24. Dave Duncan, Ill Met in the Arena -- this is a book I never would have picked up if I hadn't already enjoyed Duncan's King's Blades books. ( But I rather liked it! (SPOILERY) )
I didn't feel any huge jump in quality between 2 and 3 -- for me, the big jump was starting with book 6, I think -- that's when the series went from "read as I find it" to "actively follow". Book 7 is where the individual books get less episodic, so I would try to read 7 and on in order. Before that, I think you can skip around and not miss as much. I would just start with the first book (I didn't think the first two were bad at all, although it is a series that improves as it goes along), and just skim if you find parts that aren't holding your interest. These books are very quick reads, even the ones that are "slower" relative to the rest of the series, so it's not like you'd be sinking weeks into the first two.
If you do want to start with "the good stuff", many people list #4 (Summer Knight) as one of their favorites; it's not one of mine, but mostly for a rather quirky reason that annoyed me out of all proportion, probably, and nobody else I've talked to even noticed it, so I'll just recuse myself on that one :)
Nation was really good! Hope you get to read it soon. :D
If you do want to start with "the good stuff", many people list #4 (Summer Knight) as one of their favorites; it's not one of mine, but mostly for a rather quirky reason that annoyed me out of all proportion, probably, and nobody else I've talked to even noticed it, so I'll just recuse myself on that one :)
Nation was really good! Hope you get to read it soon. :D
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