Read The Good Master, then The Singing Tree. Read the Good Master anytime; The Singing Tree can be profitably read if you are near WWI in time (or any time too–it is a sequel to The Good Master.) Yes, they are fabulous, Seredy is an amazing author. You really can’t go wrong. The White Stag is sort of a retelling of the myths surrounding the Magyars’ coming to Hungary. I love it too, think it’s beautiful, but it’s a little more unusual