Reading Order - Revision history

Old Dickens: /* Link */

2021-06-07T04:22:32Z

Link

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	*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.		*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.
	*[http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/ Reading order guides] - Text and synopsis rather than images.		*[http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/ Reading order guides] - Text and synopsis rather than images.
	[[~~category~~:Discworld Series\| ]]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rebW1y6iXUs Another writer's advice]


			[[Category: Discworld Series]]

JesseW at 23:20, 29 February 2020

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	*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.		*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.
	*[http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/ Reading order guides] - Text and synopsis rather than images.		*[http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/ Reading order guides] - Text and synopsis rather than images.
	[[category:Discworld Series]]		[[category:Discworld Series\| ]]

Jetplanes: /* Link */

2016-04-12T20:51:12Z

Link

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	==Link==		==Link==
	*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.		*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.
	*http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/ Reading order ~~guide with text translatable by google translate~~.		*[http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/ Reading order guides] - Text and synopsis rather than images.

	[[category:Discworld Series]]		[[category:Discworld Series]]

Jetplanes: Link added which has the reading order in plain text.

2016-04-12T04:06:32Z

Link added which has the reading order in plain text.

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	==Link==		==Link==
	*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.		*{{lspace\|books/reading-order-guides/index.html\|Reading order guides}} on L-space.
			*http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/ Reading order guide with text translatable by google translate.

	[[category:Discworld Series]]		[[category:Discworld Series]]

Jagra: /* Some expert advice */

2016-03-14T18:10:59Z

Some expert advice

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	==Some expert advice==		==Some expert advice==
	"...I find it now rather embarrassing that people beginning the [[:Category:Discworld Series\|Discworld Series]] start with {{COM}} and {{TLF}}, which I don't think are some of the best books to start with. This is the author saying this, folks. Do not start at the beginning with Discworld." (Terry Pratchett in [[Straight from the Heart, Via the Groin]], included in ~~''[[Book:A Slip of the Keyboard\|A Slip of the Keyboard]]''~~.)		"...I find it now rather embarrassing that people beginning the [[:Category:Discworld Series\|Discworld Series]] start with {{COM}} and {{TLF}}, which I don't think are some of the best books to start with. This is the author saying this, folks. Do not start at the beginning with Discworld." (Terry Pratchett in 'Straight from the Heart, Via the Groin', included in {{SK}}.)

	==Link==		==Link==

Old Dickens: informed opinion

2015-12-26T01:45:17Z

informed opinion

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	[[File:Official_Discword_Reading_Guide.jpg\|thumb\|right\|240px]]		[[File:Official_Discword_Reading_Guide.jpg\|thumb\|right\|240px]]

	In 2015 ~~Harpercollins~~ released an official reading guide for the Discworld novels, though rather than suggest a full order to read the books in, it links the works that are most connected e.g. the Witches series.		In 2015 HarperCollins released an official reading guide for the Discworld novels, though rather than suggest a full order to read the books in, it links the works that are most connected e.g. the Witches series.

			==Some expert advice==
			"...I find it now rather embarrassing that people beginning the [[:Category:Discworld Series\|Discworld Series]] start with {{COM}} and {{TLF}}, which I don't think are some of the best books to start with. This is the author saying this, folks. Do not start at the beginning with Discworld." (Terry Pratchett in [[Straight from the Heart, Via the Groin]], included in ''[[Book:A Slip of the Keyboard\|A Slip of the Keyboard]]''.)

	==Link==		==Link==

Jagra at 22:08, 25 November 2015

2015-11-25T22:08:16Z

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	And, of course, you can also choose simply to read the books in publishing order, starting at ''[[Book:The Colour of Magic\|The Colour of Magic]]''. For a complete list of the books with links to their pages, see [[Bibliography]].		And, of course, you can also choose simply to read the books in publishing order, starting at ''[[Book:The Colour of Magic\|The Colour of Magic]]''. For a complete list of the books with links to their pages, see [[Bibliography]].

			==Official Reading Order Guide==

			[[File:Official_Discword_Reading_Guide.jpg\|thumb\|right\|240px]]

			In 2015 Harpercollins released an official reading guide for the Discworld novels, though rather than suggest a full order to read the books in, it links the works that are most connected e.g. the Witches series.

	==Link==		==Link==

Osiris: 1 revision: Discworld import 2

2012-09-24T00:10:03Z

1 revision: Discworld import 2

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Confusion: /* Recommended starter books */

2011-05-30T02:55:22Z

Recommended starter books

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The [[:Category:Discworld Series|Discworld Series]] consists of several "sub series". These centre around certain (groups of) characters, for example, the Watch Series centres around the [[Ankh-Morpork]] [[City Watch|police force]]. The books aren't labeled according to the series they belong to, and the books can be read and enjoyed without reading them in order (phew!). But to get the most pleasure out of them, reading the books in their proper order is best.

== Recommended starter books ==
Which book to start with is a common question, with many answers. There is a difference between earlier books as opposed to later books and the balance swings from "lighter" to "darker" and back through the series.

Generally, the following books are recommended to start with:
* ''[[Book:The Colour of Magic|The Colour of Magic]]'' is the first book, but some people consider it less suitable as a starter because the writing style differs greatly from later books. Some people might prefer it, others will probably enjoy later books better. The book starts the popular [[:Category:Rincewind Series|Rincewind Series]].
* ''[[Book:Mort|Mort]]'', the 4th Discworld Book, starts the [[:Category:Death Series|Death Series]]
* ''[[Book:Small Gods|Small Gods]]'', a stand-alone novel.
* ''[[Book:Guards! Guards!|Guards! Guards!]]'' starts the [[:Category:Watch Series|Watch Series]], a natural for fans of detective novels, police procedurals and ''film noir''.
* ''[[Book:Equal Rites|Equal Rites]]'' starts the [[:Category:Witches Series|Witches Series]], although it doesn't include most of the cast beyond [[Granny Weatherwax]], so ''[[Book:Wyrd Sisters|Wyrd Sisters]]'' might well be used as a starter. Equal Rites can also introduce Ankh-Morpork.
* Most recently there's the [[:Category:Ankh-Morpork Books|Ankh-Morpork Series]], describing the modernisation of the city under Patrician [[Havelock Vetinari]] and charting the adventures of the former con-man [[Moist von Lipwig]] and newspaper founder [[William de Worde]]. This starts with {{TT}}.
* ''[[Book:The Wee Free Men|The Wee Free Men]]'' is the first book of the [[:Category:Tiffany Series|Tiffany Series]] for younger readers (not dead yet, at least).

If you know someone who likes theatre, they might prefer ''[[Book:Wyrd Sisters|Wyrd Sisters]]'' or ''[[Book:Maskerade|Maskerade]]''. Music lovers will enjoy all the references in ''[[Book:Soul Music|Soul Music]]'', while the cinéastes will probably enjoy ''[[Book:Moving Pictures|Moving Pictures]]''.

And, of course, you can also choose simply to read the books in publishing order, starting at ''[[Book:The Colour of Magic|The Colour of Magic]]''. For a complete list of the books with links to their pages, see [[Bibliography]].

==Link==
*{{lspace|books/reading-order-guides/index.html|Reading order guides}} on L-space.

[[category:Discworld Series]]