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How to Read Terry Pratchett's Discworld Series
By Date of First Publication
Not recommended, unless you're very patient at the beginning.
- The Colour of Magic
- The Light Fantastic
- Equal Rites
- Mort
- Sourcery
- Wyrd Sisters
- Pyramids
- Guards! Guards!
- Eric
- Moving Pictures
- Reaper Man
- Witches Abroad
- Small Gods
- Lords and Ladies
- Men At Arms
- Soul Music
- Interesting Times
- Maskerade
- Feet of Clay
- Hogfather
- Jingo
- The Last Continent
- Carpe Jugulum
- The Fifth Elephant
- The Truth
- Thief of Time
- The Last Hero
- The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
- Night Watch
For Readers Who Understand That The Watch Books Really Are The Best
The Watch books:
- Guards! Guards!
- Men At Arms
- Feet of Clay
- Jingo
- The Fifth Elephant
- Night Watch
Before you read Night Watch, you need to have read
the other Monks of History books:
- Small Gods
- Thief of Time
And before you can read Thief of Time, you have to read
the main Death books:
- Mort
- Reaper Man
- Soul Music
- Hogfather
After you've read all of the above, you probably will enjoy some
of the Witches of Lancre books:
- Equal Rites
- Wyrd Sisters
- Witches Abroad
- Lords and Ladies
- Maskerade
- Carpe Jugulum
And some of the books that stand on their own:
- Pyramids
- Moving Pictures
- The Truth
- The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
After which for completeness' sake you might as well read the
Rincewind/Cohen books:
- The Colour of Magic
- The Light Fantastic
- Sourcery
- Eric
- Interesting Times
- The Last Continent
- The Last Hero
When you're finished, check to see if any more books have been published,
and if not, wait a few months and read them all again in publication order
so that you can enjoy the evolution of all the minor characters.