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Friar · 03/23/2011, 02:19 pm

And then watch the TV movie.

Scnew · 03/23/2011, 02:35 pm

I started with The Color of Magic just because it was first. And while I can safely say it's not one of the best Discworld books, it IS a great introduction to the setting.

nOmArch · 03/23/2011, 03:03 pm

the Discworld series really kicks off with Mort, which is the fourth book in the series, The first two Terry is really finding his feet. Equal Rites, The third book, is the first introduction to Granny Weatherwax, who is possibly the best character Terry has ever written, but even She is not really fully fledged until Wyrd Sisters, the sixth book.

Pyramids, the fifth, is actually very good with all the weird pan dimensional mathematics going on as well as the Egyptian-like gods pTeppic has to deal with...

The next nine, or so, deal with The Watch, Rincewind and Granny Weatherwax and are absolutely fantastic. Each book is an absolute gem and should be savoured for every last humerous detail.

He, has also written a few of stand alone stories in the DW universe such as Moving Pictures (which kinda involves Rincewind) and Eric (also involves Rincewind), Reaper man which is about the character of Death which is also supurb, Small Gods which slightly involves Rincewind but is mainly about Brutha (An accolyte) and Om his tortoise (A God) and probably a few others I've forgotten about over the years.

Lately he has been writing about different Utilities ie Post Office, Mint & Publishing etc.

I know I haven't covered every book in the DW series but I would suggest you start with Mort then Wyrd Sisters then Guards, Guards. After that just dive in at will.

Scnew · 03/23/2011, 03:11 pm

Rincewind was in Moving Pictures? Remind me, I don't remember him being there at all. The only reccuring characters I can recall there are Gaspode and Dibbler.

Secret Fawful · 03/23/2011, 03:15 pm

My favorite Discworld book is The Truth, so of course that's the one I recommend most. I also recommend the ones that star my favorite character in the series, Moist Von Lipwig, who stars in Going Postal and Making Money.

JedExodus · 03/23/2011, 03:25 pm

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Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

My favorite Discworld book is The Truth, so of course that's the one I recommend most. I also recommend the ones that star my favorite character in the series, Moist Von Lipwig, who stars in Going Postal and Making Money.

Moist's good, he really is. But i'll always have a man crush for Sam Vines

Alcoremortis · 03/23/2011, 04:52 pm

For Sam Vimes, I really recommend starting at the beginning. I started with Thud and was hopelessly confused since I read them in reverse order...but I didn't know that that was what I was doing at the time. When I read them in the proper order, however, he became a whole lot funnier because I knew where he was coming from.

Molokov · 03/24/2011, 01:37 am

Have a look here

skeeter · 03/24/2011, 02:10 am

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Originally Posted by Molokov

I went the UK last August and /did/ go the Convention over there

Loads of fun. You picked the wrong year to go to the UK!

Game wise: There's two official Discworld board games coming out this year. Guards! Guards! and Ankh-Morpork.

Yeah, I know... I was in the UK in 2009 as well...I just can't get it together

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Originally Posted by Molokov

Have a look here

I love the reading guides.... I can't remember where I started, and I just read whichever I could get from the library at the time. A couple of years ago I tried to reread them all in order and I got up to The Truth before I got distracted. I personally recommend Guards Guards to start with.

GozzoMan · 03/24/2011, 05:42 am

Wonderful news indeed!

And regarding reading suggestions: Soul Music FTW! ^__^

Friar · 03/24/2011, 07:30 am

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Originally Posted by Molokov

Game wise: There's two official Discworld board games coming out this year. Guards! Guards! and Ankh-Morpork.

Ooh! Fantastic! more board games that no-one else will play with me. They'll fit nicely alongside my Doctor Who electronic spinning TARDIS board game, and my Dalek Frustration!

tredlow · 03/24/2011, 07:30 am

My first Discworld experience was when I bought a Color of Magic DVD. I wasn't much interested in the story, but the world intrigued me enough to bring me back to reading novels again (Something I haven't done since Mostly Harmless). Anyway, the first Discworld book I actually read was Men at Arms. I read Guards! Guards! in its comic book form.

My favorite Discworld book is Thud, because I love the idea of Sam Vimes as a father. Also, as much as I hate Twilight, and the reasons people love it, another reason I like Thud is the hot werewolf and the hot vampire. Please don't judge.

I'm currently in the middle of Witches Abroad, which is kinda like if Shrek was better.

Alcoremortis · 03/24/2011, 09:10 am

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Originally Posted by Molokov

Have a look here

That is a very nice chart. I sort of wish I'd had that when I started reading. Oh well, I did have a great time just plowing through the series anyway.

VeronicanPlay · 03/25/2011, 03:18 am

Never read any of the books, but they are on my wish list for Birthdays and Christmases.
But I have a ton of other books I need to read first, but I will defiantly read them.

I have seen a play through of Discworld Noir about 3 times, and when someone told me the humour in that game is the same in all the books, I was convinced.

corruptbiggins · 03/25/2011, 06:06 am

Sam Vimes & the Watch books are my favourite ones, with Guards! Guards! being top of the pile.

**puzzlebox** · 03/25/2011, 11:27 am

I think Sam Vimes and the Watch are my favourites too... although Moist von Lipwig is enormously close... and I love the wizards/Rincewind/UU becase they were my intro to Discworld (I started with The Colour of Magic)... and if I had a daughter she'd grow up with all the Tiffany Aching books... ok I guess I just love Discworld.

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has anyone seen this? It's a discussion with Terry Pratchett about ideas for a TV show based on Discworld's City Watch series.

Even though the movies have never tickled me in the same way as the books, that video was a rather lovely insight into the idea-generating process. Pratchett is totally right about needing to stay at least one step ahead of fans' expectations - one of the beautiful things about the Discworld books is that each new one manages to make me laugh out loud at some point, even though the universe is incredibly well established and you might think the writing wouldn't hold too many surprises now. I hope we continue to enjoy Pratchett's imagination for many years to come.

Darkblader · 03/25/2011, 03:21 pm

Speaking of discworld, anyone know anything about Disney making an animated feature based on Mort?

KuroShiro · 03/25/2011, 04:29 pm

It would be great if this happened. The Watch always provides for great stories, and Night Watch is probably my 2nd favorite Discworld book.

Molokov · 03/25/2011, 04:42 pm

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Originally Posted by Darkblader

Speaking of discworld, anyone know anything about Disney making an animated feature based on Mort?

Rumour only. Pratchett has never confirmed nor denied it. I suspect what's happened is that the rights have been sold to Disney (or one of their subsidiary companies) but that doesn't have any bearing on whether a movie will eventuate or not. After all, Dreamworks has had the rights to do "Truckers" (& The Bromeliad) for about 6 or more years now, but they haven't even started work on pre-production yet, yet alone got a green light to go ahead and make it.

Hayden · 03/25/2011, 06:42 pm

While this series will probably be good no matter what, I really hope that there's a narrator of some kind (preferably Pratchett himself). Because the thing that made the Discworld books (the one's I've read) so enjoyable and humourous was Pratchett's narration of the events, and his description of the world and the characters. This I enjoyed more-so than most of the dialogue.

03/23/2011, 02:19 pm	#21
Friar Mad man with an Ox Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,116	And then watch the TV movie. __________________ "The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship...everything has its time. And everything ends."-Elizabeth Sladen: RIP.

03/23/2011, 03:03 pm	#23
nOmArch Essential 12939 Supply Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 148	the Discworld series really kicks off with Mort, which is the fourth book in the series, The first two Terry is really finding his feet. Equal Rites, The third book, is the first introduction to Granny Weatherwax, who is possibly the best character Terry has ever written, but even She is not really fully fledged until Wyrd Sisters, the sixth book. Pyramids, the fifth, is actually very good with all the weird pan dimensional mathematics going on as well as the Egyptian-like gods pTeppic has to deal with... The next nine, or so, deal with The Watch, Rincewind and Granny Weatherwax and are absolutely fantastic. Each book is an absolute gem and should be savoured for every last humerous detail. He, has also written a few of stand alone stories in the DW universe such as Moving Pictures (which kinda involves Rincewind) and Eric (also involves Rincewind), Reaper man which is about the character of Death which is also supurb, Small Gods which slightly involves Rincewind but is mainly about Brutha (An accolyte) and Om his tortoise (A God) and probably a few others I've forgotten about over the years. Lately he has been writing about different Utilities ie Post Office, Mint & Publishing etc. I know I haven't covered every book in the DW series but I would suggest you start with Mort then Wyrd Sisters then Guards, Guards. After that just dive in at will. Last edited by nOmArch; 04/02/2011 at 09:38 am. Reason: book title was wrong

03/23/2011, 03:15 pm	#25
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03/23/2011, 04:52 pm	#27
Alcoremortis Lonely Ruffian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ankh-Morpork PD Status: Killjoy Extraordinaire Actual Posts: Lots! Posts: 4,229	For Sam Vimes, I really recommend starting at the beginning. I started with Thud and was hopelessly confused since I read them in reverse order...but I didn't know that that was what I was doing at the time. When I read them in the proper order, however, he became a whole lot funnier because I knew where he was coming from. __________________ ETERNAL QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN STATUS CONFERRED. ~ Comrade Pants How can we be sure that Alcoremortis isn't just Comrade Pants trollplaying as a girl? ~ GuruGuru214 You're a shiny bright star; floating amongst a million slimy slugs in a sea of sludge. You transcend the pre-conceived and supposed limits of the human race, to emerge from the pit of pitiful maggots as a beautiful, majestic butterfly. ~ Davies The suspence of what's gonna come after death is killing me! ~ Jon NA Are you a secret Plaster Princess or something? ~ Secret Fawful

03/24/2011, 05:42 am	#30
GozzoMan Coder of Low Moral Fibre Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 322	Wonderful news indeed! And regarding reading suggestions: Soul Music FTW! ^__^ __________________ GozzoMan

03/23/2011, 02:35 pm	#22
Scnew Fighter of the Night Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 954	I started with The Color of Magic just because it was first. And while I can safely say it's not one of the best Discworld books, it IS a great introduction to the setting.

03/23/2011, 03:11 pm	#24
Scnew Fighter of the Night Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 954	Rincewind was in Moving Pictures? Remind me, I don't remember him being there at all. The only reccuring characters I can recall there are Gaspode and Dibbler.

03/24/2011, 01:37 am	#28
Molokov Dingo in a Maternity Ward Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,138	Have a look here

03/24/2011, 07:30 am	#32
tredlow Has Possum Powers. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,536	My first Discworld experience was when I bought a Color of Magic DVD. I wasn't much interested in the story, but the world intrigued me enough to bring me back to reading novels again (Something I haven't done since Mostly Harmless). Anyway, the first Discworld book I actually read was Men at Arms. I read Guards! Guards! in its comic book form. My favorite Discworld book is Thud, because I love the idea of Sam Vimes as a father. Also, as much as I hate Twilight, and the reasons people love it, another reason I like Thud is the hot werewolf and the hot vampire. Please don't judge. I'm currently in the middle of Witches Abroad, which is kinda like if Shrek was better. __________________ My Friend: You know, if only Bruce Wayne was bit by a radioactive psychiatrist rather than a bat, Gotham wouldn't even need Arkham Asylum. Me: Haha, yeah. That's true. Minutes Later Me: Wait, Bruce Wayne was never bit by a radioactive anything. Last edited by tredlow; 03/24/2011 at 07:36 am.

03/25/2011, 03:18 am	#34
VeronicanPlay Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 903	Never read any of the books, but they are on my wish list for Birthdays and Christmases. But I have a ton of other books I need to read first, but I will defiantly read them. I have seen a play through of Discworld Noir about 3 times, and when someone told me the humour in that game is the same in all the books, I was convinced. __________________ History Abhors a Paradox. I apologize for any grammatical errors my posts might contain. My Blog Moved to a new blog, no new entries

03/25/2011, 06:06 am	#35
corruptbiggins ready player one Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fintlewoodlewix Posts: 2,202	Sam Vimes & the Watch books are my favourite ones, with Guards! Guards! being top of the pile. __________________ Currently reading... The Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz Portfolio / Blog / YouTube "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

03/25/2011, 03:21 pm	#37
Darkblader Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 174	Speaking of discworld, anyone know anything about Disney making an animated feature based on Mort?

03/25/2011, 04:29 pm	#38
KuroShiro Wannabe Snooty Brit Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 406	It would be great if this happened. The Watch always provides for great stories, and Night Watch is probably my 2nd favorite Discworld book. __________________ These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.

03/25/2011, 06:42 pm	#40
Hayden ...is procrastinating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,486	While this series will probably be good no matter what, I really hope that there's a narrator of some kind (preferably Pratchett himself). Because the thing that made the Discworld books (the one's I've read) so enjoyable and humourous was Pratchett's narration of the events, and his description of the world and the characters. This I enjoyed more-so than most of the dialogue. __________________ Read that instead ^.

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