FYI - Yes, the exploits of Prince Ewald, Duke Lenn, and warlord Jarek each have their respective books. However, the only information about Ewald's exploits as a ruler occur in The Last Gift-Knight, because I felt that his most risky adventure and important personal journeys (or at least the ones I would care to write at this time) happened when he was still a prince. I feel like the most nuanced thing that a reader might miss without having read any of these is the understanding that Derek's re-imagining of his ancestor's appearance and adventures are inaccurate, sometimes in ways that reveal what Derek is really doing when he retells the story to the reader. Meanwhile, "Alathea" does not concern characters present in "Last Gift-Knight" and the events of "Their Village, Their Fortress" are placed after what you have just read. However, reading all the books which take place over a lifetime prior would probably enrich the experience.
FYI - Yes, the exploits of Prince Ewald, Duke Lenn, and warlord Jarek each have their respective books. However, the only information about Ewald's exploits as a ruler occur in The Last Gift-Knight, because I felt that his most risky adventure and important personal journeys (or at least the ones I would care to write at this time) happened when he was still a prince. I feel like the most nuanced thing that a reader might miss without having read any of these is the understanding that Derek's re-imagining of his ancestor's appearance and adventures are inaccurate, sometimes in ways that reveal what Derek is really doing when he retells the story to the reader. Meanwhile, "Alathea" does not concern characters present in "Last Gift-Knight" and the events of "Their Village, Their Fortress" are placed after what you have just read. However, reading all the books which take place over a lifetime prior would probably enrich the experience.