It’s a bit more characteristic of straight genre fiction than a lot of the other books but the untempered zaniness contained herein is something still worth laughing out loud about decades later. The first Discworld book may not be a shining example of everything great about the series but getting to see all the elements of genius starting to shimmer here is pretty, you guessed it, magical. Here are 10 of his books you should check out. There were always jokes, but Pratchett was an even better storyteller than he was a satirist. The Discworld books manage to satirize nearly every topic under the sun while also presenting a fully formed and innovative fantasy world a la Middle Earth or Westeros. His life was spent spinning yarns as fantastical as they were funny. My favourites are probably Night Watch, Carpe Jugulum and Small Gods - but I'd hold off on the first two until you've read the earlier Witches and Watch books.The news of Terry Pratchett’s passing may be the first sad thing associated with his name. I'm a personal fan of recommending reading them in publication order, but I believe you should at last read each sub-series (Witches, Death, Guards etc) in order, so that you can pick up on the character and political development as the series progresses. For example in Mort did you notice that the Sto Helit family motto "Non Timetus Messor" translates as the rock song title "Don't Fear the Reaper"? and that "Sto Lat" is a Polish drinking song? Terry's work is so densely packed with references, jokes and allusions that it doesn't matter if you miss some on the first read - there will be all the more to pick up on the next read through. I can guarantee that you missed some points and jokes. There's no great overarching plot thread. Terry intended that you could pick up any one and not feel lost.
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