You'll encounter wizards, policemen, witches, golems, dwarves, werewolves, con men, assassins, and even Death himself (riding his horse Binky) as characters who occupy the Discworld. The Discworld series of books feature an array of interesting characters that are vehicles for a fantasy-shrouded satire of contemporary and historical human society. Related: 8 Modern Fantasy Authors You Might Have Missed (And Why They’re Great) What Is Discworld? There are several great entry points into the series, and most of the books contain standalone stories (although there may be references and crossovers at some points). Fortunately, it isn't a linear series that needs to be read in order! It's a sprawling world with tons of interesting stories.īut it can be hard to break into the Discworld series of comedy-fantasy novels if you don't know where to start. While they can’t keep complete order in the city, they try their best.Sir Terry Pratchett wrote over 70 books in a career spanning 44 years-and 41 of those books were set in Discworld. They would follow Vimes to the end of the Earth, and sometimes they very well do. Crossbow, and Nobby Nobbs, who is well, Nobby Nobbs. We have Angua, a werewolf lieutenant that stays far away from silver, Detritus the troll who hasn’t quite mastered Mr. The Watch, of course, has more leaders than Vimes and Carrot. They learn to work together Carrot reminds Vimes why he became a policeman in the first place, and Vimes grounds Carrot to adjust to the city’s morally grey area.
Vimes decides to take charge before Carrot gets in trouble arresting the Thieves Guild, and when a dragon attempts to usurp Patrician Vetinari, the leader of the city. He planned for Carrot Ironfoundersson, a human foundling raised by dwarves, to enter the city, rescue the citizens from the dragon, and take over the story. Terry Pratchett didn’t expect Sam Vimes to rise to the occasion.
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