Christel Bodenbender gave me an idea for a reading path through the Okal Rel Saga at our lunch last week. (Pictured, left, at the SFU authors even where we met last year.)

She’d 75% through Part 1: The Courtesan Prince, which is cool, but she’s not into Sevolites. She likes the Reetions.

How should Reetion-only fans read the series?

Part 1: The Courtesan Prince – Rire’s egalitarian compu-communist society meets neo-feudal Sevildom.

Part 5: Far Arena – Rire’s honor is tested by how they weather the disruption of Amel’s trial, and the associated capture of Kali Station and the “celebrity fever” disruption.

Part 8: Gathering Storm – Erien’s cultural exchange throws civilizations together in celebratory mode. Hilarity and drama ensue. Some tensions get resolved. Grab rats feature.