Discworld reading order
How to read the Discworld books? I have read them all several times, some more than others. Hogfather is a X-mas favorite. When I got into Pratchett, it was due to the Watch series. After having read that, I just read them all in order. Then I read them according to characters. And so on and so on. My reviews are chronological. I strongly recommend that you get the illustrated versions that are out there. I have The Last Hero and it is amazing.
This first list is originally by Krzysztof K. Kietzman. As you can see from the chart, it has been updated by several people.
Here is another suggestion. This one is more complicated than Krzysztof’s, but one needs a little complication in making reading choices. I don’t know who created it, but the link takes you to where I found it.
When it comes to the non-chronological way of reading the Discworld, there are great commentaries on the series out there (cannot speak for the ones I do not understand):
- Chris McCrudden
- John Seavey
- Not language but a map
- Как да четем “Светът на Диска” на Тери Пратчет?
- Plan de lecture des Annales du Disque Monde
- Terry Pratchett – Der Zauberhut
This chronological list is from Wikipedia and lets you know how each book fits into the Discworld system.
# | Title | Pub | Groups | Notes |
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1 | The Colour of Magic | 1983 | Rincewind | Came 93rd in the Big Read. |
2 | The Light Fantastic | 1986 | Rincewind | Continues from The Colour of Magic |
3 | Equal Rites | 1987 | The Witches, The Wizards | |
4 | Mort | 1987 | Death | Came 65th in the Big Read |
5 | Sourcery | 1988 | Rincewind, The Wizards | |
6 | Wyrd Sisters | 1988 | The Witches | Came 135th in the Big Read |
7 | Pyramids | 1989 | Discworld Cultures (Djelibeybi) | British Science Fiction Award winner, 1989 |
8 | Guards! Guards! | 1989 | The City Watch | Came 69th in the Big Read |
9 | Eric | 1990 | Rincewind | Published in a larger format and fully illustrated by Josh Kirby |
10 | Moving Pictures | 1990 | Miscellaneous (Holy Wood), The Wizards | |
11 | Reaper Man | 1991 | Death, The Wizards | Came 126th in the Big Read |
12 | Witches Abroad | 1991 | The Witches | Came 197th in the Big Read |
13 | Small Gods | 1992 | Discworld Cultures (Omnia), The History Monks | Came 102nd in the Big Read |
14 | Lords and Ladies | 1992 | The Witches, The Wizards | |
15 | Men at Arms | 1993 | The City Watch | Came 148th in the Big Read |
16 | Soul Music | 1994 | Death, Susan Sto Helit, The Wizards | Came 151st in the Big Read |
17 | Interesting Times | 1994 | Rincewind, The Wizards | |
18 | Maskerade | 1995 | The Witches | |
19 | Feet of Clay | 1996 | The City Watch | |
20 | Hogfather | 1996 | Death, Susan Sto Helit, The Wizards | Came 137th in the Big Read; British Fantasy Award nominee, 1997 |
21 | Jingo | 1997 | The City Watch | |
22 | The Last Continent | 1998 | Rincewind, The Wizards | |
23 | Carpe Jugulum | 1998 | The Witches | |
24 | The Fifth Elephant | 1999 | The City Watch | Came 153rd in the Big Read; Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 2000 |
25 | The Truth | 2000 | Ankh-Morpork, The City Watch, The Ankh-Morpork Times | Came 193rd in the Big Read |
26 | Thief of Time | 2001 | Death, Susan Sto Helit, The History Monks | Came 152nd in the Big Read; Locus Award nominee, 2002 |
27 | The Last Hero | 2001 | Rincewind, The Wizards, The City Watch | Published in a larger format and fully illustrated by Paul Kidby |
28 | The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents | 2001 | Miscellaneous (Überwald) | A YA (young adult or children’s) Discworld book; winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal |
29 | Night Watch | 2002 | The City Watch, The History Monks | Received the Prometheus Award in 2003; came 73rd in the Big Read; Locus Award nominee, 2003 |
30 | The Wee Free Men | 2003 | Tiffany Aching | The second YA Discworld book; also published in larger format and fully illustrated by Stephen Player |
31 | Monstrous Regiment | 2003 | Discworld Cultures (Borogravia), The City Watch, The Ankh-Morpork Times | The title is a reference to The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women; 2004 nominee for Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. |
32 | A Hat Full of Sky | 2004 | Tiffany Aching, The Witches | The third YA Discworld book |
33 | Going Postal | 2004 | Moist von Lipwig, Ankh-Morpork | Locus and Nebula Awards nominee, 2005 |
34 | Thud! | 2005 | The City Watch | Locus Award nominee, 2006 |
35 | Wintersmith | 2006 | Tiffany Aching, The Witches | The fourth YA book. |
36 | Making Money | 2007 | Moist von Lipwig, Ankh-Morpork | Locus Award winner, Nebula nominee, 2008 |
37 | Unseen Academicals | 2009 | The Wizards, Rincewind, Miscellaneous (Nutt) | Locus Award Nominee, 2010 |
38 | I Shall Wear Midnight | 2010 | Tiffany Aching, The Witches | Fifth YA book, Andre Norton winner, 2010 |
39 | Snuff | 2011 | The City Watch (Sam Vimes) | Third fastest selling book in first week of publication |
40 | Raising Steam | 2013 | Moist von Lipwig, Ankh-Morpork, The City Watch | |
41 | The Shepherd’s Crown[19] | TBA | Tiffany Aching |
Posted on 2015-01-30, in Other and tagged #Discworld, #ReadingOrder, #TerryPratchett. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Just wondering if there is a more up-to-date version than this? Or is April 2014 the last version now?
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I have not found one. I would recommend that you try https://www.pinterest.com/tellur/ That will take you to the chart’s creator. He/she might know if there are any newer versions around.
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We are working on the final 3.0 version at the moment. Follow the Discworld Reading Order Guide on Facebook for up to date info on the final version.
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