I'm a real sucker for Arthurian legend and I love how Kay uses it. This would make a big difference. I've varied from enjoy to love on Kay's other work, but once he rolled out the Guinevere plotline, he lost me. While published order is always a fine bet, here's my list in order of nothing other than my personal preferences: The Lions of Al-Rassan Tigana A Song for Arbonne The Summer Tree The Last Light of the Sun Sailing to Sarantium The Wandering Fire The Lord of Emperors The Darkest Road I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on The Time-Traveler's Wife, which I really enjoyed.