Confused about the sequence of ADF's Thranx series

[AE35Unit]

I have all the paperbacks on my shelf but there's a discrepancy in the running order. You see on the backs of each book it says which one is next and gives this order. The Tar Ayim Krang (1972),Orphan Star(1977)the next one being The End of the Matter(1977) then Bloodhype(1973) then the later Pip and Flinx books, but looking at those publication dates shows a discrepancy! And looking on Fantastic Fiction I see a different story:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/alan-dean-foster/
Also the books say that Tar follows Nor Crystal Tears,which according to Fantastic Fiction is a seperate series!
So whose order should be followed?

[Doug Graves]

Maybe this will help confuse things:

• For Love of Mother-Not (1983), ISBN 0-345-30511-6
• The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972), ISBN 0-345-29232-4
• Orphan Star (1977), ISBN 0-345-25507-0
• The End of the Matter (1977), ISBN 0-345-25861-4
• Flinx in Flux (1988), ISBN 0-345-34363-8
• Mid-Flinx (1995), ISBN 0-345-38374-5
• Reunion (2001), ISBN 0-345-41867-0
• Flinx's Folly (2003), ISBN 0-345-45038-8
• Sliding Scales (2004), ISBN 0-345-46156-8
• Running from the Deity (2005), ISBN 0-345-46159-2
• Bloodhype (1973), ISBN 0-345-25845-2
• Trouble Magnet (2006), ISBN 0-345-48504-1
• Patrimony (2007), ISBN 978-0-345-48507-6
• Flinx Transcendent (forthcoming 2008)

[Doug Graves]

But wait...there's more:

Flinx VolumeYearRating For Love of Mother Not119839/10 The Tar-Aiym Krang219729/10 Orphan Star319779/10 The End of the Matter419778/10 Flinx in Flux519888/10 Mid-Flinx619967/10 Reunion720019/10 Flinx's Folly820038/10 Sliding Scales920048/10 Running from the Deity1020057/10 Bloodhype1119739/10 Trouble Magnet122006n/a Patrimony132007n/a

I read these before '83, so I started with "Tar-Aiym..."

[pyan]

Gods, I never realised there were so many....When I started reading ADF, there were precisely four in the series...."The Tar-Aiym Krang", "Bloodhype","Orphan Star", and "The End of the Matter"....

Are the rest worth reading, if I can get hold of them?

[AE35Unit]

Yea i have For love of mother not,its the prequel to the sequence. And you missed out Bloodhype in you list.

[pyan]

Was that to me or Doug, Unit?

[AE35Unit]

Pyan,it was for Doug,your post came in after mine. Strange how these things work sometimes!

[Doug Graves]

Yeah, sorry, those were just the first 2 lists that I Google'd. Try Tar-Aiym Krang, and if you like that then read Orphan Star.

[AE35Unit]

Well i have read the Tar Ayim Krang before but i don't think i had the other books back then. I do like the series,tho it can be a bit hard at times,i love his characters,especially Pip and Flinx! In my opinion ADF is quite underrated!