If you can read them in order.

I started reading them in the early 90's a good spell before they started reprinting them.So I had to bounce from one used bookstore to the other in order to find ones I didn't have.I had to order the two books dealing with the battle for NYC in the mail.....so I jumped from book to book and back again until I had all of them

I started with "Escape from the Ashes" which was the last one and really enjoyed it. Now since they have started reprinting them I would say that it would be best to read them in order. Since it is one continuous story about the movement.

i didnt have the lucksury of stariting with book 1 infact i still havent gotten to book one my way into the ashes series started with book 12 because that was the one walmart had i then read book 14 then finaly made it to a book store and got 6-11 (as well as a pile of others william w johnstone books i spent 80 bucks on books that day and god dam it was worth it) i only recently got to book 15 and am pumped to read 1-5 13 and 16-23 right now i'm reading the last mountain man series smoke/matt but i have to admit as much as i like smoke and as cool as matt is i dont think eather of them will ever be as awsome in my mined as ben, buddy, tina, therm, ike, cec, chase, west, dan, emil, and gregori there all so dam cool and so dam funny buddy is definatly the coolest and emil is definatly the funnyest i have to set the book down and crack up when ever he talks at all. btw does anyone know who emil is based on from williams life? or does anyone have some one who emil reminds them of? because i honistly cant think of anyone who is like emil in my life but god help me i would love to have a little con artist in my life