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In your opinion, what is the first good Discworld book
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dvasya
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colour later on there were some questionable ones but the original one was definitely Good actually even the one before the first Discworld book (Strata) wasn't a terrible Discworld book
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Jymbob
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I'd argue that in the first half-dozen Wyrd Sisters is the first one that's actually what would come to be known as a Discworld book. The ones before that are still finding their style.
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✨pencilears✨
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Reaper Man
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ElectricCogs ⚡⚙️
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Equal Rites, though with the caveat that Colour of Magic / The Light Fantastic are good books, just written before Pratchett knew what he wanted to do with Discworld
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Matthew Frye
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I'd probably go for Mort, personally, but decent argument for about 5 books from Colour of Magic to Guards! Guards! depending on your threshold of "good"
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Robin Johnson
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Strata
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Xenia 🔍💎
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The Color of Magic
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Stavros
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Trick question, there are no good Discworld books.
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CJ the Awkward
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In order of publication, Mort.
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lirnril vlqc
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yeah the first one
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Robert Hutchinson
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The Colour of Magic. I remember seeing guides to reading order all warning people away from starting with it, and I thought they smelled overcautious about not hooking new fans, so I tried it and liked it pretty well. I then read the first . . . 6 or 7, in publishing order? Liked them all.
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Liam
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They’re all good books, Bront
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Orona!
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Guards! Guards!
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a head full of serpents and a mouth full of spiders
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Witches Abroad (tentative) Small Gods (definitive)
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K. Nidalap
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I will dare to say Guards Guards or Wyrd Sisters.
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sitnaltax
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Guards! Guards! is the first "holy crap Pratchett is a genius" one. Mort is probably the first one that crosses the worth-reading bar in its own right.
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mamday (they/them)
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Equal Rites
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Ahmenset Skully
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Equal Rites or Mort.
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Scranton Reality Wanker
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chronologically, Small Gods in release order, probably Guards! Guards! (but I would be willing to give Mort a pass)
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dom jordan
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have to say Colour of Magic because i love that sword & sorcery schtick
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