Discworld
Having read the Discworld books for years in a haphazard, ad hoc way, I've decided to go through and re-read every book in order of release and record my thoughts.
| Discworld Books | Summary | Book in Series | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Color of Magic | Twoflower, the Disc's first tourist, enlists failed-wizard Rincewind as a guide to travel the world. | 1 | Recommended with caveats |
| The Light Fantastic | Picking up where The Color of Magic left off, a great approaching star threatens the Disc's inhabitants, and Rincewind is compelled to be the hero he never wanted to be. | 2 | Recommended |
| Equal Rites | Eskarina Smith, born wizard and apprentice witch to Granny Weatherwax, travels to Unseen University to enroll as a student. | 3 | Recommended |
| Mort | Mort, a gangly teenager with more curiosity than drive, is recruited by Death as his apprentice. | 4 | Recommended |
| Sourcery | Sourcery has returned to Discworld, imperiling all its inhabitants, and our unlikely hero Rincewind must find a way to sort it out. | 5 | Recommended |
| Wyrd Sisters | King Verence of Lancre is assassinated by an unstable Duke, and Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat work together to save their tiny kingdom. | 6 | Recommended |
| Pyramids | Teppic, king of Djelibeybi and trained assassin of Ankh Morpork, is struck with divinity when his father dies and must return to his ancestral home to take his place. | 7 | Recommended |
| Guards! Guards! | When a group of thugs are vaporized by what may be a large wading bird, Captain Vimes and the Ankh-Morpork Nightwatch must find the culprit and save the city from certain tyranny. | 8 | Recommended |
| Faust Eric | - | 9 | - |
| Moving Pictures | Holy Wood takes Discworld by force. | 10 | Recommended |
| Reaper Man | Death is relieved of duty and put to pasture and Windle Poons, 134-year-old wizard, gets a new lease on life. | 11 | Recommended |
| Witches Abroad | Magrat inherits Godmotherhood and must stop a girl from marrying a prince, with the help of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. | 12 | Recommended |