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The lexicon game was designed to mimic the Dictionary of the Khazars. In some ways, it succeeded too well: Like the book, a completed lexicon (such as the Lexicon of the Lost 500 Years) is a little daunting to the newcomer. There are no obvious entry points, no clear connection between entries at first, and no clear order in which to read them. This guide is intended to help alleviate that a bit. Many entries link to entries outside this lexicon. If you're uncertain, all lexicon entries have a note at the bottom like "This is an A entry in the Lexicon of the Lost 500 Years". If you have a way of approaching the Lexicon that works better for you, add it! Odds are, someone else thinks the way you do and will be helped by your insight! Chronologically (by order written)You can approach the Lexicon in the order in which entries were written. In general, each set of letters (e.g., A, B, and C) was completed before the next was started, and there isn't too much cross-referencing between entries within a given set. So you can browse through the set, perhaps reading the entire lexicon in alphabetical order. For the anal retentive, you might look at page histories to see when each entry was first created, and read them in that order, but that's way too much work for me. Chronologically (by in-story timeline)The timeline of the lost 500 years has something of a chronology of the story that was created. However, many entries don't appear on the timeline, as they don't have a specific date associated with them. ThematicallyI've grouped most of the entries in a way that makes sense to me. The groupings are entirely arbitrary, and are not equivalent (i.e. some groupings are by subject, some are by theme, some are by mood), I blithely ignore generally accepted genre definitions, and many entries cross groupings anyway. But this might make an adequate first approximation. You might pick a group that sounds interesting, read the entries in it, and then branch out as your interest takes you. If you have a different categorization, or think mine needs refinement, or find a pattern among some of the "unclassified" entries that I missed, edit away! Space operaFlashing guns and dashing heroes.
Bradbury/WellsAether flyers and quiet/thoughtful set pieces.
PosthumanismWhere are we going?
Alt historyWhat if? Memetics(See Wikipedia's entry on memetics for an intro.)
AII suppose these could also be classified under posthumanism....
NobilisSpecifically Nobilis things: Nobles, anchors, imperators, excrucians, and the like.
Time travelI thought there were more than these, but can't find them now. Lexicon wrap-upSummary of what was written. Generally speaking, read these last, as they won't make much sense without having read most of the rest. UnclassifiedI have no idea how to classify Black History Month, but I like it.
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