DISCWORLD: Before You Read! 

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“Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.” - Jingo Terry Pratchett

I met Terry Pratchett twice at book signings in my home town of Salisbury. The first time I'd been eating some jelly beans which he told me were his absolute favourite and he usually had some to hand himself, I left him the remainder of my packet which delighted him, which in turn of course delighted me. The second time I arrived to get him to sign my copy of 'The Last Continent'' (his exploration of all things Australian in the Discworld sense) he recognised me and asked me if I had any jelly beans, sadly I did not. He asked who I wanted the book signed to and I said myself and reminded him of my name. He duly signed the book and as I made my way out I read his inscription, which said - '' To (me), No Jelly beans ? XXXX ! Still, no worries mate''. I treasure it.

Have you seen the tweets that were posted from Terry's account to announce his death? They read: - AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER. - Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night. - The End. I was at work, I cried :(

It's a weird feeling to discover a new hero of yours when you're an adult. Even odder is when they've been dead for years when you've discovered him. I miss a man I never met, and am very glad you spread his beautiful works.

Best evidence about Discworld's appeal on multiple levels is that almost all of the plots sound like shitposts. The Grim Reaper has been fired. A horrifying world-ending flesh-virus infects The Fantasy Capital (it's a shopping mall). Theres an assasination conspiracy against Santa Claus. A Wizard College dropout in a stupid hat gets sent to Hell. It's boring. What if The Wicked Witch became The Fairy Godmother instead (and everything goes horribly wrong) WHAT IF FRODO HAD A GUN I love Discworld, man

Avid Terry Pratchett reader here. The Witches' books are also a VERY good place to start. The dynamics between the protagonists' personalities are unmatched.

Discworld is such a great book series, Granny Weatherwax is one of my all time favourite characters.

Terry Pratchett, is the greatest writer of all time! A man is not dead while his name is still spoken! We miss you terribly sir.

I started with The Colour of Magic and regret nothing. I think publication order is the way to go IF you plan to read them all. But if you aren't sure and want a taste, then yeah, somewhere else might be better

Quite honestly, I started chronologically and had no problem. I'm going to also endorse the City Watch books. They are the best in the series, with Night Watch being my personal favorite of the whole thing (but then, I'm a Les Mis fan boy). And yes, Small Gods is...pardon the expression, godly

Terry Pratchett's lines in Hogfather where he describes man as "The place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." What a truly remarkable Shakespearean deep reflection.

*Yea, the Great God Om spake again unto Brutha, the Chosen One:* 'Psst!'

Before you read Discworld: Breathing exercises, and lots of jaw stretches. You will be laughing... a lot.

I'm old enough, 59 today, that I've been reading Pratchett since the Discworld began. I agree with you that starting with The Color of Magic isn't the best book or starting point, absolutely agree that Small Gods is the best stand alone, and debate with myself often whether Vimes or Weatherwax is the best character. I think Night Watch is the best book by Pratchett. I love that DEATH is in every single book, if only for a single sentence. I don't know whether you particularly dislike the witches, but, when I discuss the "where should a new reader start" question with friends, generally we get to a consensus of The Witches series. It deals with more places on the Disc than Ankh-Morpork. It deals with generational shifts and mastery and compassion. Witches Abroad begins, in my opinion, the great period of Pratchett's writing which only began to ebb with the embuggerance.

Adding to all the great points Daniel makes about this series, I would like to add that Sir Terry Pratchett is a phenomenal observer of tropes and cultural archetypes that we usually took for granted, and he takes them apart and then shoves them on our faces with razor-sharp humor. His books are a great way to start conversations on the trappings of power, economics, sexism and tradition. Finally, I would like to add a contender for best character in the series, since Daniel didn't mention Lord Vetinari because he was recommending starting points. While it's true that, as far as I remember, no book has Vetinari as the main protagonist, every single page dedicated to this character is not only hilarious but also a very clever and insightful depiction of a master at politics. If you ever need an example of a really machiavellian ruler on top of his game, but also want to have a good laugh, Vetinari is probably one of the best examples in fiction.

Have read the vast majority of Terry's work. My personal favourite series is that of the witches. Granny Weatherwax is a beautifully realized character, and the dynamic between her and Nanny Ogg is thoroughly awesome.

@Daniel Greene Another suggested starting point that is really good, particularly for young readers (specifically children) is the Tiffany Aching series. The main protagonist is a...9 year old girl I think? At the start. And it follows her going on a childish adventure! But you know....a Discworld childish adventure, so it's funny, but also serious as well. It's a REALLY great series, and I suggest it to people who have young children, and want to try and introduce them to fantasy, and Discworld in particular. Another excellent point for children is the The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, which follows a group of intelligent mice and a cat. It's won several awards for best childrens story, and is just amazing. If you are a fan of the Secret of NIMH, it's like that...but you know..Terry Pratchett. So super funny, but also super serious at times.

Regarding the politics of Discworld I particularly have to give props to Jingo and Night Watch; every time I read those books they feel even more politically relevant than the last. Also would like to say that Hogfather is the best Christmas story of all time

Sir Terry is probably my favorite writer of all time. Brilliant and hilarious. Perfect satire. Perfect fantasy. I cried when he passed. It felt like losing a member of my family.

I’ve been reading these in chronological order starting with The Colour of Magic and now Wyrd Sisters and I’m loving the series so far. I haven’t had any issues following the series in this order, granted I can see why it may not work for everyone. Personally, I like following the evolution of an author so I often find myself starting from the beginning.

I actually had no problem going chronologically, although, you're right, some early entries are not as strong as later work.

Last year I realized I had not read all of Discworld. I’d read most of it, so I read all of it in published order. I started in late January, and finished in early May. I legitimately cried when I read the words “the end” and realized that none of the previous said the end

Idk, I found much satisfaction in reading them all chronologically. There are so many small nods to events in other books, not to mention character cameos, that I think I would have missed otherwise.

What particularly strikes me about Discworld's "politics" is that there's no point where any system, mindset, set of values or beliefs is held up as an obvious ideal or a self-evident nightmare. Jingoism is looked at in a negative light when examined in the book that's directly named after it, but an insular national/racial identity is also applauded here and there for percieved merits in context (there's no singular book there, but Dwarfs as a whole are general presented as a favourable and sympathetic people sometimes despite and sometimes because of their conservative nature). By the same token the likes of "Monstrous regiment", "Pyramids" and "Feet of clay" shows us the very nasty and harmful aspects of closed-minded or backwards-looking mentalities. Some of the most heroic and laudable characters are somewhat ignorant, arrogant and faintly racist but these are personal flaws rather than defining traits and on balance oftentimes a starry-eyed effort at utopia ends up going quite badly when people with all the best will in the world end up doing the wrong things for causes that we might even agree with on the surface. Religion (especially actual, provably real GODS) gets a bit of a paddling from time to time, but faith in/of itself is also a source of strength and purpose, driving a number of characters to greatness and heroism by way of adhering to the spirit of their religion rather than rigid dogma and when a point is made about cultural or ethnic diversity it's never a blanket "This is good because of course it is", it's just people doing people things around other people and getting along the best they know how... the emergence of places like Ankh-Morpork as enormous melting pots and hubs of culture, learning and commerce comes about as an accident of these processes rather than some pre-ordained awesomeness just because sentient boulders and magically-animated ceramic statues have a horse in the race. It all comes together as a refreshingly non-judgemental look at the drives and thought processes that make us tick through the lens of absurdist fantasy where nothing is taken as absolute from the start and every viewpoint, however misinformed or monstrous, gets a chance to explain itself fully even if that explanation completely fails to vindicate the character offering it. Good people are good because they do good things and bad people are bad because they do bad things... nobody is ever outright handed a card that says they're the hero or villain because their beliefs and motivations are just flat out RIGHT or WRONG as dictated by an invisible moral council.

Reaper Man is my fave Discworld book, and one of my favorite books of all time. The B plot is a little weak, but the Death plot is strong enough to make up for it. Death's monologue is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴜs. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴍᴇʀᴄʏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴜs. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴜs. Aʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀs. Bᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ. Fᴏʀ ɪғ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ, ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛ. Iғ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʙʟɪɴᴅ ᴏʙʟɪᴠɪᴏɴ. Aɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏʙʟɪᴠɪᴏɴ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴇɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ. Lᴏʀᴅ, ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɢʀᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ? Fᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. Tᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ. Fᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴘʀɪsᴏɴᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʙɪʀᴅs. Lᴏʀᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ғᴏʀ, ɪғ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Rᴇᴀᴘᴇʀ Mᴀɴ?

Thank you for giving Sir Terry some love, you nailed it as usual. A quote from one of my favourite books “The Truth” “There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer? And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass) or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman's eye. ”

By pure chance, Mort was my entry point into the Discworld series. I've loved every Discworld book I've read, but I couldn't agree more that this is such a good place to start, and reading Mort really kindled my love for this world. Also Terry Pratchett's Death is just one of my favorite characters in all of ever, such a good character.

If you enjoyed vimes in the watch, you should definitely sink into the Witches series of books. Granny Weatherwax acts as vimes on more a much larger scale, and instead of vimes having to work inside the system to get things done, she breaks the parts she knows she can get away with.

My favorite Discworld book is "Going Postal", OMG it's fantastic lol

Monstrous Regiment is also very underrated, imo. It's a great one-shot as well, even though you do get more out of it, when you've read the Watch series and The Truth (which is also -ing great!).

I started with Colour of Magic and thought it was brilliant, the Rincewind arch is totalmente excelente. The asgardianish gods playing D&D and shaping the future of the world? Excelent! I read them in chronologic order, and that had the advantage of never getting tired of a particular arch or some characters.

I am an old guy and have read every one many, many times. O have purchased at least a dozen copies each of Small Gods and Pyramids and with the zeal of an evangelist press these copies into the hands of people I know and tell them that they should read these. Some people are scared and might think i am a Scientologist, but others will read them and then beg for more. BTW the best book of. Them all is Night Watch. Pratchett make you laugh and cry. Thanks for this video!

I started with "Pyramids", but usually recommend others to begin with "Small Gods". I agree, this series is a must read, not only for fantasy fans. Side note: My signed copy of "Feet of Clay" is probably my most precious possesion!

Ah yes, Dave, aslo known as Dave Teale, the main antogonist of Daniel’s life

Why am I here? I've already read all of Discworld

Right there with you on Small Gods being the best! That said, you missed a great entry point option: the Witches line starting with Wyrd Sisters (I disagree with that table on starting with Equal Rites, it's not really part of the line, and can be read separately). The Witches books also have some of the most iconic and well loved characters in the Discword.

Sir Terry is arguably the best writer of our time. Having read his entire catalogue many times, I never fail to enjoy them or notice something new with each read. Sam Vimes is for me the best character, a flawed and bitter man who reaches deep and learns something new about himself in every book to become a better version of himself. My favourite is when the following dark meets his inner watchman, the formless deamon from the dawn of time, is so impressed and scared it runs. Genius on every level, should be studied alongside Shakespeare.

I recently read Guards Guards! as my first Discworld book and loved it so much.

Some time in, as I recall, the 90s, a critic on a late night literary TV show was berating SirTP because he "didn't even write in chapters". Another time, during the Harry Potter phase, he was being interviewed as 'another' fantasy author (JKR couldn't make it - you may have seen the t-shirt). The interviewer rounded off by aaking if he wished he could be as successful as JKR, to which SirT calmly as ever pointed out that he had infact written and sold far more books than JKR. Now, since his annoying death I've seen the same critics and pundits lavishing praise and comparing him favourably to Shakespeare. Which just shows how good a career move suddenly dying can be.

It makes me so happy as a Discworld fanatic to see so many booktubers getting into Discworld!

"Terry Pratchett was the Johnathan Swift of our modern age" - Sir Philip Pullman. 🧙❤️🐢 Thanks so much for this pitch perfect rundown of the Disk World series Mr. Greene. In the 5 long years since Sir Terry's sad passing, I sincerely believe that the world needs his gentle good humour more now than ever, with every passing day! And as a fantasy fan, I feel the more newcomers we can help learn of his work, the more we'll be able to help bring about a more happy, wise, mirthful, imaginative & humanely wholesome world. 💖

Sam Vimes! Now that that’s out of my system. My first few disk world books were guards guards, mort, and wyrd sisters

Captain vimes is a legend of a character..from drunkard to badass,hes got one of the best story arcs....well..apart from the librarian

I loved "Colour Of Magic" - its not the strongest of stories; I think "Thud" and "Going Postal" really fit that bill.

Ankh-Morpork City Watch is probably the best for readers new to the series, some of the best and funniest writing and characterization to me in books as a medium, but I don't want anyone coming away from this thinking that any of the books are actually "bad" to start on. I can't speak to Daniels experience, I didn't start on Colours of Magic, mine was Going Postal and I immediately fell in love, but all the books I think are okay to jump into, even mid series. They all have self contained elements/arcs and establish the world and characters individually, which is especially good for re-reads, you don't have to check and remind yourself of through-lines to enjoy one for the 3rd+ time. What's more amazing is it's done so artfully it never feels like you're re-reading about something you've already been told, it never gets tired. Mainly, reader, just don't disregard any because they don't look like they'd be the parts you enjoy most, it's ALL well worth checking out imo. Ps... I ATE'NT DEAD

I started last year with Mort, and instantly fell in Love. Death is just so precious!

Started from the very beginning (The Colour of Magic), and am now up to book 4 (Mort). Although I will say the Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic definitely were not easy entry points, I don't regret starting from the start at all. I already see by book 4 how Pratchett is building his world and mythos brick by brick, and it's super satisfying to see the world evolve as it did in the writer's mind. It's a great (if incredibly complex) atlas of the world, as our characters pinball around (and off) Discworld, meeting so many different class and types of characters that I felt I got to know this fantastical society quite well. By the time I'd put in the work and got to Equal Rites and Mort, I felt stable on my two feet and fully equipped to go on these new journeys with all the intimate knowledge of the world I needed. Plus, god I love Rincewind, Twoflower and the Luggage.

My introduction to Discworld was through the Tiffany Aching (audio)books, and they genuinely mean so much to me, that story really left a mark on me and was a significant factor in me being so into fantasy now. And I honestly think that Tiffany Aching is the best character in all of fantasy ever, at least for me, as I've never connected with a character more than her. So that's also a really good starting point for Discworld. Oh also, Tony Robinson's (yes Baldrick from Blackadder) narration is incredibly good and so funny, I would never have the Nac Mac Feegle sound any different.

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Perfect timing. A set of my first Discworld reads is on its way to me and should arrive soon-ish

I started with Mort, which was the newest book at the time. Loved it, read the others, and went on order of publication from there on. I vividly remember the point where I was hooked. Pratchett spends an entire page describing this beautiful scenery that Mort could see riding Binky at high altitude, and capped it off with "but Mort was too distracted to notice any of it". It was hilarious to me how he gets the reader to go through that and then throws it in the garbage, narratively speaking. But I agree picking one of the story arcs and reading it that way is a good plan. I love the colour of magic and the light fantastic, but they might not be the best intro to the series. I met Pratchett once, in a small book store in PA. Had a pile of books for him to sign and he graciously went through them all. My favorite is an old hard cover of Reaper Man. He drew a scythe and wrote Have Fun! Probably thought I was going to sell them, but I still have every one.

Im so happy you did another video and didnt give up on the series! I was really saddened by ur previous discworld vid cuz this series is awesoooooome

Loved Discworld books, had the honour of meeting the great man twice

I will argue for chronological order, as a bunch of jokes build off of running things from previous books and there is a loose chronological development of the world that happens. Plus it gives nice variety

The Vines "Boots" Theory.

Love this video! I've wanted to get into Discworld for ages but was always unsure where to start, so thank you! Currently reading Good Omens as my Pratchett entry point

I started with Small Gods. Yep, it was a great book. Never imagined I would root for a turtle so much.

You have to mention the Tiffany Aching books too. The Nac Mac Feegles (Wee Free Men) are absolutely hilarious and the stories are great. Reading the story aloud is a worthwhile experience as well. They are so much fun.

Thanks for doing these 'Before You Read' videos, it's been very useful for me as a newbie to fantasy books.

Thanks Daniel! I will be starting Discworld in Octobwr with Guards, Guards. I will be sure to read Small Gods before hand. Appreciate the jumping off point!

There are times when you need a Discworld book, and you still have 12 available for that. Some fan favourites are in there and they are well worth it.

That's the Video I didn't know I needed in my life. I didn't even thought about reading Discworld in the near future, because it just seems so intimidating. But now I am really pumped! I love how you have 3 different books to start and the explanations for everyone!

I really appreciate your videos and insights. I enjoy your work for what it is but get a lot out of it for why I found it as well. I look to your work for help on what I want to read and sometimes to set my expectations to a degree on something I plan to go through. I find it incredibly helpful. Thank you. Simply, thank you.

Thanks Daniel. I won’t read this anytime soon, but I definitely want to get to them someday. I’m actually planning on starting the wheel of time next month, so I’ll be busy I’m afraid. Either way, I’m definitely excited about as much spoiler free Discworld content as you decide to make.

Exactly the recommendations I would have given. The City Watch series of books starting with Guards Guards is my favourite, Mort was I think the first Discworld book I read and Death is a great character and Small Gods is phenomenal. If you've read 29 books you probably haven't finished the City Watch books yet or touched any of the Moist Von Lipwig or Tiffany Aching series?

Currently reading Book of the Ancestor and can tell that post series depression is coming and this sounds a fantastic palate cleanser. Thanks Dan.

Daniel. I'm going to be honest with you. I saw this and immediately covered my mouth and whispered behind my hands, "... oh no. Oh no. If he says Discworld is overrated or says anything bad about Sir Terry, this is going to be it. I don't think I can stay here. " Then I relaxed a bit...then panicked a bit when you started the book order. The Guards books are an obvious start but...I expected you to go Witches. I even commented to the person watching with me, "He's probably going to say Witches. Everyone always loves the Witch books. Me, I'd say Guards and Death. Those are the best" and then that's exactly what you did and your comments were Death were spot on. I'm sorry for doubting you. You just tend to like darker fiction than I do and well, to be honest, my entries into Fantasy were: Lord of the Rings when I was young, Discworld in my teens, and Dresden Files in my highschool-college years. What am I supposed to do, really? I started with some of the absolute best and it made everything else seem a little...lacking. And you'll note all three of those have a central theme of "Things can suck but what are you going to do about it?" and "If someone dies, it's generally for a good reason and is handled very well" and when I've tried other books, I've just never been a fan of feeling oppressed. Pratchett brought light into my world and Butcher continued it. As Death himself says, "WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?" So. I'm sorry I got so worried that you'd say something negative. When Pratchett died, I cried as hard as if I lost a family member... and I have one last Discworld book to read, signed by Pratchett. It's sitting in my literal hope chest and I don't want to read it because if I read it, it's done. No more. I actually envy you for having so many books ahead of you.

This was really interesting and helpful! I've been feeling intrigued by Discworld for a while now, it's nice to have a good idea where to start!

I love the Death series and especially Death as a character, and I completely agree about your points regarding Small Gods.

Never commented here before, but watch a lot of your stuff. Very excited to see Sir Terry get his due on your channel! His series is life changing. And funny. And I can’t believe I read 41books in one series

Fantastic video! first of yours I've seen. I've read all the Discworld many times over and I would like to say that I think you had a brilliant view of the narrative. also... monstrous regiment is also a great starting point for a stand-alone story with brilliant humour and social commentary.

I just watched your Small Gods video and this video popped up in my feed and I had to watch this also. I absolutely love Terry Pratchett and his Discworld Series! Sadly I haven't read a lot of them yet, so my goal is too read them all soon. My first experience with this series was Wyrd Sisters which I loved. Now I am working on purchasing the whole series, and since I have read a few of his books, I am starting with book one and going in order. I love the craziness of his books and his characters are fantastic!

I did start with “Colour of Magic” and I’m four books in chronologically but I’m gonna take your advice and pick one plot!!! Thank you so much!!! (My mom used the character of Death to get me into ‘Discworld’! He really is the best, I love him so much ❤️. “Mort” is one of my favourite books EVER.)

If you are a bit younger I recommend the Tiffany Arching novels, I started at 14 with Wee Free Men and loved the Discworld ever since.

Awesome video! Thank you, Daniel!

Yo. Thanks for this. Very handy info to find the correct starting point for me!

First time i started reading, pretty much as my introduction to the fantasy, it didn't have anything to do with chronology. I think my first discworld book was either Monsterous Regiment or Thief of Time, which my father read to me when i was around 8yo, then i finished all the books available before i turned 14. Rereading them now, I can appreciate on how many levels this series works- fun engrossing stories for everyone, wast world and relatable characters for more focused readers, and beneath all that, meta commentary on the fantasy genre in earlier books, and in later ones a lot of accurate saitire on a wide variety of topics taken out from our world, absurd, yet perfectly believable in context of the discworld.

And here we see him in his final form: Daniel Greenescreen.

I am really enjoying the new editing style, its actually so funny haha

Thank you, very helpful video! Much appreciated

That's a lot of books. I can't help but ask the question: "Did Terry ever sleep?"

Finally, Daniel talks about discworld!!! I have been waiting so long for this day! I can finally die in piece and join the great a’tuin.

Great summary. Love Pratchett, and particularly your shirt.

Great video! Can't wait to finally start reading this series.

Got the hardcopy of Small Gods I brought on a whim with me, and by Om, was it a great choice to pick up. Love the book, love its discussions, and it genuinely morphed how I view the world, for the better. With you on that one. Would also recommend reading Monsterous Regiment for another great one shot story, though with considerably more politics in it though that didn't diminish enjoyment one bit. Also, side note on Reaper Man: an extremely humane Death is there, and I love him for it, his acknowledgement of his role and his willingness to not be overthrow by something as heartless and cold as the process he governs, twisted into something he's not. He's a good man, yet a great reaper as well.

Literally any video that gives more awareness to this series is a good video to me.

Thank for the guide. I want to start with Discworld this year.

Thank you for this video Daniel. Been reading most of Discworld throughout my mid to late teens, I can't overstate how much this influenced me. Great to see you give it the respect it deserves. I'd have loved to hear your take on the witches as well, since I feel like a lot of Pratchett's philosophy on stories is best exemplified in those novels.

I was listening to this video in the background and got really startled at 5:03. Did not expect that at all. Sweet socks tho.

Terry Pratchett is my favorite author of all time. I drive a lot for my job and I listen to his audiobooks

So happy to see this video Daniel! I have such love for the Discworld. The first adult fantasy book I ever read was Mort when I was fourteen (way back in 1991!) and I would always recommend this as a starting point for Discworld. In fact a little while ago you did a video on fantasy books for kids and I meant to recommend Pratchett! I agree with you on Small Gods - a fantastic and clever stand alone book. STP was the master of satirical commentary and just so bloody funny. Definitely go to comfort books for me. The City Watch and the Witches are my favourite groups.

This is super helpful. Thank you 🙏

Oh my god Discworld! Pratchett was like my second dad, I was kind of growing up with this series!

Whoops! I just started my Pratchett journey with Reaper Man (and not the ones on your list) but thankfully was immediately entranced. I have not had that much joy reading a book in a long time. Can’t believe it took me so long to visit Discworld! So pleased to find this video because I was struggling to pick the next book out of the maze. Thank you!

I always recommend people start with the City Watch books, specifically Night Watch. The first book I read was Monstrous Regiment, which was great. The second book I read was The Wee Free Men, which I adored. But Night Watch? That story gripped me in ways I wasn't expecting and it was the anchor that solidified my love for the series. Possibly the best book in the whole series, imo. I really wish I could have had an opportunity to meet Terry. His books may have saved my formative years.

Almost all the books are amazing, many of them made me eye teary at the end. The ones that stand out now in my mind are: Guards!Guards!, Equal rites, Small Gods, Masquarade, Lords and Ladies, Pyramids, Witches abroad, The last hero, Going postal. All the characters are amazing, Carrot is my favourite, and Patrician, and Rincewind, and Granny, and Miss Ogg. I am so grateful to Terry Pratchett!

I started with the witches series and looooooved it. Rincewind gets so much better later on but I am glad I didn’t start there.

Oh wow what a coincidence... I started with Guards! Guards! last week and finished it yesterday and i have to say it was a perfect start for me! I loved it. Thanks for the video! Great content, as always. Thanks to the socks. ;)

Sweet, I love Discworld so I'm happy to see you enjoying it and spreading the good word. City watch is definitely my favourite sub-series with the fifth elephant and feet of clay being my favorites