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The best Discworld novels

The top 3 according to 14 votes from people: Night Watch · Thud! · Small Gods. (Updated Nov 25, 2024.)

Terry Pratchett's Discworld books that fans and critics rate highest, led by the City Watch masterpiece Night Watch.

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Top 18

  1. 1

    Night Watch

    2002. Vimes is thrown back in time and has to train his younger self.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  2. 2

    Thud!

    2005. A dwarf murder that could start a war.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    Small Gods

    1992. A god reduced to a tortoise; the classic entry point.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  4. 4

    Going Postal

    2004. Con man Moist von Lipwig runs the post office.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

    2001. Discworld for younger readers, with a Carnegie Medal.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Lords and Ladies

    1992. The witches against the elves.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Wyrd Sisters

    1988. Three witches and a Macbeth parody.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Guards! Guards!

    1989. The City Watch and a dragon in Ankh-Morpork.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  9. 9

    Hogfather

    1996. Death fills in for the Disc's Father Christmas.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Men at Arms

    1993. The Watch takes in new recruits of every species.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    Monstrous Regiment

    2003. A young woman disguises herself as a man to join the army.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Reaper Man

    1991. Death is forced to retire and works on a farm.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Mort

    1987. Death takes on an apprentice.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    The Wee Free Men

    2003. Tiffany Aching and the tiny blue Nac Mac Feegle.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Feet of Clay

    1996. Golems and a plot against the Patrician.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  16. 16

    Witches Abroad

    1991. The witches travel and mess with fairy tales.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  17. 17

    The Colour of Magic

    1983. Where it all began, with Rincewind.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  18. 18

    The Truth

    2000. Ankh-Morpork gets its first newspaper.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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