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You may disagree once you've read them, but I think you've got the best books yet to come. :)

...to read my first Discworld book purely by chance. I was leafing through the volumes in my college's library and happened across The Colour of Magic and some more recent Discworld instalments. They weren't emblazoned with the familiar Josh Kirby covers. Indeed these editions looked somewhat...

...and so this prompted me to enter the mad world of A'Tuin. With zero regrets: I loved Mort, which in turn prompted me to read The Colour of Magic, which then prompted me to buy ten more Discworld novels when I saw them freshly put out on the shelves of my local second hand bookshop. So I'm now...

...you intend to read next? Either do a reread of Pyramids or buy a new one (The Truth or Thief of Time). 5. If you didn't start with Colour of Magic, how easily did you find it to get into Discworld? Did you feel that some background knowledge was necessary? I was kind of introduced to it...

If you do start from the beginning, don't get discouraged if you don't like what you read. To me, everything Pterry wrote before Mort represented his attempts to be the Douglas Adams of fantasy. Mort represented a huge step forward in making the series more than just genre parody.

Thanks Penfold and Tony, that sounds like sound advice. I'll go back to The Colour of Magic and proceed chronologically from there. I agree it makes sense to see Discworld unfold, and to follow Pratchett's development as a writer, as it all happened.

...If Folio Society keep Omar Kayyam as illustrator for more in their Discworld series, then I'll definitely get whatever they produce. Having read Mort, is it best for me to continue with the Death series (so Reaper Man then Soul Music next) or to go to The Colour of Magic and the Rincewind...

I think your guesses are kind of correct. In my head, he was early 30s in The Colour of Magic, but he did spend some time in the Dungeon Dimensions between Sourcery and Eric, so there's no real way of knowing how much time actually passed for him during that period, or how much he actually aged...

My five favourites are easy! Not sure about the order though... Thud! Going Postal Carpe Jugulum Snuff I Shall Wear Midnight Oh dear, the worst ones now. :lol: Let's say : The Colour Of Magic The Light Fantastic The Last Continent Eric Interesting Times

Oh' rasindot if you had been at the memorial service for Terry you may have learned a lot still if that is your uniformed opinion......

Hadas7, I take particular pride in being a "contrarion" on this board. I've found myself in spirited and occasionally nasty debates (which all end up fine, kiss kiss, make up) the merits of different books and characters. Here is where my views most often clash with the majority. 1. I can't...

Thanks for the advice! We like to keep our shows accessible to non-Discworld fans so maybe we'll give it a miss :P We have actually done all the ones you've suggested in previous years, except Mort and Men at Arms (which I'm suggesting future committees might want to do). We had a lot of...

I've read it - it's basically the plot of the Light Fantastic with a little bit of Colour of Magic thrown in towards the beginning, with a scene from Sourcery as well - but it's Rincewind's reminiscences of his early days which explains several gaps/time jumps in the story (the Sourcery bit is a...

...where can I get a copy of the rules for Thud? (I know, that was 3 questions) And one more: Are there any other Discworld movies besides Colour of Magic, Soul Music, Hogfather, and Going Postal? These are the ones I know about. There is also the Snowdrop film about Conan, can't recall the title.

...aside, I think it serves quite well as a sidestory to the big two-parter that preceded it (it's certainly more coherent than The Colour of Magic). At this point in the series, there was plenty of scope for extra worldbuilding. I think a bigger part of the problem is that it lacks a strong...

...to the DW pantheon it's pretty high. Especially considering that the vast majority of DW books have less than 1-2% negative ratings. The only DW books I've seen that have higher negative ratings are (in order), Monstrous Regiment, Eric, Snuff, Raising Steam, Maskerade, and The Colour of Magic.

...interesting concepts and leaves them awfully executed or underdeveloped. Read more out of duty than love. Honourable Mentions The Colour of Magic - Some good bits, but desperately needed a plot and an actual ending. Some of the fantasy tropes being parodied feel off somehow, and some...

...Times, The Last Hero... argh!! It's impossible to keep these to just five favourites! :mrgreen: Bottom 5 It's hard to say. The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are very fun, even if the characters are less evolved than they are later. Death particularly is not the same DEATH that we...

I never said it was going to be easy :P I actually had quite a hard time as well. I was never even close to regretting reading any of the DW books. Just thought it would be interesting to see roughly how fans rank them all. See, even though you have The Truth in 5 favs, and I have it in my...

...very much favourites. But I will give it a go (subject to change). Top 5 Small Gods Monstrous Regiment I Shall Wear Midnight Witches Abroad The Truth Bottom 5 Making Money Sourcery Pyramids Colour of Magic Light Fantastic Having said that, there is not one of the books that I really...