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Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

Like the anime, there are alternative ways to read the stories since the short stories were published in The Sneaker prior to being collected in a volume. Here's the chronological order:

1. Rainy Day
2. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
3. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
4. Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody
5. Mysterique Sign
6. Lone Island Syndrome
7. Endless Eight
8. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya
9. The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina: Episode 00
10. Live a Live
11. The Day of Sagitarius
12. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
13. Love at First Sight
14. Snow Mountain Syndrome
15. Where did the Cat go?
16. The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya (prologue)
17. The Melancholy of Mikuru Asahina
18. The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya (main story)
19. Editor-in-Chief:Straight Ahead!
20. Wandering Shadow
21. The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya
22. The Astonishment of Haruhi Suzumiya

Here is the order the stories were published in either The Sneaker or in a novel:

1. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
2. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
3. Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody
4. Mysterique Sign
5. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Endless Eight
7. Lone Island Syndrome
8. The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00
9. The Day of Sagittarius
10. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
11. Love at First Sight
12. Snow Mountain Syndrome
13. Live a Live
14. The Melancholy of Mikuru Asahina
15. Where Did the Cat Go?
16. Editor in Chief; Straight Ahead!
17. The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya
18. Wandering Shadow
19. The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya
20. The Astonishment of Haruhi Suzumiya (First Part)/(Final Part)
21. Rainy Day

Is there any reason that they published the non-chronologically ordered series in the order that they did or is it random?