A Goodreads user asked K.V. Johansen:

Hi! Do I have to read Blackdog, The Leopard, and The Lady to enjoy Gods of Nabban? It's my understanding they all take place in the same universe; The Leopard and The Lady are a duology, but as far as the other books I don't know if we should read them in order. Thank you!

K.V. Johansen Hi! I think the short answer is, no, you don't have to read them in order. The stories are all connected, and chronologically, happen in publication order, with what happens in one having an effect on what follows after, but though Gods of Nabban would certainly be enriched by having read Leopard/Lady first (and Blackdog and even the short story "The Storyteller"), it tells a separate story that I think you could enjoy on its own. What happened to the two main characters of Gods of Nabban before you meet them at the start of GoN to bring them to that point is alluded to where necessary, but I'm pretty sure you can take Ahjvar and Ghu from where they are then without feeling baffled and lost. (That was a not-so-short answer, I fear!) I hope that helps (and that you'll enjoy them all, in time!)

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