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I have all (or most) of the paperback series that starts with Swords and Deviltry. But I was wondering. Is it better to start with that first book and go or look up the publishing order and read it that way?

I started it years ago and maybe finished the first book. But I don’t want to read Fafhrd’s origin story first. I feel like I need the context for the character.

I started in publication order with "Two Sought Adventure" aka "Jewels in the Forest", and loved it. I continued that way until the one that introduced the thieves' guild, because the version in the Swords books included additions that started tying things into an alternate continuity, so I decided to stop there and start reading from the Swords order. However, I think the older stories were better, and I wish I'd just continued reading the original magazine versions in publication order, so that's what I'd suggest.

I agree with The Joy of Erudition. The magazine publication order is the way to go. The early stories are the undoubtedly the best; classic Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, particularly those published in UNKNOWN. The book that contains the strangest and most overall satisfying of their adventures is SWORDS AGAINST DEATH.

Thank you both!