
It’s told from Varian’s POV, and it introduces the character of Prince Kasiya.

Read it after Prince of Wolves, or at least after “the Lost Pathfinder.” Trust me on this. “A Lesson in Taxonomy.”* While this is chronologically the first story, don’t read it first. I won’t spoil them for you here, but if you dug one, you’ll probably dig the other, although I think Prince of Wolves benefits from ten years’ more writing experience. Months after I wrote it, I realized just how many elements it has in common with Black Wolf, my first full-length novel set in the Forgotten Realms. Prince of Wolveswas the first Pathfinder Tales novel. It’s also the first appearance of Count Jeggare’s POV, even though I wrote it after Prince of Wolves.ĭan Scott pits the boys against the Sczarni werewolves. “The Lost Pathfinder,”* The first instalment of Paizo’s free web fiction feature is a bridge between the first novella and the first novel. It’s distinct from the other stories in that it’s told only from Radovan’s point of view and in the present tense.

“Hell’s Pawns.” This novella originally appeared in the Council of Thieves Adventure Path. The simple answer is “anywhere you like,” but I think the best entry points are “Hell’s Pawns,” Prince of Wolves, or Queen of Thorns. Here’s a list of all the stories in publication order, with notes indicating the two stories that occur in “the past.” It’s no surprise that some folks have questions about where to start. Some of it has appeared in novels, some in Adventure Paths, some in Wayfinder magazine, and some on. Recently I realized that the adventures of Radovan & the Count have exceeded half a million words and somewhere around 40% of my published fiction.
