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Discworld books in order

Discworld by Terry Pratchett has 30 books, published 1983–2003. Reading all of them takes about 185 hours (10,084 pages). 25 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

1The Colour of Magic 2The Light Fantastic 3Equal Rites 4Mort 5Sourcery 6Wyrd Sisters 7Pyramids 8Guards! Guards! 9Eric 10Moving Pictures 11Reaper Man 12Witches Abroad 13Small Gods 14Lords and Ladies 15Men at Arms 16Soul Music 17Interesting Times 18Maskerade 19Feet of Clay 20Hogfather 21Jingo 22The Last Continent 23Carpe Jugulum 24The Fifth Elephant 25The Truth 26Thief of Time 27The Last Hero 28The Amazing Maurice… 29Night Watch 30The Wee Free Men
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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1983

    The Colour of Magic

    239 pages, about 4.4 hours 4.0★ (160)

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  2. Book 2 · 1986

    The Light Fantastic

    256 pages, about 4.7 hours 4.0★ (104)

    BORROW FREE

  3. Book 3 · 1987

    Equal Rites

    255 pages, about 4.7 hours 4.1★ (67)

    BORROW FREE

  4. Book 4 · 1987

    Mort

    297 pages, about 5.5 hours 4.2★ (132)

  5. Book 5 · 1988

    Sourcery

    314 pages, about 5.8 hours 3.9★ (71)

    BORROW FREE

  6. Book 6 · 1988

    Wyrd Sisters

    322 pages, about 5.9 hours 4.0★ (75)

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  7. Book 7 · 1989

    Pyramids

    366 pages, about 6.7 hours 3.8★ (56)

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  8. Book 8 · 1989

    Guards! Guards!

    378 pages, about 6.9 hours 4.3★ (121)

    BORROW FREE

  9. Book 9 · 1990

    Eric

    158 pages, about 2.9 hours 3.5★ (37)

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  10. Book 10 · 1990

    Moving Pictures

    360 pages, about 6.6 hours 3.8★ (16)

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  11. Book 11 · 1991

    Reaper Man

    301 pages, about 5.5 hours 4.3★ (71)

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  12. Book 12 · 1991

    Witches Abroad

    320 pages, about 5.9 hours 4.2★ (54)

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  13. Book 13 · 1992

    Small Gods

    351 pages, about 6.4 hours 4.3★ (75)

    BORROW FREE

  14. Book 14 · 1992

    Lords and Ladies

    377 pages, about 6.9 hours 4.3★ (34)

    BORROW FREE

  15. Book 15 · 1993

    Men at Arms

    377 pages, about 6.9 hours 4.3★ (50)

    BORROW FREE

  16. Book 16 · 1994

    Soul Music

    384 pages, about 7 hours 4.0★ (37)

    BORROW FREE

  17. Book 17 · 1994

    Interesting Times

    352 pages, about 6.5 hours 4.2★ (52)

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  18. Book 18 · 1995

    Maskerade

    363 pages, about 6.7 hours 4.0★ (39)

  19. Book 19 · 1996

    Feet of Clay

    379 pages, about 7 hours 4.5★ (38)

    BORROW FREE

  20. Book 20 · 1996

    Hogfather

    383 pages, about 7 hours 4.1★ (59)

    BORROW FREE

  21. Book 21 · 1997

    Jingo

    415 pages, about 7.6 hours 4.2★ (35)

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  22. Book 22 · 1998

    The Last Continent

    406 pages, about 7.5 hours 3.7★ (19)

  23. Book 23 · 1998

    Carpe Jugulum

    378 pages, about 6.9 hours 3.9★ (15)

  24. Book 24 · 1999

    The Fifth Elephant

    415 pages, about 7.6 hours 4.3★ (19)

    BORROW FREE

  25. Book 25 · 2000

    The Truth

    392 pages, about 7.2 hours 4.4★ (16)

    BORROW FREE

  26. Book 26 · 2001

    Thief of Time

    384 pages, about 7 hours 4.2★ (40)

    BORROW FREE

  27. Book 27 · 2001

    The Last Hero

    174 pages, about 3.2 hours 4.2★ (25)

    BORROW FREE

  28. Book 28 · 2001

    The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

    271 pages, about 5 hours 3.9★ (26)

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  29. Book 29 · 2002

    Night Watch

    400 pages, about 7.3 hours 4.5★ (59)

  30. Book 30 · 2003

    The Wee Free Men

    317 pages, about 5.8 hours 4.3★ (31)

    BORROW FREE

Questions people ask

How many Discworld books are there?

There are 30 books in the series, published 1983–2003.

Which Discworld book should I read first?

Start with The Colour of Magic (1983), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 185 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 10,084 pages in total. The longest book is Jingo at 415 pages.

Can I read Discworld for free?

25 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.