Discworld

Discworld is a series of fantasy books by the English author Terry Pratchett (1948-2015). There are 41 novels in total as well as short stories and guidebooks. All of them are set on the Discworld, which is a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants who stand on the back of a giant turtle. Make believe creatures like dragons, dwarves and elves live on the Discworld.

Storylines
The Discworld books follow lots of different characters and storylines. Sometimes, the same main characters are used in several books to create a story arc:

Rincewind
Rincewind was the first main character in Discworld books. He is a wizard who does not know any spells and tries to run away from everything. Even though he is a coward, he saves the world several times by accident.

Death
Death is seen in all the Discworld books except for The Wee Free Men and Snuff. He is a seven foot tall skeleton who appears when people die to take their souls to the afterlife. Even though he is seen as frightening, he is sometimes kind to people. He especially likes cats.

City Watch
The City Watch is a police force in one of the main cities on the Discworld. At the beginning of the series, there are only a few members of the City Watch and they are lazy and useless. Later in the series, they grow to have many members and stop crimes around the city.

Witches
The main witch in the series is Granny Weatherwax. She seems not to like most people but still helps to heal them when they are sick and deliver babies.

Novels
No.TitlePublishedSubseriesNotes1The Colour of Magic1983 Rincewind93rd in the Big Read.2The Light Fantastic1986Continues from The Colour of Magic3Equal Rites1987Witches4MortDeath65th in the Big Read5Sourcery1988Rincewind6Wyrd SistersWitches135th in the Big Read7Pyramids 1989DjelibeybiBritish Science Fiction Award winner, 19898Guards! Guards!City Watch69th in the Big Read9Eric 1990RincewindPublished in a larger format and fully illustrated by Josh Kirby10Moving Pictures Industrial Revolution11Reaper Man 1991Death126th in the Big Read12Witches AbroadWitches197th in the Big Read13Small Gods 1992Omnia102nd in the Big Read14Lords and LadiesWitches15Men at Arms1993City Watch148th in the Big Read16Soul Music1994Death151st in the Big Read17Interesting TimesRincewind18Maskerade1995Witches19Feet of Clay1996City Watch20HogfatherDeath137th in the Big Read; British Fantasy Award nominee, 199721Jingo1997City Watch22The Last Continent1998Rincewind23Carpe JugulumWitches24The Fifth Elephant1999City Watch153rd in the Big Read; Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 200025The Truth2000Industrial Revolution193rd in the Big Read26Thief of Time 2001Death152nd in the Big Read; Locus Award nominee, 200227The Last HeroRincewindPublished in a larger format and fully illustrated by Paul Kidby28The Amazing Maurice and his Educated RodentsÜberwaldA YA (young adult or children's) Discworld book; winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal29Night Watch2002City WatchReceived the Prometheus Award in 2003; came 73rd in the Big Read; Locus Award nominee, 200330The Wee Free Men2003Tiffany AchingThe second YA Discworld book; also published in larger format and fully illustrated by Stephen Player31Monstrous RegimentIndustrial RevolutionThe title is a reference to The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women; 2004 nominee for Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.32A Hat Full of Sky2004Tiffany AchingThe third YA Discworld book33Going PostalMoist von LipwigLocus and Nebula Awards nominee, 200534Thud!2005City WatchLocus Award nominee, 200635Wintersmith2006Tiffany AchingThe fourth YA book.36Making Money2007Moist von LipwigLocus Award winner, Nebula nominee, 200837Unseen Academicals2009RincewindLocus Award Nominee, 201038I Shall Wear Midnight2010Tiffany Aching The fifth YA book, Andre Norton winner, 2010"2010 Nebula Awards Winners", Locus Online, 21 May 2011, accessed 22 May 2011.39Snuff2011City Watch Third fastest selling book in first week of publication40Raising Steam2013Moist von Lipwig41The Shepherd's Crown2015Tiffany Aching The sixth YA book, Completed mid-2014 and published posthumously in 2015

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Category:Books by Terry Pratchett