Discworld Books in Order, by Terry Pratchett

A satirical and comedic fantasy written by Terry Pratchett (1948 – 2015), Discworld is composed of numerous novels, each exploring different aspects of the Discworld and featuring a diverse cast of characters–including wizards, witches, guardsmen, and anthropomorphic personifications like Death.

All those stories are set in the Discworld, a flat, disc-shaped world supported by four giant elephants that stand on the back of Great A’Tuin, a massive turtle.

The stories weave together social satire, parody, and humor as characters navigate the eccentricities of the Discworld and confront various challenges, ranging from political intrigue to cosmic events.

While each novel is relatively self-contained, recurring characters and locations provide continuity throughout the series.

Here is the Discworld Series in Order

Most of the books focus on one or more recurring characters. Before separating the novels into different sub-series, let’s take a look at the Discworld in publication order:

The Color of Magic (1983)
The Light Fantastic (1986)
Equal Rites (1987)
Mort (1987)
Sourcery (1988)
Wyrd Sisters (1988)
Pyramids (1989)
Guards! Guards! (1989)
Eric (1990)
Moving Pictures (1990)
Reaper Man (1991)
Witches Abroad (1991)
Small Gods (1992)
Lords and Ladies (1992)
Men at Arms (1993)
Soul Music (1994)
Interesting Times (1995)
Maskerade (1995)
Feet of Clay (1996)
Hogfather (1996)
Jingo (1997)
The Last Continent (1998)
Carpe Jugulum (1998)
The Fifth Elephant (1999)
The Truth (2000)
Thief of Time (2001)
The Last Hero (2001)
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
Night Watch (2002)
The Wee Free Men (2003)
Monstrous Regiment (2003)
A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
Going Postal (2004)
Thud! (2005)
Wintersmith (2006)
Making Money (2007)
Unseen Academicals (2009)
I Shall Wear Midnight (2010)
Snuff (2011)
Raising Steam (2013)
The Shepherd’s Crown (2015)

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Here are The Discworld Books in Order By characters

The Wizard Rincewind Books

The Color of Magic (1983)
The Light Fantastic (1986)
Sourcery (1988)
Eric (1990)
Interesting Times (1995)
The Last Continent (1998)
The Last Hero (2001)

The Death Books

Mort (1987)
Reaper Man (1991)
Soul Music (1994)
Hogfather (1996)
Thief of Time (2001)

The Witches Books

Equal Rites (1987)
Wyrd Sisters (1988)
Witches Abroad (1991)
Lords and Ladies (1992)
Maskerade (1995)
Carpe Jugulum (1998)

The Tiffany Aching Books

The Wee Free Men (2003)
A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
Wintersmith (2006)
I Shall Wear Midnight (2010)
The Shepherd’s Crown (2015)

The Ankh-Morpork City Watch Books

Guards! Guards! (1989)
Men at Arms (1993)
Feet of Clay (1996)
Jingo (1997)
The Fifth Elephant (1999)
Night Watch (2002)
Thud! (2005)
Snuff (2011)

The Moist von Lipwig Books

Going Postal (2004)
Making Money (2007)
Raising Steam (2013)