As title. If so, what was your first DW book? What’s your favorite?
The fifth elephant. It actually made me read through all the other Rincewind books and then everything else I could find by Mr Pratchett. Loved his world building.
I don’t honestly remember my first book, it was either Colour of Magic or Mort. If I have to pick a favourite I’m going to cheat and say all of the Guards books. I love Vimes and Carrot.
That is fair, the Guards books are all very good.
The first Pratchett book I got my hands on was a thrift store copy of Jingo, and I immediately fell in love. My older sister read Discworld books, and she told me to read Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic next, which I did.
Maybe it’s because Jingo still holds a special place in my heart, but I think my favourite is any book that features Sam Vimes. Night Watch, Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms. The one where Carrot’s origin story in the dwarf mines is described, cant remember which book it is.
Sam Vimes, and Rincewind.I’m pretty sure it was Reaper Man, and then the Hogfather.
My dad was always a huge fan and after I started reading the books, The Hogfather movie became one of our regular Christmas watches.
- Yes
- The Color of Magic, decades ago when I was in high school.
- It varies, often it’s whichever one I just finished. Going Postal and Small Gods are always good.
I had heard about the series for ages before consuming any content. I have ADHD so I read pretty slow, and that tends to bias my enjoyment to visual media. I first watched the Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic mini series with Sean Astin, then Going Postal, and they were all great. I’m reading the books now in, I believe, publication order. Currently on Sourcery. They’ve all been quite enjoyable so far. Granny’s headology still cracks me up.
