The Trinity Continuum Chronology

A set of roleplaying games from Onyx Path about super-powered individuals at various points in human history, collectively called the Trinity Continuum.

1200 BCE

Aegis
Greek myth

1896

Aether
Victorian pulp science

1934

Adventure
Pulp action

Present Day

Assassins
Crime/espionage

2028

Aberrant
Cyberpunk

2084

Anima
Cyberpunk

2123

Aeon
Sci-fi/space opera

The Romantic World of Julia Quinn Reading Order

Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series and related works.

1761

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.

1786

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.

1815-7

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.

1825

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.

1827

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.

1847-8

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

The Neal Stephenson Universe Reading Order

It turns out that one of our greatest living science fiction writers has been sneakily building a universe all this time.

Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, volume one)
Novel published in 2003.
The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, volume two)
Novel published in 2004.
The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, volume three)
Novel published in 2004.
Cryptonomicon
Novel published in 1999
Jipi and the Paranoid Chip
Short story published in Forbes magazine’s July 7, 1997 issue
Reamde
Novel published in 2011
Fall, or, Dodge in Hell
Novel published in 2019

The Marvel Universe 03: Historical Times

The Thirtieth Century BCE:

The Rise of Apocalypse
Reprints The Rise of Apocalypse #1-4 (October 1996 – January 1997) & X-Factor #5-6 (June 1986 – July 1986).

The First Century CE:

Marada the She-Wolf
Reprints Marada stories from Epic Illustrated #10-12 (February 1982 – June 1982).
Set around 7 CE.

The Sixth Century CE:

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Black Knight / Yellow Claw, vol.1
Reprints Black Knight #1-5 (May 1955 – December 1955) & Yellow Claw #1-4 (October 1956 – April 1957), originally published by Atlas Comics.
The Yellow Claw portions of this volume occur centuries after this era, so it is listed in both points on this timeline.

The Tenth Century:

Thor: Godstorm
Reprints Thor: Godstorm #1-3 (November 2001 – January 2002); & Thor #408-409 (October 1989 – November 1989, Tales of Asgard story only).
The framing story of this series is set in 912 CE.

The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries:

Although printed by Dark Horse Comics, these Solomon Kane volume reprints of Marvel Comics stories that take place in the Marvel Universe. They are a mixture of original stories featuring Kane and adaptations of the original prose stories by Robert E. Howard.
The Saga Of Solomon Kane
Reprints Solomon Kane stories from Monsters Unleashed #1 (October 1973), Dracula Lives #3 (October 1973), The Conan Saga #50 (May 1991), Kull and the Barbarians #2-3 (July 1975 – September 1975), Marvel Preview #19 (Summer 1979); & Savage Sword of Conan #13-14, 18-20, 22, 25, 26, 33, 34, 37, 39, 41, 53, 54, 62, 83, 162, 171, 219 & 220 (assorted dates).
The Chronicles of Solomon Kane
Reprints Marvel Premiere #33-34 (December 1976 – February 1977) & The Sword of Solomon Kane #1-6 (September 1985 – July 1986).

The Nineteenth Century:

Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid, vol.1
Reprints Rawhide Kid #17-25 (August 1960 – December 1961), originally published by Atlas Comics.
Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid, vol.2
Reprints Rawhide Kid #26-35 (February 1962 – August 1963), originally published by Atlas Comics.
Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears
Reprints Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1-6 (April 2007 – September 2007).
This story begins during the Civil War and continues through the 1860s.
Marvel Westerns
Reprints Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt and the Arizona Girl #1 (September 2006); Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files #1 (2006); Marvel Westerns: Strange Westerns Starring the Black Rider #1 (October 2006); Marvel Westerns: The Two-Gun Kid #1 (August 2006); & Marvel Westerns: Western Legends #1 (September 2006).
Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather
Reprints Rawhide Kid #1-5 (April 2003 – June 2003).
Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather is a Marvel Max title, and is of – at best – dubious canonicity.
The Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven
Reprints Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven #1-4 (August 2010 – November 2010).
Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven is a Marvel Max title, and is of – at best – dubious canonicity.
Blaze Of Glory: The Last Ride of the Western Heroes
Reprints Blaze of Glory #1-4 (February 2000 – March 2000).
Apache Skies
Reprints Apache Skies #1-4 (September 2002 – December 2002).
Stoker’s Dracula
Reprints Stoker’s Dracula #1-4 (December 2004 – May 2005).
Dating based on internal dates in the original novel, and its publication date of 1897. Its presence in this timeline is based on strong implications in other Marvel works that Bram Stoker’s original novel is canonical in the Marvel Universe.
X-Men: Apocalypse / Dracula
Reprints X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula #1-4 (April 2006 – July 2006).
This book interweaves with the events of Stoker’s Dracula.

The Early Twentieth Century:

Wolverine: Origin
Reprints Wolverine: The Origin #1-6 (November 2001 – July 2002).
Occurs in turn of the century Canada.
Wolverine: Origin II
Reprints Wolverine: Origin II #1-5 (February 2014 – June 2014).
Occurs in 1907.
War Is Hell: The First Flight Of The Phantom Eagle
Reprints War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #1-5 (May 2008 – September 2008).
Takes place during World War One. War Is Hell: The First Flight Of The Phantom Eagle is a Marvel Max title, and as such may not be canonical.
Red Skull: Incarnate
Reprints Red Skull: Incarnate #1-5 (September 2011 – January 2012).
Takes place from 1923 to 1934.
Mystery Men
Reprints Mystery Men #1-5 (August 2011 – November 2011).
This story is set in 1932.
Savage Wolverine, vol.3: Wrath
Reprints Savage Wolverine #12-17 (January 2014 – June 2014).
Contains two stories, one set in the modern day, the other in 1933.
Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Now
Reprints Dominic Fortune #1-4 (October 2009 – January 2010), Marvel Digital Comic Astonishing Tales: Dominic Fortune #1-6 (2009), Marvel Preview #2 (1975) and Marvel Premiere #56 (October 1980).
This story takes place from 1934 to 1936. Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Now is a Marvel Max title, and as such may not be canonical.

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The Marvel Universe Reading Order

Earth 616. The main Marvel Universe. The most popular comics universe of all time, home of Spider-Man, the Hulk, Wolverine and the X-Men, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Stan Lee.

A partial list of alternate timelines to the Marvel Universe can be found here.

The Vikings Chronology

The History Channel’s fictional retelling of Viking legend and history

Vikings, Season One
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Two
Blu-ray
Vikings: Godhead
graphic novel
Vikings, Season Three
Blu-ray
Vikings: Uprising
graphic novel
Vikings, Season Four – vol.1
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Four – vol.2
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Five – vol.1
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Five – vol.2
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Six – vol.1
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Six – vol.2
Blu-ray
Vikings: Valhalla, Season One
Blu-ray
Vikings: Valhalla, Season Two
digital
Vikings: Valhalla, Season Three
digital – not yet available

The Room Where It’s Happening Listening Order

A podcast going through Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton one song at a time.

So you know about Hamilton, right? If you don’t, you should listen to it as soon as you can – you won’t be sorry.

If you’ve already listened to it, learn more about the musical in Hamilton: The Revolution or the man in Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton.

This Listening Order arranges the various podcast episodes into the same order as the songs in the musical:

  1. “Alexander Hamilton” — Episode #9: Yvette Nicole Brown: Heart, Comedy, History
  2. “Aaron Burr, Sir” — Episode #16: Matt Belknap: Converted Skeptic
  3. “My Shot” — Episode #2: Kristin Chenoweth: My Shot
  4. “The Story of Tonight” — Episode #24: Utkarsh Ambudkar: Making Lin-monade
  5. “The Schuyler Sisters” — Episode #4: Jasmine Cephas Jones: My Jaw Dropped
  6. “Farmer Refuted” — Episode #28: Barbara Gray: Hamilton With Strangers
  7. “You’ll Be Back” — Episode #8: Kevin Daniels: It’s Not Hype
  8. “Right Hand Man” — Episode #19: Franklin Leonard: Nonstop Listening
  9. “A Winter’s Ball” — Episode #27: Jamie Denbo and John Ross Bowie: Ham Fam
  10. “Helpless” —
  11. “Satisfied” — Episode #3: Ron Chernow: Rockstar Biographer
  12. “The Story of Tonight (Reprise)” —
  13. “Wait for It” — Episode #7: Anthony Ramos: Making Life Onstage
  14. “Stay Alive” —
  15. “Ten Duel Commandments” — Episode #22: Gabourey Sidibe: Hip Hop is My Foundation
  16. “Meet Me Inside” —
  17. “That Would Be Enough” — Episode #32: Rachel Sklar: Musical Theater Knocked Me Up
  18. “Guns and Ships” — Episode #31: Ashley Ford: When Harry (Potter) Met Hamilton
  19. “History Has Its Eyes On You” — Episode #15: David Korins: Designing Hamilton
  20. “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)” — Episode #14: Alex Lacamoire: Musical Mastermind
  21. “What Comes Next?” — Episode #33: Mara Wilson: Live from NYC Pod Fest
  22. “Dear Theodosia” — Episode #23: Chris Gethard: Nerding Out on the Founding Fathers
  23. Jefferson vs Hamilton“Non-Stop” — Episode #6: Tracy Clayton: Hamilton Privilege
  24. “What’d I Miss?” — Episode #10: Alex Horwitz: Rolling Cameras on Hamilton
  25. “Cabinet Battle #1” — Episode #11: David Gregory: A Different American Lens
  26. “Take a Break” — Episode #20: Ari Afsar: Live at the Chicago Podcast Festival
  27. “Say No to This” — Episode #25: Rachel Bloom: Queen of Musicals
  28. “The Room Where It Happens” —
  29. “Schuyler Defeated” —
  30. “Cabinet Battle #2” — Episode #5: John Hodgman: The Immediate Effect
  31. “Washington On Your Side” —
  32. “One Last Time” —
  33. “I Know Him” — Episode #21: Jimmy and Oliver Pardo: Father-Son Hamilheads
  34. “The Adams Administration” —
  35. “We Know” —
  36. “Hurricane” — Episode #1: Adam Savage: “Hamilton” is Our Shakespeare
  37. “The Reynolds Pamphlet” — Episode #17: John Tesh: Hamilton, Nine Times Over
  38. “Burn” — Episode #12: Jesse Tyler Ferguson: A Whole Other Level
  39. “Blow Us All Away” —
  40. “Stay Alive (Reprise)” — Episode #29: Eliza Skinner: Rip Your Heart Out
  41. “It’s Quiet Uptown” —
  42. “The Election of 1800” — Episode #26: Mike Still: Politics, Then and Now
  43. “Your Obedient Servant” — Episode #13: Hasan Minhaj: Hamilton’s Tupac Factor
    Episode #30: Riley Silverman: How I Killed Your Founding Father
  44. “Best of Wives and Best of Women” —
  45. “The World Was Wide Enough” — Episode #18: David Del Rio: The Actor’s Perspective
  46. “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” —

The Works of Shakespeare Reading Order

The plays and epic poetry of William Shakespeare…

As arranged into the order of their internal chronology by Isaac Asimov in his Guide

The Greeks

Venus and Adonis
Poem published 1593, set in the era of myths.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Play first staged in 1595 or 1596, set in the era of the Greek heroes.
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Play first staged in 1613 or 1614, set in the era of the Greek heroes. Co-written with John Fletcher.
Troilus and Cressida
Play first staged in 1603, set in the era of the Greek heroes.
Timon of Athens
Play written in 1605-6, set in the era of Classical Greece. Co-written with Thomas Middleton.
The Winter’s Tale
Play written in 1610-11, set in the era of Classical Greece.
The Comedy of Errors
Play written in 1594, set in the era of Classical Greece.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Play written in 1607-8, set in the era of Classical Greece. Co-written with George Wilkins.

The Romans

The Rape of Lucrece
Poem published 1594, set in the Roman Kingdom.
Coriolanus
Play written in 1607-8, set in the Roman Kingdom.
Julius Caesar
Play written in 1599, set in the Roman Empire.
Antony and Cleopatra
Play written in 1606–07, set in the Roman Empire.
Titus Andronicus
Play first performed in 1594, set in the Roman Empire.

The English Plays

King Lear
Play written in 1605-6, set in pre-Norman Britain.
Cymebline
Play first performed in 1611, set in pre-Norman Britain.
Hamlet
Play written in 1599-1602, set in pre-Norman Britain.
Macbeth
Play written in 1606, set in pre-Norman Britain.
King John
Play written in 1587-98, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Edward III
Play first printed in 1586, set in Middle Ages Britain. Co-written with Thomas Kyd.
Richard II
Play written in 1597, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry IV, Part 1
Play first performed in 1597, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry IV, Part 2
Play written in 1596-9, set in Middle Ages Britain.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Play first performed in 1597, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Henry V
Play written in 1599, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry VI, Part 1
Play first performed in 1592, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry VI, Part 2
Play written in 1591-2, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry IV, Part 3
Play written in 1591-2, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Richard III
Play written in 1591, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry VIII
Play first performed in 1613, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Sir Thomas More
Play first performed by 1594, set during the reign of King Henry VIII. Co-written with Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle.

The Italians

Love’s Labour’s Lost
Play written in 1595-6, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Taming of the Shrew
Play written in 1592, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Play written in 1590-1, set in Renaissance Italy.
Romeo and Juliet
Play written in 1591-5, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Merchant of Venice
Play written in 1596-7, set in Renaissance Italy.
Much Ado About Nothing
Play written in 1598-9, set in Renaissance Italy.
As You Like It
Play written in 1598-9, set in Renaissance Italy.
Twelfth Night
Play written in 1600-1, set in Renaissance Italy.
All’s Well That Ends Well
Play written in 1604-5, set in Renaissance Italy.
Othello
Play written in 1603-4, set in Renaissance Italy.
Measure for Measure
Play written in 1603-4, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Tempest
Play written in 1610-11, set in Renaissance Italy.
Double Falsehood
Play written in 1612-13, set in Renaissance Spain. Co-written by John Fletcher (as ‘Cardenio’), and reconstructed by Lewis Theobald in 1727.