Isn't the traditional way to start reading Discworld to randomly pick up a book in the middle somewhere for a dollar at a library sale and then realize you have gotten yourself sucked in to a 41 book series?

@margotmolander5083

2 жыл бұрын

Or one found left lying around the dorm lounge in college. Note: Monstrous Regiment is decent starting place, unlike the Last Continent.

@MarceldeJong

2 жыл бұрын

@@margotmolander5083 oooh that could be interesting. Not knowing who Vimes is, and having him be called "Butcher Vimes" in that book might be a nice double take moment when the reader finally finds out the truth about Vimes.

@JosephDavies

2 жыл бұрын

Close enough. A friend got me a copy of Going Postal when it was new, and I was hooked from there on.

@konstantinkh

2 жыл бұрын

It varies. I got hooked on the concept from the Discworld games, so naturally, I went for Colour of Magic and sequels and from there to Mort and sequels. But in retrospect, picking book from the middle would have been just as good. :)

@Lazarus1095

2 жыл бұрын

Well, duh!

Recommending Terry Pratchett feels a little like recommending ice cream to a child, they don't know what it is at first, but you know they're gonna be hooked soon.

@wardrobewings8000

2 жыл бұрын

You would think so, but I've tried to get my mother hooked up for the last 10 years. So far she loved the Moist trilogy and that one SF Discworld book which title I can't remember, but everything else I recommended she reads a few chapters then drops because she doesn't like it. Last week I lend her Good Omens and it also got turned down :/

I started with Wyrd Sisters and I still read it around Halloween every year. It still has one of my favorite lines, "When you break the rules, break em good and hard."

@catherinelempke8451

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that. My personal favourite is "Oh, we're always alright. We're what happens to other people."

@beth12svist

7 ай бұрын

I did not start with it, but it was one of the ones I started with; in no small measure thanks to a super-successful theatre production by Divadlo v Dlouhé in Prague. They had it on for _thirteen years._ Father got tickets as a birthday gift with a magazine subscription one year. Came back highly enthusiastic, and that's saying a lot because father is far from a regular theatre-goer or fiction-reader. So I eventually went to see it as well, and, well... I needed to get the book afterwards, naturally.

I feel like this is honestly just a great system for recommending, like, anything? At least books for sure. I’m probably gonna start with Guards! Guards! Or Moving Pictures

@1391Ghost

2 жыл бұрын

good choice

@Lazarus1095

2 жыл бұрын

Begin with Small Gods. It's a stand-alone book, and really, REALLY powerful.

@crimson8170

2 жыл бұрын

Started with guards guards personally think it or wyd sister's are the best to start with

@Dracinard

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

@aacsmiles

2 жыл бұрын

Guards Guards is probably the best of those 2 to start. I will caution you against Moving Pictures as, in my opinion, it’s the weakest of the first batch. Since it was written decades ago, its criticisms of Hollywood may come across dated & tiresome to the modern reader. Not the fault of Terry Pratchett. It’s just a lot of the same criticisms that have become common these days.

I started with Guards! Guards! And now the Diskworld is my second home.

@rob.3143

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome. You'll love it here. Now on to official business. I'm with the guild, give me all your gold.

Great suggestions! Of these, I especially love "Guards, Guards!" As a starting point. But no one gave me that advice when I found Pratchett... I just picked up "Going Postal" because it was on the 'new release' shelf at my public library and looked interesting... and I was hooked forever. Lucky me, that it just happened to be introducing brand new characters, and just happened to be one of Pratchett's absolute best! Shortly after, I checked out "Monstrous Regiment." Same results. Now that I've read on (and on) the City Watch books are my favorites, but I think I lucked into a pretty great starting point all the same.

@zoinomiko

2 жыл бұрын

I got Masquerade because I was obsessed with POTO as a teen and OH BOY hahahaha

@GriffinPilgrim

2 жыл бұрын

What an interesting way to get started! It's odd for me to think of, 'cos for me the Moist stories were an way to look at similar sort of things to the Watch series but from the outside.

@BlueCanary7

2 жыл бұрын

@@GriffinPilgrim Very true! So odd now, to think back on how I first met Vimes and company from Moist's very suspicious point of view.

@ingridrichter4681

2 жыл бұрын

I just started with monstrous regiment because it’s one of the few books with an audiobook version. I enjoyed it so much that I’m going to find some print copies and cut out some time to read them now

@BlueCanary7

2 жыл бұрын

@@ingridrichter4681 That's awesome! Sounds like you lucked into a terrific starting point too :) I really do think "Going Postal" and "Monstrous Regiment" work incredibly well as intros. They're such great books in their own right, so you get to start by seeing Pratchett at his best. And even though they come late in the overall series, you don't actually have to know any of that backstory to enjoy them. And when we meet old "familiar" Discworld characters making cameos, it's kind of great to get to meet them just as the new characters do, through their first impressions, and not knowing yet who's trustworthy, etc...

I personally started reading from The colour of magic. That one hooked me and I just read them in order they were written. X

@vaclav_fejt

2 жыл бұрын

Jingo and Feet of Clay must have felt odd, considering they were released in a reversed order.

@DrFranklynAnderson

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Publishing order is unpopular, but I think it’s worth it to see Pratchett’s style and worldbuilding evolve.

@Cinesta76

2 жыл бұрын

Not really. I think Terry did such a great job describing everything that every book could be a stand alone. I think that every book just adds to the world no matter what order you read them. I mean, If you started with the Hogfather then read read Sourcerer , then Pyramids, You might start scratching your head. But all in all, Each one is a great story on its own. Maybe that's just me.

@vaclav_fejt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cinesta76 Perhaps. But Iˇve started with my dad's collection, which was mainly the Witches and the Watch, not much of the early ones (and the late ones haven't been released yet) - and it definitely helps as you see your heroes progress through life and evolve.

@Iyentra

2 жыл бұрын

Publishing order best order

Yeah "Weird Sisters" was where Sir Terry came into his stride and the style of the Discworld Series really began. The first three novels, though good, were pretty raw and didn't have Pratchett's iconic style of "Sarcastic Intelligent Satire" down yet. My first exposure was reading Guards Guards, as at primary school I surpassed the reading material offered to me and my sister gave me her copy to read. I got hooked and years later bought my sister's collection from her when she needed some cash for Uni (still have it over 20 years later)

Small Gods is my favorite starting point because it's pretty standalone, and I also consider it one of the best Discworld books as well.

@ArrowOdenn

2 жыл бұрын

I need to reread it; something about it just didn't work for me. At the time of first reading (late 90s) I was listening to the abridged versions narrated by the wonderful Tony Robinson. Maybe I'll give the unabridged Small Gods a go and see how I get along with it 20+ years later. I always skip it in re-reads so I guess I've never given it a fair chance.

@chaoticgoodra8396

2 жыл бұрын

Small gods is how I introduced my friend to the series, not because I think it's the best to introduce to people but just because it's a book that's really important to me. Super slow pacing, but the payoffs...

@Drake5607

2 жыл бұрын

It is indeed a really powerful book :) Strong characters, strong message, and there are still funny jokes in it!

@aim-to-misbehave5674

2 жыл бұрын

Something I've found with Small Gods is that the people who appreciate it the most are those with a background understanding of religion, often those who have been raised strongly religious and subsequently left that faith or become less hard-line about it I was raised non-religious in that very specifically English "we don't go to church and don't talk about God ever but we still christened you C of E because Tradition" sense - it took until my early teens until I even realised that some people _did_ believe in a religion besides just a sense of tradition and ritual. So Small Gods just......didn't work for me, because it was just completely outside my frame of reference, the same as the first couple of books fall flat for people who don't recognise 80s fantasy. The people who class Small Gods as the best, in my experience, are the ones who actually recognise what Pterry is trying to do with it and have first-hand knowledge of what it is he's satirising

This is so good! I started with the Tiffany Aching series and then went straight to Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic. I'm not complaining, it was great, I loved all of the books. But I like your order.

I actually started with Going Postal, which I found utterly engaging and introduced me to one of my favorite fictional characters: the conman Moist von Lipwig.

Personally I’d go with Pyramids or Small Gods, as they’re pretty much as standalone’ish as Pratchett gets. Small Gods for the philosophically inclined - Pyramids for anyone who wants a fun romp intro to the Discworld. But I love your way of whittling down the options! :D

@happyskull2345

2 жыл бұрын

Small Gods was my first discworld book and I feel like both SG and Pyramids are a pretty good start. If you like them you can pick up another one and if not then, well it's just one book so you don't really feel obligated to continue reading the series

@blackbot7113

2 жыл бұрын

I love how difference tastes are. Pyramids is the one book I completed exactly once and never managed to get through again, even though I read every other book multiple times.

@waltertownsend3821

2 жыл бұрын

By random chance these were the first two I read. I came from Truckers etc. and honestly had I not been laid up in bed ill I wouldn’t have persevered with Pyramids but I was stuck. Glad I did. But I know a lot of fans who genuinely dispose Pyramids and declared me insane for actually even recommending it let alone as the first one but this video bears out my feeling that they are excellent introductions to the series.

@Worldbuilder

2 жыл бұрын

@@waltertownsend3821 I read Night’s Dawn during a period of my life where I could read and sleep. Loved parts of those books, hated others - absolutely *despised* the ending. Not unhappy I read them, thogh, but it took 500 pages into the first book before the first character reappeared. For the first 500 pages you were basically: “what the heck is going on here?” So. Yeah. You can read interesting books when you don’t really have a choice… :D

Guards! Guards! is just the most solid introduction for anyone who already loves fantasy or crime dramas. For anyone else, I think Small Gods may just be one of Terrys all time masterpieces.

I started with Guards! Guards! and The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Been a Discworld fan for close to 20 years now!

For younger readers, get them started on the Wee Free Men and the rest of Tiffany Aching's adventures.

@zoinomiko

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! My niece LOVED them.

@greenhowie

2 жыл бұрын

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is a great kids book too, it's set on Discworld but is more of an individual story.

Guards! Guards! is a great entry point. Not only does it introduce the reader to the discworld but it does so in it's central city with characters that have a resonance even outside their series much less book. Also I'm bias towards small gods so I was happy to see it in there.

Guards! Guards! Was my introduction to Pratchett , was randomly browsing a Barnes and Noble many years ago looking for something new to read and it caught my eye. Was hooked immediately.

Hey! French lad here. I would like to remind Pratchett fans not to forget to read the "science of discworld" written with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen (not the barbarian, the other one ;-). Four books that are great pieces of scientific popularization. :-) But not peaceful for Rincewind... as usual.

@philippebrehier7386

2 жыл бұрын

Oh. And "The Nome Trilogy" is also very fun to read. :-)

@NellaCuriosity

2 жыл бұрын

I loved the Science of Discworld!

@efoxkitsune9493

2 жыл бұрын

I would honestly die for Rincewind. I need more books with him lol. I've read Colour of Magic, Light Fantastic, Sourcery and Eric with him so far. I think there's another one that I know of (Interesting Times?), but I didn't know about any other ones.

@Drake5607

2 жыл бұрын

I've read the book both in French and in English and I'm impressed by the talent of the translator; one of the first time I've noticed that the style was not changed even if sometimes the jokes needed to be modified was this footnote: "[...] la Mort est un mâle, un mal nécessaire [...]" which is corny and stupid and fun, and perfectly represent Terry Pratchet humour :)

@efoxkitsune9493

2 жыл бұрын

@@Drake5607 I love that lol

I honestly started with The Color of Magic and I do not regret it. While it is a bit rougher than the latter novels, it is still pretty fun and it sets up a lot of characters that become recurring later on... but I wouldn't have minded reading Equal Rites/Wyrd sisters first.

@efoxkitsune9493

2 жыл бұрын

I LOVED The Colour of Magic personally. I started with the Tiffany Aching books, but The Colour of Magic was the first book from the "main" Discworld line that I read. Tiffany is a great character, the whole series was incredible, but I honestly live for Rincewind lol.

@Drake5607

2 жыл бұрын

@@efoxkitsune9493 Tiffany's books become "dark" quick (and I understand why, her series is all about growing up, understanding others, and understanding life...)

@psukebariah3435

2 жыл бұрын

I just love the first two books for the loving parody of a particular kind of Sword and Sorcery genre. The two opening characters are obviously Fafhrd and Grey Mouser, who I instantly recognized (I never read those books, but I knew them having spent an outrageous amount of time in the Fantasy section of the library and book store where they were nearly ubiquitous in the late 70's early 80's).

@aim-to-misbehave5674

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my dad got me to read them in chronological order and I still appreciated TCoM, but he'll always appreciate it much more than me - he grew up on 70s and 80s fantasy and knew every single one of the references Pterry was parodying. I'd read enough Pern to get those ones, but for the rest I was just enjoying it at a fairly surface level - it was still good, but the Shakespeare and folklore references in Wyrd Sisters is what made me go _OH I get it now_

@efoxkitsune9493

2 жыл бұрын

@@Drake5607 Oh, yeah, that's true, it does get darker than most of the Discworld books.

A great selection with good arguements behind it! I second Guards! Guards! in particular as a great story in its own right and the beginning of what might be Pratchett's best series, the City Watch books.

My first Discworld book was actually Hogfather. I was into Xanth at the time, and I had noticed that there was a blurb from Piers Anthony highly recommending Terry Pratchett. I quickly became hooked, and also stopped reading Xanth novels at that point, mainly because they seemed too... simple anymore.

@kaisawatson

2 жыл бұрын

Hogfather is my FAVOURITE. Out of all of them. The philosophy in it is just amazing

I started with Going Postal and found it a great starting point, despite it being further down the line. Even though there's a lot of references to other things in the world, nothing really needs explaining.

@rob.3143

2 жыл бұрын

Going Postal is however also the first in its series so while the background of the city is more advanced then in earlier books, it also introduces new main characters.

@JosephDavies

2 жыл бұрын

@@rob.3143 Exactly. I'm biased as this was my starting point, but I think you describe exactly why it worked as a late entry for me.

@konstantinkh

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing in Discworld ever needs explaining. Pratchett does anyways, and leaves you with more questions than what you started with. That's why I think this series works so well when started from almost any point. People who read earlier books aren't really at any sort of advantage. Maybe even just the opposite.

@robertdullnig3625

2 жыл бұрын

Going Postal works because the tone of the books had changed so much by then that it is almost a new series, and Moist is an outsider so you are experiencing things through his eyes. I'd say it's a bit dry though, so I would recommend The Truth instead.

@JosephDavies

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertdullnig3625 I don't think Moist was dry at all.

I read The Colour of Magic years ago and wasn’t especially taken with it so didn’t bother continuing with the series. Now following this advice, I think I’ll try again with one of Dom’s recommendations.

@TerezatheTeacher

2 жыл бұрын

Do, it gets way better!

@rjsouthworth5246

2 жыл бұрын

I ended up reading Moving Pictures as I’m interested in Golden Age Hollywood. I was unsure at first but it did grow on me; I’m not hooked on this series yet, but I’m interested enough to try some more of Dom’s recommendations.

My first was Carpe Jugalum (no. 23-ish?) and it was completely understandable as a new reader and I think most books can be enjoyed as your first entry into the series. Obviously, you get more from seeing characters develop through the novels, which is why the early books are where most folk recommend starting, but there's no harm in plunging in with whatever cover or concept strikes your fancy if you bounce off the early ones.

@Kateiswriting

2 жыл бұрын

THIS. I just read them in whatever order my local library had them available, plus whatever I could scrounge up in book sales and charity shops. Finding a new one was a real event and I don't think I'd have treasured them as much if I'd just acquired them one after the other in a sensible order. Sure you might encounter one character as a doting father and duke in one book and then jump back in the series to before he became all those things, so you already know that the woman he's just met is going to be his wife. But that never spoiled anything for me: one of the really charming things about Discworld is that the characters just live their lives between books and their relationships progress when you're not watching them. The actual plots tend to be pretty self contained: the central question tends to just be a problem that's dealt with by the end of the book and the relationships happen in the margins.

I remember looking at the list of books and not knowing where to start. So I just went in chronological order and spent a whole year reading only Discworld. Best reading year honestly

I fully agree with all stated here. A good order I found was Guards Guards, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad then go back to the start with colour of magic and read chronologically from there. This lets you get hooked with some of the best books in the series and then read everything without missing out on backstory. That said colour of magic and the light fantastic arent awful they just arent as strong as the later books, being more parody of the fantasy genre than their own world building stories.

Very solid! I started with Eric!, of all things, and that got me hooked - Rincewind in a Faust parody is so good - but those are definitely the best starting points. I'd recommend Equal Rites over Wyrd Sisters though, as it sets up Granny Weatherwax. It's the lesser of the two, but only slightly, and it's not in the same vein of "this isn't really Discworld (even though I still rate it)" as the first two.

My personal go-to for new readers is actually monstrous regiment! Love this though, new pratchett fans are great.

@Lazarus1095

2 жыл бұрын

Oo, good call.

@wickedlittletongue

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Monstrous Regiment is so excellent and works great as a standalone!

Small Gods was my first and it definitely got me hooked and I'd say it really helps set the stage for what kind of universe you'll be dealing with, and I'd say it's a good idea to get invested in the world first. Then I'd probably do Guards! Guards! or Wyrd Sisters (or both) and at that point you should be hooked well enough to back to the beginning and proceed by publishing order.

If you're familiar with the worlds of Conan and Pern, you can start right at the beginning. (I realize it's a very small cohort these days that's aquainted with them but not the Discworld.)

That's a great starter list. I started Discworld with the first four novels, and loved Dᴇᴀᴛʜ so much I promptly read every story where he's a major character. I vote for Going Postal to feature on Lost in Adaptation in the future! Because I love that book and I need more Discworld content in my life.

OMG Thank you!!! A starting point is highly appreciated!!!!!!!

i started with small gods a few months ago bc id heard for awhile it was one of the most standalone of the series. im really glad i started there bc it made me BAWL and became an instant fave that i will 100% reread several times over my lifetime

I just did it in publication order, when the pandemic began. I finished them months ago, and now need a new series because, sigh, the pandemic isn't ending anytime soon.

Small Gods remains one of my all time favorite novels. Definitely a good jumping-on point.

Yes Sir Terry Pratchett was a great author. I read it in german (my native language), in english and in spain (to learn this language). I totally love his world and his style of writing.

I started with Mort, moved to Wyrd Sisters and then went to the beginning. My favorite scene remains the Fool walking past the castle guards with Greebo on his head. That scene made me laugh out loud the first 30 times I read it, and still gives me a chuckle...it's simply so perfectly cinematic. And yes, I reread Sir Terry a *lot*. The witches are my favorite, followed by Rincewind and Death.

I started with "Mort" simply because it was the first one I saw (it was in the small selection of paperback novels my local news paper shop had and it looked interesting). It was a decent enough starting point, though I do agree with Dominic, that there are better ones. If asked, I would recommend "Guards! Guards!". It's fun, it's clever, and it is set in one of the most important location of the DW universe (Pyramids, Small Gods and Moving Pictures all take place at locations we will never see again) with characters who will remain importent in later novels. Wyrd Sisters would work for the same reasons, but I just like the guards better.

Wow. This is the single best Discworld reading guide video I've ever seen! Straight to the point, no spoilers, all the choices explained. Thanks so much, Dom!

Anything with the Night watch is especially amazing, and Small Gods is probably my favorite of all his books. Great picks!

I started with Going Postal because I choose chaos in my life

This is great! Clear and concise, giving people options without overloading them with information.

wow this was actually so helpful thank you dom

“Monstrous Regiment” was my first Discworld book. I liked it so much I went straight back to the beginning with “The Colour of Magic”, gone through the whole series now, my favourite one is “Guards Guards”.

Due too being Scottish, the wee free men are my favourite especially the audio books the Scottish slang included had me giggling while trying to sleep :), love ur stuff dom

I started with the first two books in the series and then kind of went where I wanted.

Oh man, I started with Wyrd Sisters. Loved that, got immediately hooked on the witches! So much of my humor has been influenced by Terry Pratchett and I have absolutely 0 regrets

This has to be the best reasoning on how to start the Discworld series I have ever seen. Good job!

One of the first books I read was actually Snuff, which is full of spoilers for earlier books but so full of good tropes and references that I still thought it was very enjoyable.

This was super helpful! Thank you so much Dom! I think I'm going to try Wyrd Sisters first then maybe Moving Pictures. I've wanted to read the Discworld series for years but there was so many books that it felt really daunting.

A big illustrated Wee free men was my starting point. Its great for getting younger readers in and i just love the whole tiffany aching set

My mum and older sister are huge Terry Pratchett fans, so I grew up with the Tiffany Aching books. I've since gone back and read most of the others, and gosh darn it I love them all.

I was working in my local public library when I came across Discworld and told myself, "you're gonna start with the first one and go from there." And I did, and I don't regret it, but I really like how you narrowed them down (and also your reason for not including Mort, good point there). Gnu Terry Pratchett

Personally, I‘d recommend Wyrd Sisters as a great first book since I only got hooked on the City Watch books once I read Feet of Clay. Actually, I think you could also start with Going Postal even though it‘s not among the first books. It might be useful to get to know things like PTerry‘s concept of golems via the City Watch series first, but I do believe the book will also work if it’s your first encounter with Discworld. Overall, I just think Going Postal is a great book and would also work as a standalone - and once you know more about Discworld via other books, you can always come back and enjoy the Easter Eggs you didn‘t find during your first read… ;)

I love your shortlist! This is really thoughtful, and a gentle way in. Great way to encourage new fans. Small Gods is my favorite, so I'm glad it made the grade.

SMALL GODS is my favorite! Although, I started reading Prattchet a long time ago so I basically just read them as they came out.

I havent seen you in a few years. It's nice to see you again! Glad to see your still doing wonderful work and promoting reading to everyone

When I got into Discworld, having never heard of them before, was by finding a DVD of "The Hogfather". since then I have watched any video adaption, read any book ( a couple of times ) and now listening to the audiobooks on youtube. As for favorite, it's a toss up between any of the Susan based, "going postal" or the Tiffany based.

Totally agree with your assessment. I started with Wyrd Sisters and have been hooked for years. Thank you for sharing and hopefully spreading the Love of Sir Terry. GNU Terry Pratchett

GNU Terry Pratchett I think this is a solid recommendation, one I, as another Pratchett fan, wholeheartedly underline. Annoia be praised!

@TiagoJoaoSilva

2 жыл бұрын

May she rattle your drawers

Guards! Guards! was my first, and I highly recommend it as a starting point :)

Pyramids and Small Gods are two of my favorites because you get to explore the concepts and areas without feeling the pressure of the sequels in the group.

Easily the ones I recommend for folks to start with. They're a wonderful series of books and as soon as you get a feel for the world you can pick up pretty much anything after and feel right at home!

Thank you so much! I've started color of magic a couple times, and as much as I've liked it, it's been one of those things that was kind of easy to put down and then forget to continue. I love Good Omens and I'm a huge Douglas Adams fan and always figured if I could get into the Discworld series I would absolutely love it. I just kept stalling out in that first book. You give me a new reason to start again thank you thank you!

Thank you SO MUCH. I've been DYING to start this series but could never find a solid recommendation for where to start. I feel like I've been searching for ages and in less than a minute you solved that issue. Will be diving in (FINALLY) soon!!

It took you taunting me with extra Discworld content to finally cave and become your patron! ALWAYS here for the Sir Terry content! (The author and your cats, hee!)

Perfect! Small Gods and Moving Pictures were what my hubby hooked me with!

Yep, Started with Mort myself "Death comes to us all but when he came to Mort he offered him a job" was on the back cover (or something very similar). That was enough to reel me in.

The first Discworld book I read was a copy of "Moving pictures" I found abandoned at an after schools club, followed by my Dad's copy of "feet of Clay". No regrets, it was a great choice.

I saw your Discworld video, and got re-hooked. Just finished "Guards Guards"

Comprehensive and perfect! Really helpful, thanks Dom!

I started with "The Last Hero" by accident. I had no idea what I was getting into. I had no idea who Lord Vetinari was, but other than that I felt everything else was explained well enough. And the ending killed me. I exist now as a ghost. It's true. But it was so amazing that I now wander this plane of existence fueled solely by the emotions I felt at the end.

Personally I would say start with Guards! Guards! The watch are my favorite set of characters and that book just slaps

Having started with the light fantastic, totally by accident, I can say that it's difficult to go wrong with any of the first few books. Even being a direct sequel, Pratchett did a fantastic job of reintroducing us to characters as they came up, to the point that I didn't realize it was a sequel until a quarter way through the book. And by that time I was so hooked by the relationships and personalities of everybody that I just read it anyway. I need to go back and read the color of magic, just as soon as I'm done with Mort.

Can I just say that I approve of the Grim Squeaker t-shirt?

For some reason this was the straw on the camel's back that convinced me to start reading the Diskworld books... Though, I ended up ignoring your advice and starting with The Colour Of Magic at my dad's recommendation and thoroughly enjoyed it! ^_^ Thanks for giving me the tiniest little extra push I needed to start an this wonderful journey through these books!

Yessssss. This is what I needed!!! (Cuz yes, I was one of the people who asked for guidance, so thank you Dom)

i started with 'going postal' it was very good decision for me

"Outed yourself?" We've seen your cat sir Terry for years, i think you've always been out and proud.

I just started with the Colour of Magic and went through in order. Now on Monstrous Regiment. Of the ones you suggested, Pyramids. Guards! Guards! And Small Gods are all on my top ten.

Back then, my teacher recommended the diskworld novels to me, my first ones were in fact guards! guards!, tiny gods and mort. Felt like a really good starting point

Haven't seen nearly enough Small Gods rep - it is, so far, the only Discworld book ive read and I absolutely love it

“Ever since I’ve outed myself as a Terry Pratchett simp.” So… five years ago?

My first one was Small gods. I personally think Guards! Guards! is the best book to start because it's set in Ankh Morpork which is the most common setting for the series.

Thanks Dom! Just started the Colour of Magic and very excited to delve into the rest!

I've often made the point that at some point your going to want to follow a character through the world by reading every book they are a major character in, in order. You might even do this for a first reading if your pick is, say, Tiffany Aching. I tend to recomend "Guards! Guards!" so folks start with the watch. Wyrd Sisters and the Witches is a good start too though.

A friend handed me Mort. Said "you got to read this". Yep! hooked to this day.

I needed this so badly! The series is so daunting

This the only vid I've appreciated as a short.

I began with the colour of magic and honestly rincewind was such a treasure I just kept going and going and going

My first Terry Pratchett was The Wee Free Men. I love Discworld so much.

So I wanted to start at the beginning, but I couldn’t find the first book at the local library, BUT I did find a collection of short stories “A Blink of the Screen”. I haven’t even gotten to his Discworld stories, but I’m enjoying his writing in any case!

This is basically how I decided which one to give my niece. I went with Wyrd Sisters due to the witches because she grew up being a big Harry Potter fan.

Since your last video on Discworld I followed Daniel Greene’s advice and started with Small Gods. I am absolutely hooked and seeing as spooky season is upon us, I think I’ll do the entire witches series next, and the city watch series after that, but the Egyptian mythology in Pyramids is catching my eye. I love having so many books to choose from knowing they’ll all be enjoyable! Thank you Dominic!

I’m an actor and like to go to used bookstores to find scripts for shows that I haven’t worked or read. Recently I found a book of play scripts and each of the plays is an adaptation of one of the Discworld books! It’s an actor/fantasy nerd’s dream come true!

My first introduction was equal rites, and it was a good start. Mostly because I loved how the book introduced Bill Drum as a wizard. Not based on him actually wielding magic in a practical manner. Nope, it was only his look that made him an actual magic wielder (aka wizard).

Granny Weatherwax is my favourite literary character of all! Have just introduced my son to the wonder that is Discworld and he is loving the character of Death, as they both love cats 😁

I would argue that The Last Hero is actually a really good starting point. It's got a good selection of characters from the Ankh-Morpork focused books, covers some of the concepts that the series runs on, and the art is *chef's kiss*

I saw a play adapted from Mort at my local theatre and it was SO good!! I had only read one discworld book back in highschool but it was still really great & my mom has never read terry Pratchett but still loved it too

I started with wyrd sisters and then read guards guards. I loved them both and I still love Terry Pratchett