This is the 8th novel in the Discworld series, but this accessible and addictive read is often the first book that Terry Pratchett fans will recommend to new readers. ![]() So if you’re just looking to dip your toe in the Discworld waters before you commit, then the following books are the perfect place to start. Most of us lead pretty busy lives, and as much as we’d love to, we can’t always dedicate ourselves to reading an entire series, at least not without sampling it first. There are five books in The Tiffany Aching collection, which are best read in the flowing order: Her character begins as a nine-year-old girl, and we follow her story throughout this collection until she’s a fully-fledged witch in her late teens, in the final ever book of the Discworld series, The Shepherd Crown. But thankfully, she has her trusty frying pan and the Nac Mac Freegle to help her. Tiffany Aching is a young witch in training who is forced to defend herself and her home from the monsters of Fairyland. There are three books in The Moist van Lipwig collection, which are best read in the flowing order: He’s often tasked with improving and modernizing various institutions within the ever-evolving Discworld. He’s a slippery character with very few distinguishing features, making it easy for him to disguise himself and get away with his crimes. The books in this collection center around the notorious traveling con-man Moist Van Lipwig. There are five books in The Death collection, which are best read in the flowing order: The books in this series are packed with edge of your seat apocalyptic scenarios, as well as plenty of humorous and poignant metaphors about death and the afterlife. Like most other Grim Reapers in literature, Terry Pratchett’sversion wears a long black robe and carries a scythe with him at all times. But if your time is up, he insists on being seen. He’s only visible to those with magical powers (and children and cats) under normal circumstances. ![]() This collection is all about the not-so-Grim Reaper and his trusty steed, a skeletal horse named Binky.Īlthough death isn’t invisible, most people can’t see him and refuse to acknowledge that he exists. There are six books in The Witches collection, which are best read in the flowing order: Each book explores themes of magic, monsters, fairy tale, and folklore. This collection is home to one of the best-loved characters in the whole of Discworld Granny Weatherwax. The Witches collection stars the infamous Witches of Lancre, who practice their craft in the sleepy town in the rural Ramtop Mountains. There are eight books in The City Watch Collection, which are best read in the flowing order: The City Watch collection is a great place to start your Discworld reading journey, as there’s plenty of excellent character development, and the books are packed with exciting whodunit stories to keep readers on the edge of their seats. We’re also introduced to the city patrician Lord Vetinari, along with a whole host of visiting characters from other story arcs in the series. These books all center around The City Watch, a police force in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The whole Discworld series can be broken down into the following collections: 1st. Most of the books in the series also form part of a subseries or collection that share the same theme or character arc. The list above is the traditional reading order, but many diehard fans of Pratchett’s work recommend that new readers began their Discworld journey with a collection. ![]() The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents.Here’s the full list of Discworld books in the order they were first published: Reading them in chronological order this way means you can be sure you don’t miss a thing plus, it takes the guesswork out of which book to read next. ![]() The first book, The Color of Magic, was published in 1983, and the final book, The Sheperd’s Crown, was published in 2015, the same year the author sadly passed away. Many, if not most people, like to approach these books in the order they were written.
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