By DSpazman on Friday, June 20, 2008 - 04:09 pm:

I must say, I've loved the Pip and Flinx series since I was back in middle school, and read For love of Mother Not (still my favorite, I think, so many good books though). Anyways, I know that the whole reading order is over on the side, I summerized it here. NOR CRYSTAL TEARS PHYLOGENESIS DIRGE DIUTURNITY'S DAWN VOYAGE TO THE CITY OF THE DEAD MIDWORLD *THE EMOMAN *SURFEIT ICERIGGER FOR LOVE OF MOTHER-NOT THE TAR-AIYM KRANG MISSION TO MOULOKIN ORPHAN STAR THE DELUGE DRIVERS THE END OF THE MATTER *SNAKE EYES FLINX IN FLUX MID-FLINX REUNION DROWNING WORLD *SIDESHOW QUOFUM *MID-DEATH FLINX'S FOLLY SLIDING SCALES RUNNING FROM THE DEITY BLOODHYPE TROUBLE MAGNET THE HOWLING STONES PATRIMONY *GROWTH FLINX TRANSCENDENT SENTENCED TO PRISM CACHALOT The questions I had are two fold. 1) Is that still accurate, or is there anything new that has been done, either short or full novel, that should be added in there. 2) The ones with the * by them are short stories. I have every single novel except for Quofum and Flinx Transcendent (I think those are both not released yet), but I would like to be able to read all the short stories as well. Since they wouldn't be found at book stores, I was wondering what would be the best way for me to get my hands on them? Thanks

By adf on Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 07:40 am:

As to your list, you can check it against the Commonwealth Chronology here on the website (click on DATA, then on CHRONO DATA). The few Commonwealth short stories appeared in various anthologies as well as my collections. Best to look for them on Amazon or in used book stores. EXCEPTIONS TO REALITY, my next collection (out in late July) will contain a Flinx & Pip short, GROWTH, that fits between PATRIMONY and FLINX TRANSCENDENT.

By richard on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 12:51 am:

alan , how`s things mate? when will the short story Mid-Death be put into another short collection of yours.. Still have not been able to buy a copy of that book it is in...:-((( anyway all best..

By adf on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 07:53 am:

Hi Richard; It might be a while before MID-DEATH appears in another collection. First, because it was an original commission for the SF book club and second, because it's usually a few years between my collections and the next one is due out the end of July. I have some ideas, though, and when the opportunity arises I'll speak to the SFBC folks about it. Meanwhile, try abebooks.com/docs/Sciencefiction/ for the special SFBC omnibus where it first appeared.

By DSpazman on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 02:16 pm:

ok, I found 2 short stories listed that where not in the Commonwealth Chronology on the side Perception (c)...............................Firebirds Rising, Penguin/Firebird, 2006 Chilling (c).................................Baen's Universe, June 2006 Anyways, thanks for your help. I found most of the short stories are in anthologies, which are easier to find, found a few already on amazon / etc. The few in magazines (like The Emoman) where the ones that I was wanting help finding. But I figure I'll first find the easier ones, and then can worry about tracking down those other ones.

By adf on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 07:46 am:

DS; Those two stories should have been put up in the chronology. That oversight has now been rectified.

By richard on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 07:19 pm:

thanks for the abe books info..just found a few copies on ebay as well..so the forbidden planets book is on its way..can`t wait.there was a signed copy but postage for it was twice the price..

By Jamromhem on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 12:31 pm:

Here is what I have been able to research on the commonwealth story line and where to get them. Nor Crystal Tears : Used only not in print Phylogenesis : 6.99 new (est) Dirge : 6.99 new (est) Diuturnity's Dawn : 6.99 new (est) Voyage to the city of the dead : Used only not in print Midworld : Used only not in print The Emoman (SS) : "With friends like these..." Used only Surfeit (SS) : "...Who needs enemies" Used Only Perception (SS) : "Firebirds Rising" 9.99 new (est) Icerigger : Used only not in print For Love of Mother Not : 6.99 new (est) The tar-Aiym Krang : 6.99 new (est) Mission to Moulokin : Used only not in print Orphan Star : 6.99 new (est) The deluge Drivers : used only not in print The end of the matter : used only not in print Snake Eyes (SS) : "...who needs enemies" used only Flinx in Flux : Used only not in print (ordered mine from another country to get it) Chilling (SS) : Jim Baen's Universe Vol 1 num 1 Mid-Flinx : 7.99 new (est) Reunion : 7.99 new (est) Drowning World : 7.99 new (est) sideshow (SS) : "Impossible Places" used only Quofum : 7.99 new (est) Mid-Death (SS) : "Forbiden Planets" (Can't find who has it) Flinx's Folly : 7.99 new (est) Sliding Scales : 6.99 new (est) Running from the Deity : 7.99 new (est) Bloodhype : used only Trouble Magnet : 7.99 new (est) The howling Stones : 6.99 new (est) Patrimony : 7.99 new (est) Growth (SS) : "Exceptions To Reality" 6.99 new (est) Flinx Transcendent : Hard Back only at this time aprox $24 Sentenced to prism : used Only cachalot : used only This is what I was able to find so far. Updates would be nice if there are any. I would also like to see some reprints.. I would love to have a new copy of all of the out of prints sitting on my shelf.