All of this year I’ve been wondering when I started reading Discworld for the first time. I knew it was at least a decade ago but couldn’t remember the exact time.

Just now, while searching for something else entirely, I toppled into this message I’d sent a bookish friend on 8th Nov 2013. 😃

I've now started Terry Pratchet's Discworld series. It's hilarious!!! Totally enjoying myself. :)

In that feminist fantasy blog, one of this series, Wee Free Men, was recommended. The person said though all his books are great, this one has a main female character and really good in terms of feminism. That's #30 in the series though. Though all the stories are stand alone, they apparently have cross book references and repeat appearances by certain characters. So I thought I'll read the first two books to familiarise myself with Discworld and then read Wee Free Men.

I'm loving the writing so much and laughing so hard. :) Similar to Wodehouse. I think you had told me that a while back, right? That since I'm a fan of Wodehouse, I'll like Pratchet.

39 books in the series! I'm set for a long time! :D

I read and re-read that message a few times, smiling with my whole body! LOL Had to share it here because I know other Discworld fanatics will totally get why I’m this excited. 😃

Also, what are the chances this shows up on the very day I’ve been hanging out a lot in the forums here (because I shared the sub-themes reading list earlier)?! 😱

Tell me your Discworld origin story.

I couldn’t find a sub-series reading list for the books here on the Pagebound forum. (There must be one right?! Am I not looking properly?) Anyway, I promised mongoose a list. Figured this would be the best place to put it.

I’ve grouped them into sets that I believe go well together. Pick one set, finish it, then move to another set.

(I’ve read Discworld twice in chronological order. Now I’m gradually going through them by sub-themes.)

DISCWORLD READING ORDER BY SUB-SERIES/CHARACTERS

Set 1

GUARDS GUARDS! GUARDS! MEN AT ARMS FEET OF CLAY JINGO THE FIFTH ELEPHANT NIGHT WATCH THUD! SNUFF MONSTROUS REGIMENT (standalone)

THE TRUTH (standalone)

MOIST VON LIPWIG GOING POSTAL MAKING MONEY RAISING STEAM

Set 2

DEATH MORT REAPER MAN SOUL MUSIC HOGFATHER THIEF OF TIME

THE WITCHES EQUAL RITES WYRD SISTERS WITCHES ABROAD LORDS AND LADIES MASKERADE CARPE JUGULUM

TIFFANY ACHING & THE NAC MAC FEEGLES THE WEE FREE MEN A HAT FULL OF SKY WINTERSMITH I SHALL WEAR MIDNIGHT THE SHEPHERD'S CROWN

Set 3

THE WIZARDS / RINCEWIND THE COLOUR OF MAGIC THE LIGHT FANTASTIC SOURCERY ERIC MOVING PICTURES (standalone) INTERESTING TIMES THE LAST CONTINENT UNSEEN ACADEMICALS THE LAST HERO

Set 4

TRUE STANDALONES SMALL GODS PYRAMIDS THE AMAZING MAURICE

Absolute icon Owl Criticism just made a video about AI books and why they're terrible. It's a great video that rebuffs a ton of pro-AI writing arguments. Also he sets the AI book on fire which goes hard. Everyone go watch/listen to it!

I have a feeling in my gut that this one’s gonna hurt when it’s over. And even worse, I won’t have anyone to talk to about it 😭😂