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Discworld Reading Order

Discworld by Terry Pratchett has 41 main books (1983–2015). Start with The Color of Magic (1983) and read the numbered books in order.

By Terry Pratchett

Discworld books in order

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  1. #1

    The Color of Magic

    1983 · 239 pages

    4 h 11 min
  2. #2

    The Light Fantastic

    1986 · 256 pages

    4 h 29 min
  3. #3

    Equal Rites

    1987 · 255 pages

    4 h 28 min
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  5. #4

    Mort

    1987 · 297 pages

    5 h 12 min
  6. #5

    Sourcery

    1988 · 314 pages

    5 h 30 min
  7. #6

    Wyrd Sisters

    1988 · 322 pages

    5 h 38 min
  8. #7

    Pyramids

    1989 · 366 pages

    6 h 24 min
  9. #8

    Guards! Guards!

    1989 · 378 pages

    6 h 37 min
  10. #9

    Eric

    1990 · 158 pages

    2 h 46 min
  11. #10

    Moving Pictures

    1990 · 360 pages

    6 h 18 min
  12. #11

    Reaper Man

    1991 · 301 pages

    5 h 16 min
  13. #12

    Witches Abroad

    1991 · 320 pages

    5 h 36 min
  14. #13

    Small Gods

    1992 · 351 pages

    6 h 9 min
  15. #14

    Lords and Ladies

    1992 · 377 pages

    6 h 36 min
  16. #15

    Men at Arms

    1993 · 377 pages

    6 h 36 min
  17. #16

    Soul Music

    1994 · 384 pages

    6 h 43 min
  18. #17

    Interesting Times

    1994 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min
  19. #18

    Maskerade

    1995 · 363 pages

    6 h 21 min
  20. #19

    Feet of Clay

    1996 · 379 pages

    6 h 38 min
  21. #20

    Hogfather

    1996 · 383 pages

    6 h 42 min
  22. #21

    Jingo

    1997 · 415 pages

    7 h 16 min
  23. #22

    The Last Continent

    1998 · 406 pages

    7 h 6 min
  24. #23

    Carpe Jugulum

    1998 · 378 pages

    6 h 37 min
  25. #24

    The Fifth Elephant

    1999 · 415 pages

    7 h 16 min
  26. #25

    The Truth

    2000 · 392 pages

    6 h 52 min
  27. #26

    Thief of Time

    2001 · 384 pages

    6 h 43 min
  28. #27

    The Last Hero

    2001 · 174 pages

    3 h 3 min
  29. 4 h 45 min
  30. #29

    Night Watch

    2002 · 400 pages

    7 h
  31. #30

    The Wee Free Men

    2003 · 317 pages

    5 h 33 min
  32. #31

    Monstrous Regiment

    2003 · 411 pages

    7 h 12 min
  33. #32

    A Hat Full of Sky

    2004 · 351 pages

    6 h 9 min
  34. #33

    Going Postal

    2004 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
  35. #34

    Thud!

    2005 · 398 pages

    6 h 58 min
  36. #35

    Wintersmith

    2006 · 360 pages

    6 h 18 min
  37. #36

    Making Money

    2007 · 400 pages

    7 h
  38. #37

    Unseen Academicals

    2009 · 464 pages

    8 h 7 min
  39. #38

    I Shall Wear Midnight

    2010 · 416 pages

    7 h 17 min
  40. #39

    Snuff

    2011 · 461 pages

    8 h 4 min
  41. #40

    Raising Steam

    2013 · 408 pages

    7 h 9 min
  42. #41

    The Shepherd's Crown

    2015 · 319 pages

    5 h 35 min

Main books together: 14,488 pages, about 253 h 37 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: common questions

How many books are in the Discworld series?
There are 41 main books in Discworld. The most recent main book listed here is The Shepherd's Crown (2015).
What order should I read Discworld in?
Read Discworld in its numbered order: The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, and so on. Most Discworld novels stand alone and also belong to smaller character sub-series that can be read on their own.
What is the first Discworld book?
The first book is The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett, published in 1983.
How long does it take to read the whole Discworld series?
The 41 main books add up to about 14,488 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 253½ hours of reading, or about 508 days at 30 minutes a day.

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