King of Chaos is actually the 4th book chronologically. Though the author Dave Gross encourages folks to read at whatever order interests them first.
Just don't start reading the book til you've actually started Book 1 of Wrath of the Righteous and you're good to go. The first chapter of WotR happens at the end of the first chapter of King of Chaos.
If your GM isn't making anything up to fill in time at Kenabres celebrations, you can basically start reading it now. Have you rolled initiative for combat yet? Then you can read the book safely.
As for chronological order, the novels are: Prince of Wolves, Master of Devils, Queen of Thorns, King of Chaos, Lord of Runes.
There's a more detailed list including short fiction of Varian and Radovan's adventures over at Dave Gross' blog.
I'd encourage reading the novel when you get a chance, it definitely gives off the right vibe of what traveling through the Worldwound would be like: stressful and terrifying.
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Well that'll really depend on the reader. I can start midway into a series (sometimes that's all that's available to me back when I avidly went to the library as a kid) and if I was into it I'd wanna start back from beginning of publication order and go from there with the reasoning that I'm reading the stories the author presented them in.
It's like with Star Wars. I'm watching Eps 4-6 first. Then 1-3 (if I really have to). But for the novels? HAH. I pick up whichever actually interests me. There isn't much point to chronological if newer stories can be inserted into whenever in the EU timeline. Well Legends timeline now I guess. I'm starting the new comics and novels of new canon timeline when I have time.
Reading everything chronologically for Varian and Radovan stories can be awkward too:
1) A Lesson in Taxonomy - First set chronologically. No Radovan. Published after the first novel. It's kinda awkward to start here.
2)The Fencing Master - After Taxonomy but decades before Hell's Pawns. It would be more enjoyable reading this after Master of Devils and Queen of Thorns and definitely before Lord of Runes.
3) Hell's Pawns - While I read Prince of Wolves first, I'd personally start here. Told in Radovan's POV exclusively, it'll still give a good idea of their backgrounds and their roles as a party or in society better than the previous chronological ones.
4) The Lost Pathfinder - A prelude to the Prince of Wolves and more Chelaxian intrigue.
5)Prince of Wolves and onwards from the blog post should be chronological.
Advantage of chronological would you find out how they meet party future/current members, their equipment, previous mentions of adventures would make more sense, etc. Though for some reason Master of Devils ain't for everybody (lots of wuxia Kung Fu isn't for everybody?!) and I know a lot of folks skip it despite it having lots of good stuff in it.
If you were to read King of Chaos, I'd suggest reading Queen of Thorns before that one though as QoT introduces a character who'll have equal POV screen time in KoC.
But basically it's a matter of what kind of stories you like? Classic fantasy = Queen of Thorns. Horror fantasy = Prince of Wolves. Martial Arts fantasy = Master of Devils. Epic stuff that ought to influence Golarion in a way = King of Chaos. Runelords = Lord of Runes.
Simply love Varian and Radovan stories and wanna read them all? Start at Prince of Wolves or Hell's Pawns and go from there picking wherever you wanna go.