So, now you've had a chance to know a bit about the setting and characters of the Moth Plateau novellas. But what's the actual story about? There isn't exactly one overarching narrative. In fact, each novella stands on its own, in a way. It is...the story of this place, the stories of these characters.
1. Riding the Moth Plateau is the story of Druskan, investigating the death of one of his coworkers2. Pursuit and Moth Songs is the story of Rahel, the mask-wearing mystery, as well as Verlang and Peps, the bounty hunters seeking her3. Time with its Tricks is the story of Sakehin, the daredevil who ends up exploring the uncanny Misbuilt City4. Days of Sagebrush and Absence is the story of the priestess Milliva and an ecological disaster that causes the moth ecosystem to collapse5. Of Moths and Breaking is the story of Melle, returning to the plateau after the collapse and trying to get justice
There is an undercurrent, which becomes more pronounced as the series goes, of distrust of the oligarchs and powerful corporations of the world. It's a thread that's always been in the Spire City stories (which take place in the same imaginary world and around the same time period) and also looking around our own world...not a surprising thing to find making its way into my stories. So as much as there's a single arc to the series, it relates to that.
Does that mean you could read them out of order? Absolutely! I recruited beta readers to jump in at each of the novellas to see how it played out for them without having read the others, and I made sure any of them could be your entry into the series. That said, given the events of novella 4 and their fall-out in 5, I'd strongly recommend reading the first three (in any order) first.
But whatever you choose, give the series a look!