The Abominable Dr. Phibes Chronology

The cult classic horror film series, now being continued in novel form by its original screenwriter, William Goldstein.

Dr. Phibes: In The Beginning
Prequel novel published in 2011
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Film released in 1971
Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
Film released in 1972 film
Both films in a combined edition
Vincent Price Presents: The Seven Lives of Dr. Phibes
Graphic novel published in 2024
Dr. Phibes: Vulnavia’s Secret
Sequel novel published in 2012
Dr. Phibes The Androbots – Book I of The Dr. Phibes Manifest
Sequel novel published in 2019

The Saga of the Skolian Empire Reading Order

Catherine Asaro’s saga of interstellar politics.

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Children of the Dust
Short story published in 2005 in Down these Dark Spaceways, continues into the following year.

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Skyfall
Novel published in 2004, continues into the following year.

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Undercity
Novel published in 2014.

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The Bronze Skies
Novel published in 2017.

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The Vanished Seas
Novel published in 2020.
The Jigsaw Assassin
Novel published in 2022.

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The Down Deep
Novel published in 2024.

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Gold Dust
Novel published in 2025.

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The Wages of Honor
Short story published in 2017 in Infinite Stars, continues into 2222.

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Stained Glass Heart
Short story published in 2017 in Irresistible Forces.

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Schism
Novel published in 2004.

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The Final Key
Novel published in 2005.

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Aurora in Four Voices
Short story published in 2011 in Aurora in Four Voices.

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Light and Shadow
Short story published in 2011 in Aurora in Four Voices.

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The Pyre of New Day
Short story published in 2012 in The Mammoth Book of SF Wars.

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The Last Hawk
Novel published in 1997.

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Primary Inversion
Novel published in 1995.
The Radiant Seas
Novel published in 1999, continues into 2276.

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Soul of Light
Short story published in 2000 in Sextopia.

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The Shadowed Heart
Short story published in 2000 in The Journey Home.

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Ascendant Sun
Novel published in 2000, continues into 2278.
Spherical Harmonic
Novel published in 2001, continues into 2278.
The Quantum Rose
Novel published in 2000, continues into 2278.
The Moon’s Shadow
Novel published in 2003, continues into 2278.

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A Roll of the Dice
Short story originally published in 2000. reprinted in Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction.
The Ruby Dice
Novel published in 2008, continues into 2288.

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Walk in Silence
Short story originally published in 2003, reprinted in Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers: Women of Science Fiction.

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Lightning Strike, books 1 and 2
Novel published as two books in 2014 and 2020.

The Buckaroo Banzai Chronology


The adventures of the world’s greatest particle physicist, martial artist and rockstar!

1950

Buckaroo Banzai: Origins
Comic Reprinted in Buckaroo Banzai: No Matter Where You Go… There You Are….
Buckaroo Banzai: Origins
Comic Reprinted in Buckaroo Banzai: No Matter Where You Go… There You Are….
Starts in 1950, continues up to the Eighties.

The Early Eighties

Buckaroo Banzai: Big Size
Comic Reprinted in Buckaroo Banzai: No Matter Where You Go… There You Are….
Buckaroo Banzai: Hardest of the Hard
Comic Reprinted in Buckaroo Banzai: No Matter Where You Go… There You Are….

1984

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
The original film on Blu-ray.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
Novelisation of the film.
Buckaroo Banzai: Return of the Screw
Reprint of the comic series.
Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al: A Compendium of Evils
Prose novel.

Marvel Earth 76: Captain Carter

Sharon Carter, Super-Soldier

Captain Carter: Woman Out Of Time
Reprints Captain Carter #1-5 (May 2022 – October 2022).
Avengers Assemble
Reprints Avengers Assemble Alpha #1 (November 2022); Avengers #63-66 (February 2023 – May 2023); Avengers Forever #12-15 (February 2023 – May 2023); & Avengers Assemble Omega #1 (April 2023).
Crosses over with the main Marvel Universe, Earth 8101 & Earth 14412.
Betsy Braddock – Captain Britain
Reprints Betsy Braddock – Captain Britain #1-5 (April 2023 – August 2023).
Crosses over with the main Marvel Universe.

The Dark Web Crossover Reading Order


A smaller event, but one with lasting effects.

To see how this event fits into the larger chronology, go here.

Prologues:
New Mutants #25 [1] New Mutants by Vita Ayala, vol.3
New Mutants #26 New Mutants by Vita Ayala, vol.3
New Mutants #27 New Mutants by Vita Ayala, vol.3
New Mutants #28 New Mutants by Vita Ayala, vol.3
Amazing Spider-Man #14 Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr., vol.3: Hobgoblin
Venom #13 Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V., vol.3: Dark Web
Gold Goblin #1 Gold Goblin
Dark Web:
Dark Web #1 Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr., vol.4: Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man #15 Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr., vol.4: Dark Web
Dark Web: X-Men #1 [2] Dark Web
Gold Goblin #2 Gold Goblin
Dark Web: Ms.Marvel #1 Dark Web
Mary Jane & Black Cat #1 Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man #16 Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr., vol.4: Dark Web
Dark Web: X-Men #2 Dark Web
Venom #14 Dark Web
Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V., vol.3: Dark Web
Gold Goblin #3 Gold Goblin
Amazing Spider-Man #17 Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr., vol.4: Dark Web
Dark Web: Ms.Marvel #2 Dark Web
Mary Jane & Black Cat #2 Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web
Venom #15 Dark Web
Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V., vol.3: Dark Web
Dark Web: X-Men #3 Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man #18 Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr., vol.4: Dark Web
Venom #16 Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V., vol.3: Dark Web
Dark Web Finale #1 Dark Web
Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr., vol.4: Dark Web
Epilogues:
Mary Jane & Black Cat #3 [3] Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web
Mary Jane & Black Cat #4 Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web
Mary Jane & Black Cat #5 Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web
Gold Goblin #4 [4] Gold Goblin
Gold Goblin #5 Gold Goblin
Red Goblin #1 [5] Red Goblin

Footnotes:

  1. These issues of New Mutants set up Maddie Pryor’s status quo heading into the event.
  2. Dark Web takes place between issues 17 and 18 of X-Men.
  3. Follows on directly from the previous issue of this title.
  4. Starts on the morning after Dark Web concludes.
  5. Spins out of the events of Dark Web.

The DC Comics Bombshells Reading Order

If the DC Universe happened mostly in WW2 and was mostly female.

Earth 24 in the DC Multiverse.

DC Comics Bombshells, vol.1: Enlisted
Reprints DC Comics Bombshells #1-6 (October 2015 – February 2016).
DC Comics Bombshells, vol.2: Allies
Reprints DC Comics Bombshells #7-12 (February 2016 – July 2016).
DC Comics Bombshells, vol.3: Uprising
Reprints DC Comics Bombshells #13-18 (July 2016 – December 2016).
DC Comics Bombshells, vol.4: Queens
Reprints DC Comics Bombshells #19-24 (January 2017 – May 2017).
DC Comics Bombshells, vol.5: The Death of Illusion
Reprints DC Comics Bombshells #26-29 (July 2017 – August 2017) & Annual #1 (October 2016).
DC Comics Bombshells, vol.6: War Stories
Reprints DC Comics Bombshells #25 & 30-33 (June 2017 & September 2017 – October 2017).
Bombshells United, vol.1: American Soil
Reprints Bombshells United #1-6 (November 2017 – January 2018).
Bombshells United, vol.2: War Bonds
Reprints Bombshells United #7-12 (February 2018 – April 2018).
Bombshells United, vol.3: Taps
Reprints Bombshells United #13-19 (May 2018 – August 2018).
Harley’s Little Black Book
Reprints Harley’s Little Black Book #1-6 (February 2016 – May 2017).

The Harley Quinn Animated Series Chronology

The fun not-for-children animated series and spin-offs

Harley Quinn: The Complete First Season
The 2019-2020 season on dvd.
Harley Quinn: The Complete Second Season
The 2020 season on dvd.
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour
Reprints Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour #1–6 (November 2021 – April 2022).
Harley Quinn: The Complete Third Season
The 2022-2023 season on Blu-ray.
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – Legion of Bats!
Reprints Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – Legion of Bats! #1-6 (December 2022 – May 2023); & Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special! #1 (October 2022).
Harley Quinn: The Complete Fourth Season
The 2023 season in digital format.
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Season One
The 2024 season in digital format.

The Original DC Cinematic Universe

Featuring the Superman, Supergirl and Batman of the movies from the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties.

Superman
The 1978 film on Blu-ray, featuring Christopher Reeve as Superman
Superman II
The 1980 film on Blu-ray, featuring Christopher Reeve as Superman
Superman ’78
Reprints Superman ’78 #1-6 (October 2021 – March 2022).
Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain
Reprints Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #1-6 (January 2024 – June 2024).
Supergirl
The 1984 film on Blu-ray, featuring an appearance by Jimmy Olsen
Batman
The 1989 movie on Blu-ray
Tales from Dark Crisis
Reprints Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green #1 (December 2022); Dark Crisis: The Dark Army #1 (January 2023); Dark Crisis: War Zone #1 (February 2023); Dark Crisis: Big Bang #1 (February 2023); & Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 (July 2022).
In the pages of Dark Crisis: Big Bang, The Flash of the main DC Universe briefly passes through this universe at some point during the events of the 1989 Batman film.
Batman: Resurrection
Novel published October 2024.
Batman Returns
The 1992 film on Blu-ray
Batman ’89
Reprints Batman ’89 #1-6 (October 2021 – September 2022).
Batman ’89: Echoes
Reprints Batman ’89: Echoes #1-6 (January 2024 – January 2025).
Catwoman
The 2004 film on Blu-ray
One scene in this film shows the Catwoman from Batman Returns as a previous holder of the name, however, it is unclear at this time whether this film exists in this universe.

This world is also Earth 789 in the DC Multiverse

The Romantic World of Julia Quinn Reading Order

Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series and related works.

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Queen Charlotte
A Bridgerton prequel. Novel published 2023, co-written with Shonda Rhimes.

1774

Violet in Bloom
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

1779

Because of Miss Bridgerton
Book One of the Rokesbys (a.k.a. the Bridgerton prequels). Novel published 2016.
The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband
Book Two of the Rokesbys (a.k.a. the Bridgerton prequels). Novel published 2017.

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The Other Miss Bridgerton
Book Three of the Rokesbys (a.k.a. the Bridgerton prequels). Novel published 2018.

1791

First Comes Scandal
Book Four of the Rokesbys (a.k.a. the Bridgerton prequels). Novel published 2018.

1807

Everything and the Moon
Book One of the Lyndon Sisters. Novel published 1997.

1813

The Duke and I
Book One of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2000.

1813-4

Thirty-Six Valentines
Short story in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown. Anthology published 2022.

1814

The Viscount Who Loved Me
Book Two of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2000.
To Catch an Heiress
Book One of Agents of the Crown. Novel published 1998.

1815

How to Marry a Marquis
Book Two of Agents of the Crown. Novel published 1999.

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An Offer From a Gentleman
Book Three of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2001.

1816

The First Kiss
Short story in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back. Anthology published 2022.
Splendid
Book One of the Splendid Trilogy. Novel published 1995.
Dancing at Midnight
Book Two of the Splendid Trilogy. Novel published 1995.
Minx
Book Three of the Splendid Trilogy. Novel published 1996.

1817

Brighter than the Sun
Book Two of the Lyndon Sisters. Novel published 1997.

1819

The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
Book One of the Bevelstoke series. Novel published 2007.
What Happens in London
Book Two of the Bevelstoke series. Novel published 2009.

1820

An Offer From a Gentleman: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

1822

Ten Things I Love About You
Book Three of the Bevelstoke series. Novel published 2010.

1824

Just Like Heaven
Book One of the Smith-Smythe quartet. Novel published 2011.
Romancing Mr Bridgerton
Book Four of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2002.
To Sir Phillip, With Love
Book Five of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2003.
Romancing Mr Bridgerton: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.
When He Was Wicked
Book Six of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2004.

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It’s In His Kiss
Book Seven of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2004.
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy
Book Four of the Smythe-Smith Quartet. Novel published 2015.

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On The Way to the Wedding
Book Eight of the Bridgertons. Novel published 2006.
When He Was Wicked: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

1828

A Tale of Two Sisters
Short story in Where’s My Hero. Anthology published 2003.

1829

The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

1833

The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

1835

To Sir Phillip, With Love: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

1840

On The Way To The Wedding: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

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It’s In His Kiss: The 2nd Epilogue
Published in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Collection published 2013.

The Slow Horses Reading Order

Mick Herron’s excellent modern espionage series, featuring the unwanted dregs that MI5 assigns to Slough House.

Reconstruction
2008 novel, connected to but not a part of the series.
Slow Horses
2010 novel.
Dead Lions
2013 novel.
The List
2015 novella, reprinted in Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas.
Real Tigers
2016 novel.
Nobody Walks
2015 novel, connected to but not a part of the series.
Spook Street
2017 novel.
London Rules
2018 novel.
The Drop
2018 novella, reprinted in Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas.
(published in the US as “The Marylebone Drop”)
Joe Country
2019 novel
The Catch
2020 novella, reprinted in Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas.
Slough House
2021 novel.
Bad Actors
2022 novel.
The Last Dead Letter
2022 novella, reprinted in Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas.
Standing By The Wall
2022 novella, reprinted in Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas.
Clown Town
2025 novel.