The Discworld Thread

[Plaid]

That's kind of what I'm asking- is it better to go from the start or are there other books that aren't too jarring with the huge world already established.

Thanks! I'll have a look around for them.

[Quirk]

That's kind of what I'm asking- is it better to go from the start or are there other books that aren't too jarring with the huge world already established.

Thanks! I'll have a look around for them.

The early books (Colour of Magic, Light Fantastic, and Equal Rites) are very clearly the warmup phase, and so can be a little inconsistent with later books. You could start with those, but Wyrd Sisters (for the witches), Guards! Guards! (for the Guard) and Mort (for Death) are good choices as well.

Small Gods and Going Postal are excellent standalones.

[Bohandas]

The early books (Colour of Magic, Light Fantastic, and Equal Rites) are very clearly the warmup phase, and so can be a little inconsistent with later books. You could start with those, but Wyrd Sisters (for the witches), Guards! Guards! (for the Guard) and Mort (for Death) are good choices as well.

Or Sourcery for Rincewind if you want to skip Color of Magic

Small Gods and Going Postal are excellent standalones.

But Going Postal isn't a standalone; there's also Making Money

[Quirk]

But Going Postal isn't a standalone; there's also Making Money

Oh yeah. Duh.

[Plaid]

Thank you guys so much :>

[PetPeeve]

That's kind of what I'm asking- is it better to go from the start or are there other books that aren't too jarring with the huge world already established.

Thanks! I'll have a look around for them.

"Guards! Guards!" is really the first book (with the arguable exception of Mort) that has massive continuity. "Equal Rites" for example is a fun book, but it's wildly contradictory to everything else that follows. Most of the other books before GG were one-offs. I still have some affection for Rincewind and twoflower, but the series really improved once he got out of that business.

Personally, my favorite books are the "industrial revolution" ones that he's been writing a lot of lately. This loose series started with Feet of Clay, and hit an absolute pinnacle of beauty with "going postal". It also ties well into the city watch books - Ankh-Morpork is a jokey version of Lankhmar (if you don't know what that is, DEAR GODS FIX THAT IMMEDIATELY), and I think discworld is at its best when it concentrates on the city.

[spaceTerrorist]

I'm happy this thread exists! Discworld is a series I frequently fangirl over.

Currently, I'm rereading the Watch books and falling in love with them all over again as well as considering buying Where's My Cow? because why not. Has anyone here read/bought it?

[PetPeeve]

I'm happy this thread exists! Discworld is a series I frequently fangirl over.

Currently, I'm rereading the Watch books and falling in love with them all over again as well as considering buying Where's My Cow? because why not. Has anyone here read/bought it?

I read it in the bookstore (back when bookstores were still a thing that exists). The artwork is pretty hilarious so it's worth looking at, but it really is in the style of a little kid's book so there's not much of it.

[mysteriousOutsider]

The library at my high school had it.

It was fun.

[kaoticAntagonist]

I liked The Last Hero. It wasn't especially the best in terms of writing, but the drawings more than made up for that.

They were amazing. And it was pretty decent sized too, which you usually don't expect from a picture book.

[Bohandas]

Is that the one where Cohen the Barbarian returns fire to the gods?

[mysteriousOutsider]

Yes. I have it. It's awesome.

[kaoticAntagonist]

Scariest old man ever.

[Spaghettis]

Wait 'Illustrated by'? Was that one a picture book?

[Bohandas]

It was more like a graphic novel

[CapnCourage]

I'm also finished the entire main series of Discworld, all I've got left to read is "Unseen Academicals" and "Witches Abroad" (skipped because I couldn't get into it, most of the early witches books bored me). My favorite story arc has to be City Watch. Sam Vimes is awesome. My least favorite book had to be "Wyrd Sisters", somewhere halfway through the book I slapped it shut and moved on to "Pyrimids". My favorite book... can't say, but I know that it was one of the City Watch ones.

[Triangle Man]

Huh, I haven't read that one yet. I'll have to keep an eye out for The Last Hero.

Or stick it on my Christmas List...

[Maltor Drey]

I just finished Snuff.

It really does feel like an ending to me. Especially because I always figured it would be over when
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Vetinari couldn't solve a crossword.

[Bohandas]

Huh, I haven't read that one yet. I'll have to keep an eye out for The Last Hero.

Or stick it on my Christmas List...

Be advised that it probably won't be shelved with the other Discworld books due to being much larger

EDIT: (like, regular larger, not thicker)

[binaryEgo]

So far I've only read Hogfather, but I bought Snuff and Reaper Man recently (Reaper Man in both English and German!) and I'm really excited to read them. Pratchett is a genius.

[CapnCourage]

I just finished Snuff.

It really does feel like an ending to me. Especially because I always figured it would be over when
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Vetinari couldn't solve a crossword.

I always thought it would end with all the story arcs merging into something awesome, but then again that's a really predictable series ending, and Discworld is anything but predictable.

[Maltor Drey]

I always thought it would end with all the story arcs merging into something awesome, but then again that's a really predictable series ending, and Discworld is anything but predictable.

I hadn't actually read a lot of Discworld books at that point, only the Moist ones, so I'd thought that was actually a running subplot throughout the series.

[Grand Mal]

I always thought it would end with all the story arcs merging into something awesome, but then again that's a really predictable series ending, and Discworld is anything but predictable.

SPITTAKE SNUFF WAS THE LAST DISCWORLD BOOK?!?!?!

[mysteriousOutsider]

uh

no

[Maltor Drey]

SPITTAKE SNUFF WAS THE LAST DISCWORLD BOOK?!?!?!

It wasn't, but some people were saying it was.