Finishing Terry Pratchett’s “Dodger” and love it. Is this a series or what do you recommend?
This is my first Pratchett and I just picked it out of the blue. Are they all this good? I know he’s prolific but I just don’t think I’m ready for a 99 book series. What of his should I read next?
All of Pratchett’s books can stand alone. Several though, have a common theme in sort of a 2-5 book miniseries. Try “Nation” next. No other books go with it.
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“Dodger” is one of his weaker offerings, and I don’t mean that as an insult- I mean like, that’s him at 20% power! You’ve got a lot of fun ahead of you!
If you’re not quite ready to jump into the discworld yet, “Nation” is one of his more moving stories, about a boy who survives a world-ending tidal wave.
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Dodger is a stand alone book. If you want another one off, you could try Nation, which Terry described as “the best book I’ve ever written, or ever will write.”
The 41 Discworld books are not as daunting as you might imagine. There is no overarching plot to the books, no cliff hangers and no big bad. Pratchett intended that new readers should be able to pick up any of the books and not feel lost. Many people have read the books in the order “whatever I could find in the library/second hand shop” and done just fine. You definitely don’t have to read them all at once.
That said, there is continuity to the books, and some of them share characters and locations. If a 41 book series is too much, and reading them randomly seems too chaotic, you could read the eight City Watch books. Or the five Death novels. Or any of the other sub series that fans have grouped the books into. Or one of the even more stand alone books, who’s characters don’t reappear, or only have cameos, elsewhere in the series.
There’s no wrong way* to read Pratchett’s work. However you approach them, you’ll probably end up hooked.
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^(* Well. I probably wouldn’t deliberately read them backwards.)
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Discworld is wonderful- silly and thought-provoking and creative. And yes, you can read them in any order. Many people recommend NOT reading them in publication order since the strongest ones aren’t the early ones. I recommend starting with Going Postal or Monstrous Regiment .
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All of Pratchett’s books can stand alone. Several though, have a common theme in sort of a 2-5 book miniseries. Try “Nation” next. No other books go with it.
“Dodger” is one of his weaker offerings, and I don’t mean that as an insult- I mean like, that’s him at 20% power! You’ve got a lot of fun ahead of you!
If you’re not quite ready to jump into the discworld yet, “Nation” is one of his more moving stories, about a boy who survives a world-ending tidal wave.
Dodger is a stand alone book. If you want another one off, you could try Nation, which Terry described as “the best book I’ve ever written, or ever will write.”
The 41 Discworld books are not as daunting as you might imagine. There is no overarching plot to the books, no cliff hangers and no big bad. Pratchett intended that new readers should be able to pick up any of the books and not feel lost. Many people have read the books in the order “whatever I could find in the library/second hand shop” and done just fine. You definitely don’t have to read them all at once.
That said, there is continuity to the books, and some of them share characters and locations. If a 41 book series is too much, and reading them randomly seems too chaotic, you could read the eight City Watch books. Or the five Death novels. Or any of the other sub series that fans have grouped the books into. Or one of the even more stand alone books, who’s characters don’t reappear, or only have cameos, elsewhere in the series.
There’s no wrong way* to read Pratchett’s work. However you approach them, you’ll probably end up hooked.
—-
^(* Well. I probably wouldn’t deliberately read them backwards.)
Discworld is wonderful- silly and thought-provoking and creative. And yes, you can read them in any order. Many people recommend NOT reading them in publication order since the strongest ones aren’t the early ones. I recommend starting with Going Postal or Monstrous Regiment .