Discworld Books in Order
Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy series set on a flat world balanced atop four elephants standing on a giant turtle swimming through space. Across 41 novels it weaves several character-driven sub-series, the Witches, Death, the City Watch, the wizard Rincewind, Moist von Lipwig, and Tiffany Aching, into one sprawling, satirical shared world.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
-
Buy on Amazon1983 · Terry Pratchett
The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld, following the tourist Twoflower and his wizard…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1986 · Terry Pratchett
The Light Fantastic is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. The story follows Rincewind, an inept wizard who is the only person capable of saving…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1987 · Terry Pratchett
A 1987 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, whose profoundly irreverent novels have been consistent number-one bestsellers in England, earning him a…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1987 · Terry Pratchett
Mort is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, published in 1987. It is the fourth Discworld novel and the first to focus on the…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1988 · Terry Pratchett
Rincewind, a wizard known for his incompetence, was last seen falling off the edge of the world. He has now returned, this time accompanied by the…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1988 · Terry Pratchett
Wyrd Sisters is Terry Pratchett's sixth Discworld novel, published in 1988. It re-introduces Granny Weatherwax, a character first seen in Equal…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1989 · Terry Pratchett
A 1989 novel by Terry Pratchett, the seventh Discworld novel. Teppic, new to the job and trained at Ankh-Morpork's assassins' school, becomes pharaoh…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1989 · Terry Pratchett
A superb, long-believed-extinct "noble dragon" appears in Discworld's city of Ankh-Morpork, terrorizing residents by charbroiling everything in its…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2006 · Terry Pratchett
Eric, Discworld's only demonology hacker, attempts to fulfill three wishes: to live forever, to be master of the universe, and to have a stylish…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2002 · Terry Pratchett
In Discworld, alchemists have found a way to turn silver into gold—specifically, the silver screen. Victor Tugelbend, a former wizard turned extra,…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1991 · Terry Pratchett
They say there are only two things you can count on, but that was before DEATH began to question his role. His hesitation leads to his replacement by…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1991 · Terry Pratchett
Once upon a time, a fairy godmother named Desiderata, known for her good heart and wisdom but poor planning, died, leaving Princess Emberella in the…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1992 · Terry Pratchett
A 1992 novel by Terry Pratchett. Brutha the novice is the Chosen One, wanting peace, justice, and brotherly love, and also wanting the Inquisition to…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1992 · Terry Pratchett
A 1992 novel by Terry Pratchett. The fairies are back, and this time Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves, on Midsummer…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1993 · Terry Pratchett
The fifteenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. Corporal Carrot is promoted to lead new recruits guarding Ankh-Morpork, when an ancient document…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2005 · Terry Pratchett
Death goes walkabout, trying everything including joining the French Foreign Legion, to forget a tragic carriage accident at Dead Man's Curve. His…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1994 · Terry Pratchett
"May you live in interesting times" is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of Discworld—especially on the unmagical sorcerer Rincewind, who has…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1995 · Terry Pratchett
The story follows Agnes Nitt as she leaves Lancre to pursue a career at the Opera House in Ankh-Morpork. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg also go to…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1996 · Terry Pratchett
The nineteenth novel in the Discworld universe and third entry in the City Watch series. It follows Captain Carrot, Commander Vimes, and the rest of…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1996 · Terry Pratchett
In 1996, Terry Pratchett wrote a novel set in the Discworld universe, where the Hogfather, a beloved figure, disappears on Hogswatchnight. This event…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1997 · Terry Pratchett
The island of Leshp, a small piece of land in the Circle Sea, becomes the center of a conflict between Ankh-Morpork and the city of Al-Khali in…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1998 · Terry Pratchett
A 1998 novel by Terry Pratchett. Something is amiss at Unseen University, Ankh-Morpork's most prestigious institution of higher learning, when a…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1998 · Terry Pratchett
Carpe Jugulum is a 1998 novel by Terry Pratchett, the twenty-third in the Discworld series. The book is a comic fantasy that parodies vampire…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1999 · Terry Pratchett
A 1999 novel by Terry Pratchett, part of the Discworld series. Commander Vimes is invited to a royal function as both detective and diplomat when an…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2000 · Terry Pratchett
A Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. The Truth is a fantasy novel by the British writer, the 25th book in his Discworld series, published in 2000.…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2001 · Terry Pratchett
A 2001 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett in which the Monks of History manage time as a resource. A young horologist sets out to build the world's…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2001 · Terry Pratchett
The Last Hero is a short fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the twenty-seventh book in his Discworld series, published in 2001. It was…
Read more → -
Buy on AmazonThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
2001 · Terry Pratchett
The Amazing Maurice is a 2001 novel by Terry Pratchett set in the Discworld. It follows Maurice, a clever alley cat who leads a group of rats in a…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2002 · Terry Pratchett
A 2002 novel by Terry Pratchett. Sir Sam Vimes, chasing a psychopath across the rooftops of Ankh-Morpork, is sent back thirty years by…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2003 · Terry Pratchett
A junior Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett follows nine-year-old Tiffany Aching, who believes her grandmother might have been a witch. After her…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2003 · Terry Pratchett
In this Discworld novel, Polly Perks disguises herself as a boy to enlist in the army and search for her lost brother, joining fellow recruits thrown…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2004 · Terry Pratchett
Tiffany Aching begins her apprenticeship in magic, expecting spells and magic, but instead faces chores and a difficult nanny goat. She is unaware…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2004 · Terry Pratchett
Moist von Lipwig, a former swindler, is about to be hanged but instead is offered a job as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari. His task is to revive the…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2005 · Terry Pratchett
Thud! is a 2005 novel by Terry Pratchett. Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch must solve the murder of a dwarf to prevent a…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2006 · Terry Pratchett
A novel by Terry Pratchett, the third title in a series following The Wee Free Men and Hat Full of Sky. Tiffany Aching accidentally begins to…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2007 · Terry Pratchett
The Ankh-Morpork Post Office operates efficiently under Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, a former swindler who has improved its performance. Lord…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2009 · Terry Pratchett
A Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. The wizards of Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University, known for wisdom, magic, and teatime rather than athletics,…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2010 · Terry Pratchett
I Shall Wear Midnight is a 2010 novel by Terry Pratchett, the fourth in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. As the…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2011 · Terry Pratchett
The seventh installment in the Discworld's City Watch collection follows Commander Sam Vimes, at last lured by his wife Lady Sybil on a holiday away…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2013 · Terry Pratchett
"Change is afoot in Ankh-Morpork—Discworld's first steam engine has arrived, and once again Moist von Lipwig finds himself with a new and challenging…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2015 · Terry Pratchett
The Shepherd's Crown is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the last he wrote before his death in March 2015. It is the 41st novel in the…
Read more →
Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
- Buy on Amazon
1992 · Terry Pratchett
"Troll Bridge" is a short story written by Terry Pratchett in 1991. It was included in a collection titled After The King: Stories in Honour of…
Read more → - Buy on Amazon
1993 · Terry Pratchett
"Theatre of Cruelty" is a short Discworld story by Terry Pratchett, written in 1993. Its name derives from a concept of Antonin Artaud. (Summary…
Read more → - Buy on Amazon
- Buy on Amazon
1998 · Terry Pratchett
The Sea and Little Fishes is a short story by Terry Pratchett, written in 1998. It takes place in the Discworld universe and features the witches…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1999 · Terry Pratchett
This omnibus gathers the early Rincewind novels, chronicling the misfortunes of the Disc's most cowardly and inept wizard as he flees from danger…
Read more → - Buy on Amazon
2002 · Terry Pratchett
Death and What Comes Next is a 2002 book by Terry Pratchett. It is book 1.5 of the series Death. Catalog genres: Fantasy.
Read more → - Buy on Amazon
2004 · Terry Pratchett
The Art of Discworld is a book that explores the world of Discworld as created by Terry Pratchett. It features artwork by Paul Kidby, accompanied by…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1994 · Terry Pratchett
The Discworld Companion is an encyclopaedia that details the fictional universe of the Discworld, created by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs. It…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1999 · Terry Pratchett
Discworld is a collection of fantasy comedy novels, graphic novels, short stories, and associated works by Terry Pratchett. All stories are set on…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2005 · Terry Pratchett
Where's My Cow? by Terry Pratchett depicts Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch coming home from work to read to his son, Young Sam, from their…
Read more → -
Buy on AmazonThe Wit and Wisdom of Discworld
2007 · Terry Pratchett
For more than two decades, Terry Pratchett has regaled readers with tales of Discworld, a world populated by ineffectual wizards, sharp-as-tacks…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2012 · Terry Pratchett
This anthology assembles Terry Pratchett's shorter fiction written over decades, including early pieces published under a pseudonym and stories set…
Read more → -
Buy on AmazonMiss Felicity Beedles The World Of Poo
2012 · Terry Pratchett
Staying with his grandmother in Ankh-Morpork, Geoffrey collects specimens for the world's first museum of poo. It is a 2012 novella by Terry…
Read more → -
Buy on AmazonThe Colour of Magic / The Light Fantastic
1993 · Terry Pratchett
This volume collects the first two Discworld novels, following the cowardly wizard Rincewind and the Disc's first tourist, Twoflower, through their…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1999 · Terry Pratchett
Discworld is a collection of fantasy comedy novels, graphic novels, short stories, and associated works by Terry Pratchett. All are set on the…
Read more → - Buy on Amazon
1993 · Terry Pratchett
A map and brief guide to the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy series. The final, artwork-grade map was drawn by…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1998 · Terry Pratchett
The third book in the Discworld Mapp series, published in January 1998, and the first to be illustrated by Paul Kidby. As with the other maps, the…
Read more → - Buy on Amazon
Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Discworld books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The Colour of Magic”. Start with “The Colour of Magic.”
How many books are in the Discworld series?
We list 59 books by Terry Pratchett , published between 1983–2015.
Where can I buy the Discworld books?
Each title above links to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.