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Which Terry Prachett discworld book next?

mtsmts Dr. Robot KingRegistered User regular
edited May 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
So at the suggestion of many people i have been reading through Terry Pratchett's watch series. alas i am coming to the end of this run and will probably move on to some of his other discworld books after i read some of the tie in books. was thinking of going with the Death works. Will likely read them all eventually.

What would you guys recommend going to next?

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  • corcorigancorcorigan Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I really like the newer Ankh-Morpork ones personally.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Death (starting with Mort) the Witches (starting with Equal Rites, technically, but you can skip that and start with Wyrd Sisters) or Ankh-Morpork/Industrial Revolution (starting with Moving Pictures). Personally, I would save the Ankh-Morpork books for last because they're the ones that are getting the most new books.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I'd go with admanb's suggestion. I personally like the witches better and they segue very nicely into the Tiffany Aching series, but that's just me.

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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Another vote for admanb's suggestion, with the suggestion of witches first because they're better.

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  • QuirkQuirk Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Oh god the witches are so good. Go for them

    Though they're all excellent

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  • jammujammu 2020 is now. Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I would suggest the industrial Revolution-series (moving picture->) as their story lines connects most closely to watch series.

    Or Small gods. It doesn't belong to any series, but is considered one of the best discworld novels.

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  • RabidredneckRabidredneck Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I rather enjoyed the Going Postal and Making Money books myself.

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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I recommend the Tiffany Aching series if you're in the mood of something more lighthearted then Prachett usual lighthearted-ness. Though, it's targeted more towards young adults if that's a problem for you.

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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I'll back the Witch arc and Small Gods- it really is one of the best.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    ethugs4life wrote: »
    I recommend the Tiffany Aching series if you're in the mood of something more lighthearted then Prachett usual lighthearted-ness. Though, it's targeted more towards young adults if that's a problem for you.

    I'd do Witches before Aching though.

    And yeah, if you haven't read it, Small Gods would be an excellent break in between series.

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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Oh, yes! Good idea. Read Small Gods, then the Witches. Small Gods will make Carpe Jugulum even more awesome.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Oh shit it would.

    Read Small Gods.

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  • W2W2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I really liked Thud! but I'd recommend you progress with the City Watch books rather than skipping ahead.

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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    He said in the OP that he's almost through the Watch arc

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  • W2W2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Oh yeah, of course. My apologies. :P

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  • FalxFalx Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    How could you people forget about Rincewind?

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    wait what is this carpe jugulum you speak of. my handy discworld reading guide doesn't have that.

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  • FalxFalx Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Carpe Jugulum

    It's the only Pratchett book I couldn't finish, although others have liked it.

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  • TheFullMetalChickenTheFullMetalChicken Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Another vote for small gods then the witches. If you want to break it up go with the first two witches, then small gods then break out the rest.

    Also don't miss out on Monstrous Regiment it's one of the odds and ends books.

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  • minirhyderminirhyder BerlinRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Definitely the witches. They are hilarious! Equal Rites is pretty meh and I don't think it does much other than introduce the witches, but then the later books do that as well. Though I did enjoy the second half of the book, while the first half dragged on and on.

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  • TavataarTavataar Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Obviously you should read all of the Pratchett books in the end. As someone who has been through them multiple times, just go with whatever you think sounds fun. They are all fantastic.

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    no i plan on reading all of them. once i start a series i tend to read all of them no matter what. its the completionist in me.
    i might just read the mort books next since they have a loose connection to the watch arc, then i will read the small gods, then witches

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  • HypatiaHypatia Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    To go against the grain here, I found a lot of the Death (really the Susan) books to be more fun than the witches, but yeah, I'd second picking up some of the one offs like Small Gods. I really liked Going Postal and Thief of Time :)

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  • ForkesForkes Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I've always found this helpful!

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    edit: it may be missing some stuff, I'm not sure how updated it is.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    It's two or three books behind, but they all come at the end of previous series' so it doesn't change anything.

    I love Death, I just love the Witches a little bit more.

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  • JeedanJeedan Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Small Gods then witches but skip Equal Rites because its one of the few bad books in the series and is basically never referenced again.

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