Do I Have to Read All the Discworld in Order

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What is the Discworld?

From 1983 to 2015, The Discworld was the main satirical/parody fantasy serial written by English author Terry Pratchett (RIP).

This series is set up on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a behemothic turtle. The primary storylines accept identify effectually the aforementioned period, at the end of the Century of the Fruitbat and the beginning of the Century of the Anchovy. Information technology's an anthology series and each novel contains 1 stand up-alone story, most of them exploiting fantasy clichés and talking nigh religion, politics, business, race, scientific discipline, technology, popular culture, modern art or more in a satirical way.

Discworld Books In Order:

Yous can read the books in the club you want, because information technology'due south an anthology. But, fifty-fifty if the Discworld is made of stand-alone novels, there are recurring protagonists. What follows is the publication order. Later on that, you'll notice the order by "subseries" if yous want to follow some specific characters.

I. Publication order:

1. The Colour of Magic – Twoflower is the commencement tourist who decides to visit the city of Ankh-Morpork for fun, accompanied by his hundred-legged luggage. Twoflower is the innocent at big and all of Ankh-Morpork is queuing upward to fleece him.
2. The Light Fantastic – Just one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was concluding seen falling off the border of the world.
3. Equal Rites – A dying wizard tries to pass his staff on to the 8th son of an 8th son. When it is revealed that the he is a girl named Esk, the news of the female wizard sends the citizens of Discworld into a tail-spin.
4. Mort – When inept, merely well-intentioned Mort gets just one offer for an apprenticeship—with Death—he can't exactly turn it downward. But Mort finds that beingness Decease'southward correct-manus man isn't as bad equally it seems—until he falls back to his old, bumbling ways.

5. Sourcery – Rincewind, the legendarily inept wizard, has returned subsequently falling off the border of the earth. And this time, he's brought the Luggage. But that'due south not all… Once upon a fourth dimension, in that location was an eighth son of an eighth son who was, of class, a wizard. As if that wasn't complicated enough, said wizard and so had seven sons. And and then he had an eighth son who of class, was a source of magic — a sourcerer.
6. Wyrd Sisters – Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, mush less regal intrigue. only then there are those times they tin't assistance information technology. As Granny Weatherwax is well-nigh to detect, though, it'southward a lot harder to stir upwards problem in the castle than some theatrical types would accept you recall. Even when yous've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve.
7. Pyramids – Teppic, a student at the Assassin's Guild of Ankh-Morpok and prince of the tiny kingdom of Djelibeybi, thrust into the function of pharaoh after his father's sudden death. Information technology's bad enough being new on the job, simply Teppic hasn't a clue equally to what a pharaoh is supposed to do.
8. Guards! Guards! – Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis has appeared in Discworld'due south greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome company take a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, in rather short order it is crowned Male monarch. Can the Ankh-Morpork Urban center Lookout man restore order – and the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork to power?

9. Eric – Discworld'southward only demonology hacker, Eric, is about to brand life very hard for the rest of Ankh-Morpork's denizens. This would-be Faust is very bad . . . at his work, that is. All he wants is to fulfill three little wishes: to alive forever, to exist master of the universe, and to accept a stylin' hot babe.
10. Moving Pictures – Discworld's pesky alchemists are up to their erstwhile tricks again. This time, they've discovered how to get gilt from argent—the silver screen that is. Hearing the siren phone call of Holy Wood is ane Victor Tugelbend, a would-be wizard turned extra. He can't sing, he tin can't dance, merely he can handle a sword (sort of), and at present he wants to be a star. Then does Theda Withel, an ambitious ingénue from a niggling boondocks you've probably never heard of.
11. Reaper Homo – They say there are simply two things you can count on. Simply that was before Death started pondering the existential. Of class,the terminal thing anyone needs is a squeamish Grim Reaper and shortly his Discworld bosses have sent him off with all-time wishes anda well-earned aureate watch. At present Decease is having the time of his life, finding greener pastures where he can put his scythe to a whole new use.
12. Witches Abroad – In one case upon a time in that location was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a adept center, a wise head, and poor planning skills—which, unfortunately, left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so expert and wise) godmother when expiry came for Desiderata. So at present it's up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for far-distant Genua to ensure the servant girl doesn't marry the Prince.

13. Small-scale Gods – Brutha, a simple lad who only wants to tend his melon patch. Until one day he hears the vocalisation of a god calling his proper name. A small god, to exist sure. Merely bossy as Hell.
14. Lords and Ladies – Information technology'south a dreamy midsummer's night in the Kingdom of Lancre. Simply music and romance aren't the merely things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded past some Fairie Trash, soon information technology won't be but champagne that's flowing through the streets…
15. Men at Arms – Corporal Carrot is now in charge of the new recruits guarding Ankh-Morpork from Barbarian Tribes, Miscellaneous Marauders, unlicensed Thieves, and such. It's a big job, especially for an adopted dwarf. Simply an even bigger job awaits. An ancient document has just revealed that Ankh-Morpork, ruled for decades by Disorganized crime, has a secret sovereign! And his proper noun is Carrot…
16. Soul Music – When her dearest old Grandpa— the Grim Reaper himself—goes missing, Susan takes over the family business organisation. The progeny of Decease'due south adopted daughter and his apprentice, she shows real talent for the trade. That is, until a little string in her heart goes "twang."

17. Interesting Times – When a request for a "Dandy Wizzard" arrives in Ankh-Morpork via carrier boundness from the faraway Counterweight Continent, information technology's Rincewind who's sent as emissary. Chaos threatens to follow the impending demise of the Agatean Empire's current ruler. And, for some incomprehensible reason, someone believes Rincewind will have a mythic role in the war and wholesale bloodletting that will surely ensue.
18. Maskerade – The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts the Ankh-Morpork Opera House was always considered a benign presence—some would even say lucky—until he started killing people. The sudden rash of baroque backstage deaths at present threatens to mar the operatic debut of country daughter Perdita X. Nitt, she of the aplenty body and ampler vocalisation.
19. Feet of Dirt – Information technology's murder in Discworld!—which unremarkably is no big deal. But what bothers Spotter Commander Sir Sam Vimes is that the unusual deaths of three elderly Ankh-Morporkians exercise not comport the make clean, efficient marks of the Assassins' Social club. An apparent lack of any motive is also quite troubling. All Vimes has are some tracks of white clay and more of those bothersome "inkling" things that but serve to muck upward an investigation.
20. Hogfather – Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, decadent, heartless—and oddly familiar—universe, only the Hogfather is 1 of them. Nevertheless hither it is, Hogswatchnight, that virtually joyous and acquisitive of times, and the jolly, old, red-suited souvenir-giver has vanished without a trace.

21. Jingo – It isn't much of an island that rises up i moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea—just a few foursquare miles of silt and some old ruins. Unfortunately, the historically disputed lump of land chosen Leshp is again floating directly between Ankh-Morpork and the city of Al-Khali on the coast of Klatch—which is spark enough to ignite that glorious international pastime called "war."
22. The Last Continent – There's big trouble at the Unseen University, Ankh-Morpork's solitary institute of higher learning. A professor is missing—and the one person who tin detect him is non simply the almost inept wizard the school ever produced, just currently stranded on the unfinished downwardly-nether continent of Fourecks.
23. Carpe Jugulum – Rex Verence, in a fit of enlightened democracy and ebullient goodwill, invites Uberwald's undead, the Magpyrs, into Lancre to celebrate the birth of his girl. But everyone knows you don't invite vampires into your business firm—unless y'all desire permanent guests. One time ensconced inside the castle, these wine-drinking, garlic-eating, lord's day-loving modern vampires have no intention of leaving…e'er.
24. The Fifth Elephant – When duty calls, Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork police force answers—even if he doesn't want to. Now, he's been invited to attend a royal function equally both detective and diplomat. The i office he relishes; the other requires, well, cerise tights. Of course, where cops (fifty-fifty those clad in tights) get, alas, crime follows.

25. The Truth – An ethical journalist, struggling scribe William de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories—a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to get-go the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.
26. Thief of Time – While everyone talks about slowing down, one young horologist is about to do the unthinkable. He'southward going to stop. Well, stop time, that is, by building the world'due south outset truly accurate clock. Which means esteemed History Monk Lu-Tze and his apprentice Lobsang Ludd have to put on some speed to stop the timepiece before it starts. For if the Perfect Clock starts ticking, time—as we know it—volition finish. And then the problem will really begin . . .
27. The Last Hero – Cohen the Barbarian. He's been a fable in his ain lifetime. He tin think the good old days of high adventure. But these days, he can't always remember just where he put his teeth… And so now, with his ancient (yet still trusty) sword and new walking stick in manus, Cohen gathers a grouping of his sometime — very old — friends to embark on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain of Discworld and run into the gods.
28. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents – The Astonishing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of common cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will have more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits.

29. Night Watch – One moment Sir Sam Vimes is in his old-patrolman form, chasing a sweet-talking psychopath across the rooftops of Ankh-Morpork. The side by side, he's lying naked in the street, having been sent dorsum thirty years, courtesy of a grouping of time-manipulating monks who won't get out well-enough solitary.
30. The Wee Free Men – Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-exist Tiffany Agonized must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle—aka the Wee Free Men—a association of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, half dozen-inch-high blue men.
31. Monstrous Regiment – A yr agone, Polly Perks'south blood brother marched off to boxing, and Polly is willing to resort to drastic measures to find him. And then she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, and—aided by a well-placed pair of socks—sets out to bring together the army. It would appear that Polly "Ozzer" Perks isn't the but grunt with a secret.
32. A Hat Full of Sky – Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic — non chores and sick-tempered nanny goats! Surely in that location must exist more to witchcraft than this! What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied beast is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax nor the fierce, 6-inch-loftier Wee Complimentary Men tin can protect her.

33. Going Postal – By all rights, Moist von Lipwig should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service upwardly and running once more, even so, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-former undelivered post clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down mail service office.
34. Thud! – Lately, the influential dwarf, Grag Hamcrusher, has been fomenting unrest amid Ankh-Morpork'due south more than diminutive citizens—a volatile situation fabricated far worse when the pint-size provocateur is discovered bashed to death… Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch is aware of the importance of solving the Hamcrusher homicide without filibuster.
35. Wintersmith – When the Spirit of Winter takes a fancy to Tiffany Agonized, he wants her to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. It volition have all the young witch's skill and cunning, equally well as aid from the legendary Granny Weatherwax and the irrepressible Wee Free Men, to survive until Jump.
36. Making Money – Former arch-swindler-turned-Postmaster Full general Moist von Lipwig has somehow managed to become the woefully inefficient Ankh-Morpork Post Office running like . . . well, not like a government office at all. Now the supreme despot Lord Vetinari is request Moist if he'd like to brand some existent money. Vetinari wants Moist to resuscitate the venerable Royal Mint

37. Unseen Academicals – The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things simply athletics is nearly assuredly not on the listing. And then when Lord Vetinari, the city'southward benevolent tyrant, strongly suggests to Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully that the university revive an erstwhile tradition and once again put along a football game team equanimous of faculty, students, and staff, the wizards of UU find themselves in a quandary.
38. I Shall Habiliment Midnight – Equally the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Agonized performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone—or something—is inciting fright, generating night thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the evil at its root.
39. Snuff – At long final, Lady Sybil has lured her husband, Sam Vimes, on a well-deserved holiday away from the crime and crud of Ankh-Morpork. But for the commander of the City Watch, a vacation in the country is anything but relaxing. Yet a policeman volition find a crime anywhere if he decides to look difficult plenty, and it's not long before a trunk is discovered.

40. Raising Steam – Moist von Lipwig is non a homo who enjoys difficult work. He does enjoy existence alive, however, which makes a new chore offering from Vetinari hard to pass up. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a controller with a history of throwing employees downwardly the stairs, and some very angry dwarfs if he'due south going to terminate it all from going off the rails.
41. The Shepherd's Crown – Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels information technology in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. This is a fourth dimension of endings and ancestry, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad.

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II. By characters

a. Rincewind

A failed student at the Unseen University for wizards in Ankh-Morpork, Rincewind is mostly known for his tendency to solve pocket-size bug by turning them into major disasters. He spends most of his fourth dimension running away from bands of people who want to kill him. It'southward hard to explain, but he's nevertheless live.

1. The Colour of Magic
2. The Calorie-free Fantastic
3. Sourcery
4. Eric
5. Interesting Times
6. The Last Continent
7. The Last Hero

b. Decease

The personification of expiry, then he is a black-robed skeleton carrying a scythe. As a Grim Reaper, he is only a office of the universal Death, besides known as Azrael. His jurisdiction is the Discworld, of course.

1. Mort
2. Reaper Man
3. Soul Music
4. Hogfather
5. Thief of Time

c. Witches

The witches are very different from the wizard, because their magic consists mostly of finding what makes everything else work … and they rarely practice whatever magic anyway. Most of the fourth dimension, they work difficult, use common sense and their brand of psychology called headology.

1. Equal Rites
2. Wyrd Sisters
3. Witches Away
4. Lords and Ladies
5. Maskerade
6. Carpe Jugulum

d. City Lookout man

The City Picket is the police force force of the city of Ankh-Morpork. Their stories heart on Sam Vimes, a commander who loves his city and an incorruptible idealist who believes in justice. He is likewise a cynic.

1. Guards! Guards!
2. Men At Artillery
3. Feet of Clay
4. Jingo
5. The Fifth Elephant
6. Nighttime Watch
7. Thud!
8. Snuff

e. Tiffany Aching

Tiffany is the sixth of the Aching children, and she is a young witch in preparation who started her career at 9.

1. The Wee Gratis Men
2. A Hat Full of Sky
3. Wintersmith
4. I Shall Habiliment Midnight
5. The Shepherd's Crown

f. Moist von Lipwig

Moist von Lipwig was a conman who was captured in Ankh-Morpork and was to be hanged. That's when Lord Vetinari offered him a job as Ankh-Morpork's Postmaster Full general. It's his start on the route to respectability.

1. Going Postal
2. Making Money
3. Raising Steam

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Three.Short stories

In a fictional universe like the Discworld, information technology's no surprise to find curt stories. All are available in the anthology A Blink of the Screen collecting about all of Terry Pratchett's short fiction piece of work, set up in the Discworld or not. If yous just want Discworld brusque stories, read Again* With Footnotes if you detect it at a adept cost. It also contains articles and more.

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At that place is probably more to add. If you have suggestions to consummate these reading guide or if y'all find errors, tell me in the comment section. Thanks.

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