Well, thanks so much, you all, for the lovely map!
I can also give the following recap, if that helps:
Sorcerer's Legacy, first novel, court intrigue and light romance storyline, moves fast, every chapter's a cliffhanger.
Master of Whitestorm - if you liked "Lethal Weapon" roughly - action adventure.
Empire - if you liked "Woman of Substance"
Cycle of Fire - the only "coming of age" book I've done, but all the protagonist kids have flaws they have to overcome - or not!!
War of Light and Shadows - hard to catagorize, but if you are a Donaldson reader, you could probably start here and do fine…it has the most layers of complexity, and needs an open mind, as it isn't the "traditional take" even though I leave some stuff with a traditonal "appearance" in place in the early volumes, because the unveiling of all that complexity would have overwhelmed the storyline. The books unlock each level, gradually, but all all the levels will shift your perspective on all prior volumes.
To Ride Hell's Chasm - starts out as a mystery, goes into a court intrigue, winds up action adventure, with the same sort of tension as the Cameron film, Terminator…most readers who love Empire series will like this one.
Short story collection, That Way Lies Camelot - this seems to appeal to mainstream readers in a big way, for some reason…
More info than you probably need - maybe an investigation of the excerpts section will clarify what "hits" for you.