# Terry Pratchett

The Discworld series might be best read by following the character arcs. While you can read them in publication order, diving into a sub-series is a more rewarding experience. Below are the main story arcs and standalone novels.

# Recommended Starting Points

For a newcomer, it's often recommended to start with one of these books rather than the very first one:

• Guards! Guards! (Introduces the City Watch)
• Mort (Introduces Death as a main character)
• Small Gods (A great standalone novel)
• Wyrd Sisters (A perfect introduction to the Witches)
• The Wee Free Men (The start of the Young Adult Tiffany Aching series)

# The City Watch

(Follows Commander Sam Vimes and the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in a series of fantasy police procedurals.)

• [ ] Guards! Guards!
• [ ] Men at Arms
• [ ] Feet of Clay
• [ ] Jingo
• [ ] The Fifth Elephant
• [ ] Night Watch
• [ ] Thud!
• [ ] Snuff

# The Witches

(Follows the Lancre coven, primarily the formidable Granny Weatherwax, the jovial Nanny Ogg, and the thoughtful Magrat Garlick.)

• [ ] Equal Rites
• [ ] Wyrd Sisters
• [ ] Witches Abroad
• [ ] Lords and Ladies
• [ ] Maskerade
• [ ] Carpe Jugulum

# Rincewind & The Wizards

(Follows the comically inept and cowardly wizard Rincewind and the faculty of the Unseen University.)

• [ ] The Colour of Magic
• [ ] The Light Fantastic
• [ ] Sourcery
• [ ] Eric
• [ ] Interesting Times
• [ ] The Last Continent
• [ ] The Last Hero
• [ ] Unseen Academicals

# Death

(Follows Death, his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit, and their observations of humanity.)

• [ ] Mort
• [ ] Reaper Man
• [ ] Soul Music
• [ ] Hogfather
• [ ] Thief of Time

# Tiffany Aching

(A young adult series about a young witch coming into her power. It's best read after some of the main Witches novels.)

• [ ] The Wee Free Men
• [ ] A Hat Full of Sky
• [ ] Wintersmith
• [ ] I Shall Wear Midnight
• [ ] The Shepherd's Crown

# The Industrial Revolution / Moist von Lipwig

(Chronicles the technological and economic modernization of Ankh-Morpork through the eyes of conman-turned-civil-servant Moist von Lipwig.)

• [ ] Moving Pictures
• [ ] The Truth
• [ ] Going Postal
• [ ] Making Money
• [ ] Raising Steam

# Standalone Novels

(These books can be read at any point as they don't rely heavily on other character arcs.)

• [ ] Pyramids
• [ ] Small Gods
• [ ] The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
• [ ] Monstrous Regiment