Friday, March 23, 2007

Paul's Nearly Complete Guide to Discworld, Part Three

This is the third and final part of my guide.

The Discworld Books in chronological order by release, with my ratings, and an asterisk for the ones I recommend:
  1. The Color of Magic
  2. The Light Fantastic
  3. Sourcery
  4. Mort *
  5. Equal Rites
  6. Wyrd Sisters *
  7. Pyramids
  8. Guards! Guards! *
  9. Eric
  10. Moving Pictures
  11. Reaper Man
  12. Witches Abroad *
  13. Small Gods *
  14. Lords and Ladies
  15. Men at Arms
  16. Soul Music
  17. Feet of Clay *
  18. Interesting Times * (the best Rincewind book, so you should read at least one)
  19. Maskerade *
  20. Hogfather
  21. Jingo *
  22. The Last Continent
  23. Carpe Jugulum *
  24. The Fifth Elephant *
  25. The Truth *
  26. Thief of Time *
  27. Night Watch
  28. Monstrous Regiment
  29. Going Postal*
  30. Thud*
  31. Making Money
  32. Unseen Academicals
The City Watch sequence:
  • Guards! Guards!
  • Men at Arms
  • Feet of Clay
  • Jingo
  • The Fifth Elephant
  • Night Watch
  • Thud
The Witches sequence:
  • Equal Rites
  • Wyrd Sisters
  • Witches Abroad
  • Maskerade
  • Lords and Ladies
  • Carpe Jugulum
The Death sequence:
  • Mort
  • Reaper Man
  • Soul Music
  • Hogfather
  • Thief of Time
The Rincewind sequence:
  • The Color of Magic
  • The Light Fantastic
  • Sourcery
  • Eric
  • Interesting Times
  • The Last Continent
  • Unseen Academicals
Miscellaneous
  • Pyramids
  • Moving Pictures
  • Small Gods
  • The Truth
  • Monstrous Regiment
  • Going Postal
  • Making Money (the story is a sequel to Going Postal)
Discworld Novels in Ratings Order:

The best (5/5):
  • The Truth (the best standalone)
  • Thief of Time (single best Discworld novel, but not a good introduction to the series)
  • Thud (first read the other City Watch books in order, or at least the top few of them)
The good (4/5):
  • Mort
  • Wyrd Sisters
  • Guards! Guards!
  • Witches Abroad
  • Small Gods
  • Feet of Clay
  • Interesting Times
  • Maskerade
  • Jingo
  • Carpe Jugulum
  • The Fifth Elephant
  • Going Postal
  • Making Money
  • Unseen Academicals
Dig deeper if you find yourself becoming a dedicated fan (3/5):
  • The Light Fantastic
  • Equal Rites
  • Eric
  • Moving Pictures
  • Reaper Man
  • Lords and Ladies
  • Men at Arms
  • Soul Music
  • Night Watch
  • Monstrous Regiment
The Bottom of the Barrel (2 or fewer stars)
  • The Colour of Magic
  • Sourcery
  • Pyramids
  • Hogfather
  • The Last Continent

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