Re hiding the spoiler, thanks. I'll practice how to do that and the other cool features this board have available. Guess I'll mosey on down to Intro/welcome so I can meet the others. Thanks again. ebc Boonsboro? BOONSBORO? My college roommate lives in Boonsboro, or did, I guess she's in Hagerstown now. Nora's husband owns a cafe there? Where's my husband, get the car, field trip!!! Betsy |
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