manacled in chronological order
i’m really dumb and was confused that people would be able to figure out the order to read manacled in and then i figured it out. this is for everyone who is as dumb as me, but also a helper for anyone who chooses to re-read manacled this way… @senlinyu
chapter 26 (flashback 1)
chapter 27 (flashback 2)
chapter 28 (flashback 3)
chapter 29 (flashback 4)
chapter 30 (flashback 5)
chapter 31 (flashback 6)
chapter 32 (flashback 7)
chapter 33 (flashback 8)
chapter 34 (flashback 9)
chapter 35 (flashback 10)
chapter 36 (flashback 11)
chapter 37 (flashback 12)
chapter 38 (flashback 13)
chapter 39 (flashback 14)
chapter 40 (flashback 15)
chapter 41 (flashback 16)
chapter 42 (flashback 17)
chapter 43 (flashback 18)
chapter 44 (flashback 19)
chapter 45 (flashback 20)
chapter 46 (flashback 21)
chapter 47 (flashback 22)
chapter 48 (flashback 23)
chapter 49 (flashback 24)
chapter 50 (flashback 25)
chapter 51 (flashback 26)
chapter 52 (flashback 27)
chapter 53 (flashback 28)
chapter 54 (flashback 29)
chapter 55 (flashback 30)
chapter 56 (flashback 31)
chapter 57 (flashback 32)
chapter 58 (flashback 33)
chapter 59 (flashback 34)
chapter 60 (flashback 35)
chapter 61 (flashback 36)
chapter 62 (flashback 37)
chapter 63 (flashback 38)
chapter 1
chapter 2
chapter 3
chapter 4
chapter 5
chapter 6
chapter 7
chapter 8
chapter 9
chapter 10
chapter 11
chapter 12
chapter 13
chapter 14
chapter 15
chapter 16
chapter 17
chapter 18
chapter 19
chapter 20
chapter 21
chapter 22
chapter 23
chapter 24
chapter 25
chapter 64
chapter 65
chapter 66
chapter 67
chapter 68
chapter 69
chapter 70
chapter 71
chapter 72
chapter 73
chapter 74
epilogue 1
epilogue 2
epilogue 3
Fun fact: I actually wrote Manacled so that it could be read in either chronological or published order. It was an intentional part of how I planned it. I initially was going to publish the story in three separate parts, so that readers could choose which order they wanted to read it in. Ultimately I decided against that because I was concerned it would be too confusing, and I didn’t want readers to invest in the flashback aspect of the relationship without being prepared for what was going to happen after the war.
However, the story is indeed written to be read interchangeably in either order, and I’m told that it is actually even sadder when read chronologically. I do recommend reading it in published order the first time, both because it lets the mystery unfold naturally, but also because Manacled is very dark and triggering and it’s better to cut and run within the first six chapters than to have invested in 38 chapters of Flashbacks and then discover that the second half of the story is too dark for you.
