Gaiman
Good Omens
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Good Omens
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - 1 books
Pratchett's humor meets Gaiman's darkness. The Apocalypse played for laughs.
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Series - Books in order
Discworld books in order
by Terry Pratchett - 41 books - 1983-2015 - Updated June 2026
Discworld is 41 novels set on a flat world balanced on four elephants standing on a giant turtle. The series is hilarious, humane, and deceptively profound. The books can be read in almost any order, but certain sub-series follow the same characters.
Pratchett
Guards! Guards!
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Guards! Guards!
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Start with this book
Most readers should start with Guards! Guards!. It gives you the cleanest entry point before continuing through the full series order.
41 books - read in publication order
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Contains affiliate links| # | Book | Published | Rating | Where to read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Colour of Magic The Colour of Magic | 1983 | 3.8 | Kindle $8.99Paperback $9.99Audible $14.99Bookshop $12.00 |
| 2 | Mort Mort | 1987 | 4.2 | Kindle $8.99Paperback $9.99Audible $14.99Bookshop $12.00 |
| 3 | Guards! Guards! Guards! Guards!Start | 1989 | 4.3 | Kindle $8.99Paperback $9.99Audible $14.99Bookshop $12.00 |
| 4 | Small Gods Small Gods | 1992 | 4.4 | Kindle $8.99Paperback $9.99Audible $14.99Bookshop $12.00 |
| 5 | Night Watch Night Watch | 2002 | 4.5 | Kindle $8.99Paperback $9.99Audible $14.99Bookshop $12.00 |
| 6 | Going Postal Going Postal | 2004 | 4.3 | Kindle $8.99Paperback $9.99Audible $14.99Bookshop $12.00 |
The Colour of Magic
3.8
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Mort
4.2
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Guards! Guards!
4.3
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Small Gods
4.4
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Night Watch
4.5
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Going Postal
4.3
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Showing 6 of 41 - the openers plus the key entries. See the full 41-book list →
Our recommended reading order
Do not start with The Colour of Magic. Start with Guards! Guards! (City Watch), Mort (Death), or Going Postal (Moist). These are the best entry points. Small Gods works perfectly as a standalone.
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Guards! Guards!
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Best book to start with
Guards! Guards!
Book #1, and still the best on-ramp. It sets up everything that makes this series work.
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Frequently asked questions
Guards! Guards! for the City Watch sub-series, Mort for the Death sub-series, or Going Postal for a standalone adventure. Do not start with The Colour of Magic.
Not strictly. Each sub-series (City Watch, Death, Witches, Rincewind) has its own internal order, but individual books work as standalones.
41 novels published between 1983 and 2015. Terry Pratchett passed away in 2015 and the series is complete.
Contains affiliate linksUpdated June 2026