Discworld
Terry Pratchett
41 books
A flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle — and somehow the funniest, most humane, and most quietly profound fantasy series ever written. Pratchett used absurdist satire to examine death, belief, gender, power, and the nature of stories themselves across 41 novels spanning three decades.
Reading Order
- 1.Buy
The Colour of Magic
The first Discworld novel, though many readers prefer starting with Guards! Guards! (Book 8), Mort (Book 4), or Small Gods (Book 13)
- 2.Buy
The Light Fantastic
- 3.Buy
Equal Rites
- 4.Buy
Mort
- 5.Buy
Sourcery
- 6.Buy
Wyrd Sisters
- 7.Buy
Pyramids
- 8.Buy
Guards! Guards!
Start of the Watch subseries and the most popular entry point for new readers
- 9.Buy
Eric
Rincewind novella — can be skipped without missing anything essential
- 10.Buy
Moving Pictures
- 11.Buy
Reaper Man
- 12.Buy
Witches Abroad
- 13.Buy
Small Gods
Standalone — widely considered the single best Discworld novel and an ideal entry point
- 14.Buy
Lords and Ladies
- 15.Buy
Men at Arms
- 16.Buy
Soul Music
- 17.Buy
Interesting Times
- 18.Buy
Maskerade
- 19.Buy
Feet of Clay
- 20.Buy
Hogfather
- 21.Buy
Jingo
- 22.Buy
The Last Continent
- 23.Buy
Carpe Jugulum
- 24.Buy
The Fifth Elephant
- 25.Buy
The Truth
- 26.Buy
Thief of Time
- 27.Buy
The Last Hero
Illustrated novella — can be skipped without missing plot
- 28.Buy
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
- 29.Buy
Night Watch
- 30.Buy
The Wee Free Men
First Tiffany Aching book — a superb entry point for younger readers
- 31.Buy
Monstrous Regiment
- 32.Buy
A Hat Full of Sky
- 33.Buy
Going Postal
- 34.Buy
Thud!
- 35.Buy
Wintersmith
- 36.Buy
Making Money
- 37.Buy
Unseen Academicals
- 38.Buy
I Shall Wear Midnight
- 39.Buy
Snuff
- 40.Buy
Raising Steam
- 41.Buy
The Shepherd's Crown
Pratchett's final novel, completed shortly before his death