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biged2uk · 6th April 2005, 02:35 PM

Just read my first discworld novel (MONSTROUS REGIMENT ) and wondered what was the best order to read them in. I belive the order they where published in is not the best. Can anyone help me..

Winters_Sorrow · 6th April 2005, 02:57 PM

hi - welcome to the forums!

I would say it's usually best to read them in order but another way to do it would be to read them in batches by "character"

By that I mean, read all the Witches novels together in order, then the City Watch ones in order, then the Death ones and then the Rincewind ones in order. There are also several 'stand-alone' novels he has. I've had a stab at listing them below

Witches
Equal Rites
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Witches Abroad
Lords & Ladies
Maskerade
Carpe Jugulum

City Watch
Guards Guards
Men-at-Arms
Feet of Clay
Jingo
The Fifth Elephant
Night Watch

Death
Mort
Reaper Man
Soul Music
Hogfather

Rincewind
The Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Interesting Times
The Last Continent

and the rest tend to be stand-alone novels. I won't bother listing them here as they're comphrensively listed in his books anyway

biged2uk · 6th April 2005, 04:12 PM

many thanks

Winters_Sorrow · 6th April 2005, 05:30 PM

no probs - enjoy

Sibeling · 8th April 2005, 09:36 PM

I think, Sourcery is about Rincewind, and so is the book you did not mention here - Eric.

Winters_Sorrow · 9th April 2005, 09:48 AM

I thought Eric was a Faust rip-off and a standalone piece?
And I think you're right about Sourcery - that and Equal Rites keeps getting mushed together in my head..

zorcarepublic · 9th April 2005, 10:14 AM

Eric is about Rincewind, because IIRC he was in Hell and Eric wanted a demon to give him three wishes.

Sibeling · 10th April 2005, 02:11 PM

And it is definitely more fun to read than Faust!

mark b · 8th June 2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by biged2uk

Just read my first discworld novel (MONSTROUS REGIMENT ) and wondered what was the best order to read them in. I belive the order they where published in is not the best. Can anyone help me..

hi my names mark.i also am into terry pratchett,if u open ur book it tell u within the 1st few pages.starting with the colour of magic,the light fantastic & equal rites.but if u want a lighter read try the amazing maurice & his educated rodents its ment 4 younger readers but its classic pratchett hope that helped mabvan@hotmail.co.uk

Leto · 8th June 2005, 09:14 PM

Read them as you get them and don't bother about the order, you'll pick up things along the way.

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biged2uk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2	Whats The Right Order Just read my first discworld novel (MONSTROUS REGIMENT ) and wondered what was the best order to read them in. I belive the order they where published in is not the best. Can anyone help me..

6th April 2005, 02:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Winters_Sorrow Unreg. Mutant Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 3,103	Re: Whats The Right Order hi - welcome to the forums! I would say it's usually best to read them in order but another way to do it would be to read them in batches by "character" By that I mean, read all the Witches novels together in order, then the City Watch ones in order, then the Death ones and then the Rincewind ones in order. There are also several 'stand-alone' novels he has. I've had a stab at listing them below Witches Equal Rites Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Witches Abroad Lords & Ladies Maskerade Carpe Jugulum City Watch Guards Guards Men-at-Arms Feet of Clay Jingo The Fifth Elephant Night Watch Death Mort Reaper Man Soul Music Hogfather Rincewind The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Interesting Times The Last Continent and the rest tend to be stand-alone novels. I won't bother listing them here as they're comphrensively listed in his books anyway

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biged2uk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2	Re: Whats The Right Order many thanks

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Winters_Sorrow Unreg. Mutant Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 3,103	Re: Whats The Right Order no probs - enjoy

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Sibeling Born to rune Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Latvia Posts: 269	Re: Whats The Right Order I think, Sourcery is about Rincewind, and so is the book you did not mention here - Eric.

9th April 2005, 09:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Winters_Sorrow Unreg. Mutant Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 3,103	Re: Whats The Right Order I thought Eric was a Faust rip-off and a standalone piece? And I think you're right about Sourcery - that and Equal Rites keeps getting mushed together in my head..

9th April 2005, 10:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
zorcarepublic Seeker of wisdom Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 441	Re: Whats The Right Order Eric is about Rincewind, because IIRC he was in Hell and Eric wanted a demon to give him three wishes.

10th April 2005, 02:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sibeling Born to rune Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Latvia Posts: 269	Re: Whats The Right Order And it is definitely more fun to read than Faust!

8th June 2005, 09:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Leto Outside Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,340	Re: Whats The Right Order Read them as you get them and don't bother about the order, you'll pick up things along the way.

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