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Discworld: City Watch Reading Order

Discworld: City Watch by Terry Pratchett has 8 main books (1989–2011). Start with Guards! Guards! (1989) and read the numbered books in order.

By Terry Pratchett

Discworld: City Watch books in order

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  1. #1

    Guards! Guards!

    1989 · 378 pages

    6 h 37 min
  2. #2

    Men at Arms

    1993 · 377 pages

    6 h 36 min
  3. #3

    Feet of Clay

    1996 · 379 pages

    6 h 38 min
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  5. #4

    Jingo

    1997 · 415 pages

    7 h 16 min
  6. #5

    The Fifth Elephant

    1999 · 415 pages

    7 h 16 min
  7. #6

    Night Watch

    2002 · 400 pages

    7 h
  8. #7

    Thud!

    2005 · 398 pages

    6 h 58 min
  9. #8

    Snuff

    2011 · 461 pages

    8 h 4 min

Main books together: 3,223 pages, about 56 h 25 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Discworld: City Watch: common questions

How many books are in the Discworld: City Watch series?
There are 8 main books in Discworld: City Watch. The most recent main book listed here is Snuff (2011).
What order should I read Discworld: City Watch in?
Read Discworld: City Watch in its numbered order: Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, and so on.
What is the first Discworld: City Watch book?
The first book is Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, published in 1989.
How long does it take to read the whole Discworld: City Watch series?
The 8 main books add up to about 3,223 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 56½ hours of reading, or about 113 days at 30 minutes a day.

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