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Quite fancy starting to read Terry Pratchett but not sure which one to start with . . .

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BalloonSlayer · 07/05/2013 17:21

any ideas?

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Slubberdegullion · 07/05/2013 19:08

Wyrd Sisters.

The best stand alone book in the series is Small Gods imo.

MissRenataFlitworth · 07/05/2013 18:59

Doesn't matter where you start, really. I love the City Watch ones; Sam Vimes is a wonderful character. May I also recommend Reaper Man, in which you can read about me?

piprabbit · 07/05/2013 17:43

You could also try the Tiffany Aching series - start with Wee Free Men. They are young adult books, but sort of encapsulate TPs story telling.

BrienneOfTarth · 07/05/2013 17:39

Skip The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic - they aren't as interesting or creative as the later stuff and would be more likely to put you off and prevent you from discovering the delights of the later stuff. The best ones are the run from Mort to Lords and Ladies - though Equal Rites is certainly better than the first two he's not quite in his stride yet.

droitwichmummy · 07/05/2013 17:35

Another vote for Wyrd Sisters but tbh just go to the book shop/library and pick the one that you like the look of. It really doesn't matter which order you read them in although once you have them all you probably will want to read them in the right order

MrsCosmopilite · 07/05/2013 17:27

To quote Lewis Carroll, my advice would be "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end" :)

The Colour of Magic is the first in the discworld series. But to be honest, it won't matter too much, other than you might miss some running jokes.

I'm a big fan, and have pretty much everything he's written.

JeanBodel · 07/05/2013 17:26

I would echo that - the witches are very accessible and contain some of his best writing. I'd probably go for Wyrd Sisters over Equal Rites, as he doesn't really get going until WS.

kelda · 07/05/2013 17:24

Probably the first witches one. I started with Wyrd Sisters, although Equal Rites is the first one in the witches series.

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