Discworld Reading list

[Sarah]

In a distant and second-hand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly, the curling star-mists waver and part...
See...
Great A'Tuin the Turtle comes, swimming slowly through the interstellar gulf, hydrogen frost on his ponderous limbs, his huge and ancient shell pocked with meteor craters. Through sea-sized eyes that are crusted with rheum and asteroid dust He stares fixedly at the Destination.
In a brain bigger than a city, with geological slowness, He thinks only of the Weight.
Most of the weight is of course accounted for by Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen, the four giant elephants upon whose broad and startanned shoulders the disc of the World rests, garlanded by the long waterfall at its vast circumference and domed by the baby-blue vault of Heaven.
Astropsychology has been, as yet, unable to establish what they think about.
—The Colour of Magic (1983)



This is the Discworld, which is flat and rides on the back of four giant elephants who stand on the shell of the enormous star turtle Great A'Tuin, and which is bounded by a waterfall that cascades endlessly into space.
Scientists have calculated that the chance of anything so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one.
But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.
—Mort (1987)

[Sarah]

How many have you read?



01. The Colour of Magic First published in 1983

02. The Light Fantastic First published in 1986

03. Equal Rites First published in 1987

04. Mort First published in 1987

05. Sourcery First published in 1989

06. Wyrd Sisters First published in 1989

07. Pyramids First published in 1989

08. Guards! Guards! First published in 1989

09. Eric First published in 1990

10. Moving Pictures First published in 1990

11. Reaper Man First published in 1991

12. Witches Abroad First published in 1991

13. Small Gods First published in 1992

14. Lords and Ladies First published in 1992

15. Men at Arms First published in 1993

16. Soul Music First published in 1994

17. Interesting Times First published in 1994

18. Maskerade First published in 1994

19. Feet of Clay First published in 1996

20. Hogfather First published in 1996

21. Jingo First published in 1997

22. The Last Continent First published in 1998

23. Carpe Jugulum First published in 1998

24. The Fifth Elephant First published in 1999

25. The Truth First published in 2000

26. Thief of Time First published in 2001

27. The Last Hero First published in 2001

28. The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents First published in 2001

29. Night Watch First published in 2002

30. The Wee Free Men First published in 2003

31. Monstrous Regiment First published in 2003

32. A Hat Full of Sky First published in 2004

33. Going Postal First published in 2004

34. Thud First published in 2005

35. Wintersmith First published in 2006

36. Making Money First published in 2007

37. Unseen Academicals First published in 2009

38. I Shall Wear Midnight First published in 2010

39. Snuff First published in 2011

40. Raising Steam First published in 2013

41. The Shepherd's Crown First published in 2015

[Sarah]

If you would like to walk the streets of Ankh Morpork or travel to the Counterweight continent, interact with various Discworld characters, encounter Death (if you are unlucky enough) become a citizen of one of the many cities on the Disc then this is the place for you.

http://discworld.starturtle.net/lpc/

[Debbie]

Ooh! I'm glad you posted this! I have seen the sky programmes of 'colour of magic' 'going postal' and 'the hogfather'
Last year I decided I would work my way through these books and began with colour of magic but didn't get any further even though I enjoyed it and found a list in order!

I lost the list :(

I plan on reading through these this year though thanks Sarah :)

[Sarah]

You're most welcome Debbie. copy the list over to Debs Den if you want, if this makes life easier. xx