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The novel [[The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince]] takes place chronologically before ''Assassin's Apprentice'', as does the short story [[Cat's Meat]]. The short stories [[Blue Boots]] and , [[Words Like Coins]] and [[Her Father's Sword]] take place around the time of ''Assassin's Apprentice'' and ''Royal Assassin''. None of these are prerequisite reading before starting the trilogy. The trilogy is followed chronologically by the [[Liveship Traders trilogy]].