the right order
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Mariekni, could you perhaps list the books you've got now? Then we could recommend which one you should wait with (because it's part of a series) and which you could read now (stand-alone books, or first in a series).
I myself prefer reading books in a chronological-as-written order, just to avoid even minor spoilers, but that's just little old OCD me
Welcome to the site, enjoy the books!
I myself prefer reading books in a chronological-as-written order, just to avoid even minor spoilers, but that's just little old OCD me
Welcome to the site, enjoy the books!
I think it's worth reading the witch books and the watch books in order because there's so much character development that it can be disappointing to go back to the earlier version of Vimes or Granny Weatherwax.
However the really important thing is to read and enjoy them, after all you can always reread them all in a "correct" order later
However the really important thing is to read and enjoy them, after all you can always reread them all in a "correct" order later
Doughnut Jimmy said:
I think it's worth reading the witch books and the watch books in order because there's so much character development that it can be disappointing to go back to the earlier version of Vimes or Granny Weatherwax.
However the really important thing is to read and enjoy them, after all you can always reread them all in a "correct" order later
However the really important thing is to read and enjoy them, after all you can always reread them all in a "correct" order later
poohcarrot said:
How come you're allowed to say TOT, TFE & CJ when everyone moaned when Jano said FE & WA?
And don't even think of counting me among those were were "moaning' about Jano's abbreviations. I simply asked what they were. Wasn't complaining about them.
Poor Mariekni--I hope all this anal-retentive bantering about doesn't drive you away from here. It's all in good fun.
What about the "Worthing" comment I knee-jerkedly made, because you appear to be claiming to come from the US again?
Anyway the Geneva Convention on abbreviations states that first you have to do this;
Thief of Time(TOT).
Then every time you mention it the abbreviation, people have a reference point to go back to.
Anyway the Geneva Convention on abbreviations states that first you have to do this;
Thief of Time(TOT).
Then every time you mention it the abbreviation, people have a reference point to go back to.
poohcarrot said:
What about the "Worthing" comment I knee-jerkedly made, because you appear to be claiming to come from the US again?
Anyway the Geneva Convention on abbreviations states that first you have to do this;
Thief of Time(TOT).
Anyway the Geneva Convention on abbreviations states that first you have to do this;
Thief of Time(TOT).
Now, I never said WHICH side of the pond I was referring to, did I?
J-I-B
J-I-B I am concerned that you are suffering from some confusion about the differences between the Geneva convention, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU)
since any attempt to combine beaurocracies results in an exponential increase in red tape I shall introduce a motion to clarify the differences between them at the earliest opportunity
since any attempt to combine beaurocracies results in an exponential increase in red tape I shall introduce a motion to clarify the differences between them at the earliest opportunity
Willem said:
Mariekni, could you perhaps list the books you've got now? Then we could recommend which one you should wait with (because it's part of a series) and which you could read now (stand-alone books, or first in a series).
I myself prefer reading books in a chronological-as-written order, just to avoid even minor spoilers, but that's just little old OCD me
Welcome to the site, enjoy the books!
I myself prefer reading books in a chronological-as-written order, just to avoid even minor spoilers, but that's just little old OCD me
Welcome to the site, enjoy the books!
the colour of magic
the light fantastic
mort hogfather
thud
reaper man
thief of time
jingo
sould music
eric
feet of clay
interesting times
monstrous regiment
also i have on the way
equal rites
soucery
i think thats them all
Sorry I didn't welcome you earlier. I remember a disussion about reading order a couple of months ago and someone supplied a 'READING CHART' that, although slightly out of date, I thought might be useful. Unfortunately, I cannot remember who posted it or where, but thank-you anyway.
hi penfold thank you for the welcome. do you mean this thread?
http://88.208.209.103/minisites/terrypr ... php?t=1225
if so i have took a look at it and must say i couldnt make head nor tail of it (i can be very ditsy at times ).
http://88.208.209.103/minisites/terrypr ... php?t=1225
if so i have took a look at it and must say i couldnt make head nor tail of it (i can be very ditsy at times
).
Doughnut Jimmy said:
J-I-B I am concerned that you are suffering from some confusion about the differences between the Geneva convention, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU)
since any attempt to combine beaurocracies results in an exponential increase in red tape I shall introduce a motion to clarify the differences between them at the earliest opportunity
since any attempt to combine beaurocracies results in an exponential increase in red tape I shall introduce a motion to clarify the differences between them at the earliest opportunity
J-I-B
*If you don't get this reference, you're probably not British and/or over the age of 20 and/or a fan of classic BBC comedies.
mariekni said:
hi penfold thank you for the welcome. do you mean this thread?
http://88.208.209.103/minisites/terrypr ... php?t=1225
if so i have took a look at it and must say i couldnt make head nor tail of it (i can be very ditsy at times ).
http://88.208.209.103/minisites/terrypr ... php?t=1225
if so i have took a look at it and must say i couldnt make head nor tail of it (i can be very ditsy at times
).
Definately Mort next - although it's book 4, nothing in book 3 has an impact on the things happening in book 3.
If your other books haven't arrived when you've finished with Mort, I'd say your pretty safe with Reaper Man (which is among many a fan's favorite books). After that, Soul Music, then Hogfather, then Thief of Time - these books all deal with Death in big parts. Still, I'd recommend reading those already ONLY if you haven't received the books inbetween yet.
For the others:
Don't read Feet of Clay, Jingo or Thud yet. These books are about the watchmen of Ankh-Morpork, and best read in order.
You seem to enjoy Rincewind, so try and get Sourcery soon. It picks up where Light Fantastic ends. Rincewind's adventures continue in Eric, and in Interesting Times after that. You might have overdosed on Rincewind by then though
Monstrous Regiment seems a standalone book, but there are many, many (short) appearances of characters from other books in there. I think you'll very much enjoy it without reading the previous books, but you'll miss out on lots of stuff.
Once again, I usually recommend reading them in the order they were published. You see the Discworld and characters evolving that way.
If your other books haven't arrived when you've finished with Mort, I'd say your pretty safe with Reaper Man (which is among many a fan's favorite books). After that, Soul Music, then Hogfather, then Thief of Time - these books all deal with Death in big parts. Still, I'd recommend reading those already ONLY if you haven't received the books inbetween yet.
For the others:
Don't read Feet of Clay, Jingo or Thud yet. These books are about the watchmen of Ankh-Morpork, and best read in order.
You seem to enjoy Rincewind, so try and get Sourcery soon. It picks up where Light Fantastic ends. Rincewind's adventures continue in Eric, and in Interesting Times after that. You might have overdosed on Rincewind by then though
Monstrous Regiment seems a standalone book, but there are many, many (short) appearances of characters from other books in there. I think you'll very much enjoy it without reading the previous books, but you'll miss out on lots of stuff.
Once again, I usually recommend reading them in the order they were published. You see the Discworld and characters evolving that way.
You certainly can't go wrong if you go with the publication order.
If doesn't matter that much really, but with some of the series, mostly with the Watch, but also some of the Witches too (the Tiffany books as well as she 'grows' in each book), you get some feel for the various characters as they join the Watch, or, with the Witches, how the events the books describe happen in sequence - for instance if you read Carpe Jugulum before Lord and Ladies, Verence and Magrat's 'issue' might get a bit back to front....
If you did want to read the various series back to back, then it's best to keep to the published order as some things will get a little weird - or wyrder
If doesn't matter that much really, but with some of the series, mostly with the Watch, but also some of the Witches too (the Tiffany books as well as she 'grows' in each book), you get some feel for the various characters as they join the Watch, or, with the Witches, how the events the books describe happen in sequence - for instance if you read Carpe Jugulum before Lord and Ladies, Verence and Magrat's 'issue' might get a bit back to front....
If you did want to read the various series back to back, then it's best to keep to the published order as some things will get a little weird - or wyrder
