Terry Pratchett Books in Order (Updated August 9, 2026)

Terry Pratchett wrote comic fantasy, science fiction, children’s fiction, satire, nonfiction, and collaborative books, but one enormous fictional setting dominates his bibliography: Discworld.

Discworld contains 41 novels published between 1983 and 2015. They share a world and an evolving history, yet they do not form a single 41 part plot. Instead, recurring characters create several overlapping sequences, particularly the City Watch, Witches, Death, Rincewind and the Wizards, Tiffany Aching, and Moist von Lipwig.

This makes Terry Pratchett one of the rare authors for whom two different reading orders are equally legitimate.

If you want to experience Discworld as it originally developed, read all 41 novels in publication order.

If 41 books feel intimidating, choose one character sequence and follow that sequence in order.

For most completely new readers, Guards! Guards!, Mort, or Wyrd Sisters is a smoother introduction than starting automatically with The Colour of Magic.

The Discworld Decision Before Everything Else

There are three sensible ways to begin.

Read Every Discworld Novel

Start with:

1. The Colour of Magic
2. The Light Fantastic
3. Continue through all 41 novels in publication order

This preserves every introduction, crossover, technological change, and development in Ankh-Morpork.

Follow One Character Sequence

Good entry points are:

1. City Watch: Guards! Guards!
2. Death: Mort
3. Witches: Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters
4. Rincewind: The Colour of Magic
5. Tiffany Aching: The Wee Free Men
6. Moist von Lipwig: Going Postal

This is the easiest route for readers who want continuity without committing immediately to 41 novels.

Read Mostly Standalone Discworld

Start with books such as:

1. Small Gods
2. Pyramids
3. The Truth
4. Monstrous Regiment
5. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

They occupy Discworld but require comparatively little knowledge of earlier plots.

All Discworld Books in Publication Order

The complete official sequence is:

1. The Colour of Magic (1983)
2. The Light Fantastic (1986)
3. Equal Rites (1987)
4. Mort (1987)
5. Sourcery (1988)
6. Wyrd Sisters (1988)
7. Pyramids (1989)
8. Guards! Guards! (1989)
9. Eric (1990)
10. Moving Pictures (1990)
11. Reaper Man (1991)
12. Witches Abroad (1991)
13. Small Gods (1992)
14. Lords and Ladies (1992)
15. Men at Arms (1993)
16. Soul Music (1994)
17. Interesting Times (1994)
18. Maskerade (1995)
19. Feet of Clay (1996)
20. Hogfather (1996)
21. Jingo (1997)
22. The Last Continent (1998)
23. Carpe Jugulum (1998)
24. The Fifth Elephant (1999)
25. The Truth (2000)
26. Thief of Time (2001)
27. The Last Hero (2001)
28. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
29. Night Watch (2002)
30. The Wee Free Men (2003)
31. Monstrous Regiment (2003)
32. A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
33. Going Postal (2004)
34. Thud! (2005)
35. Wintersmith (2006)
36. Making Money (2007)
37. Unseen Academicals (2009)
38. I Shall Wear Midnight (2010)
39. Snuff (2011)
40. Raising Steam (2013)
41. The Shepherd’s Crown (2015)

Recommended for readers who know they want the entire Discworld.

Publication order preserves the gradual evolution of the world.

Ankh-Morpork changes considerably across the series. Institutions develop, technology spreads, characters age, relationships change, and events in ostensibly separate subseries occasionally affect one another.

Should You Really Start With The Colour of Magic?

You can, but you do not have to.

The Colour of Magic is unquestionably Discworld Book 1. It introduces Rincewind, Twoflower, the Luggage, and the Disc itself.

It is also noticeably different from the later Discworld novels.

The first books lean more heavily toward parodying fantasy conventions. As the series develops, Pratchett increasingly uses Discworld to tell stories about government, policing, religion, economics, journalism, prejudice, industrialization, war, identity, and social change.

For that reason, a reader who tries The Colour of Magic and does not immediately connect with it should not assume Discworld is not for them.

The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic Must Stay Together

There is one particularly strong rule near the beginning.

Read:

1. The Colour of Magic
2. The Light Fantastic

The second book directly continues the first.

Most Discworld novels are much more self-contained than this pair.

If you begin Rincewind’s story with The Colour of Magic, continue immediately into The Light Fantastic.

City Watch Books in Order

For many readers, this is the strongest alternative starting route.

Read:

1. Guards! Guards! (1989)
2. Men at Arms (1993)
3. Feet of Clay (1996)
4. Jingo (1997)
5. The Fifth Elephant (1999)
6. Night Watch (2002)
7. Thud! (2005)
8. Snuff (2011)

Included. Recurring character sequence.

The books follow Sam Vimes and the Ankh-Morpork City Watch.

The Watch develops from a neglected group of night watchmen into a major civic institution, so order matters more here than it does for many Discworld books.

Best City Watch Starting Point

Start with Guards! Guards!.

It introduces Vimes at an important turning point and also establishes Carrot Ironfoundersson.

Later Watch books assume substantial changes in Vimes’s career, personal life, and the composition of the Watch.

Is Night Watch a Prequel?

No.

Much of Night Watch occurs in Ankh-Morpork’s past because Vimes is thrown backward in time.

It is still City Watch Book 6 and should be read after The Fifth Elephant.

Reading it chronologically before Guards! Guards! would spoil much of Vimes’s development.

Death Books in Order

The main Death sequence is:

1. Mort (1987)
2. Reaper Man (1991)
3. Soul Music (1994)
4. Hogfather (1996)
5. Thief of Time (2001)

Included. Recurring family and character sequence.

Death appears throughout Discworld, including books outside this list. These five novels place him or his family most directly at the center.

Start With Mort

Mort is one of the safest first Discworld novels.

Death hires the young Mort as an apprentice, creating consequences that continue into later books.

The sequence eventually expands through Death’s family, particularly Susan Sto Helit.

Do the Death Books Need Order?

Yes, preferably.

Individual plots are understandable on their own, but relationships established in Mort have consequences in Soul Music, Hogfather, and Thief of Time.

Use publication order.

Witches Books in Order

The core Witches sequence is:

1. Equal Rites (1987)
2. Wyrd Sisters (1988)
3. Witches Abroad (1991)
4. Lords and Ladies (1992)
5. Maskerade (1995)
6. Carpe Jugulum (1998)

Included. Recurring witch sequence.

Granny Weatherwax becomes the central figure, joined particularly by Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick.

Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters First?

Official character based reading guides begin with Equal Rites.

That is the complete route.

However, Wyrd Sisters is where the familiar Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat dynamic properly takes shape.

For completeness:

1. Start with Equal Rites

For the most representative introduction:

1. Starting with Wyrd Sisters is defensible

If you intend to read all Discworld eventually, use Equal Rites first.

Tiffany Aching Books in Order

Tiffany Aching’s sequence is:

1. The Wee Free Men (2003)
2. A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
3. Wintersmith (2006)
4. I Shall Wear Midnight (2010)
5. The Shepherd’s Crown (2015)

Included. Direct coming-of-age sequence.

These books were marketed toward younger readers but remain part of the main Discworld continuity.

Tiffany grows older across the five books, so their order should not be changed.

Does Tiffany Aching Continue the Witches Story?

Yes, to an extent.

Tiffany is a different protagonist, but Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and other established witches appear in her story.

Readers who want maximum continuity should read the six main Witches books before Tiffany Aching.

A streamlined witch-centered route is:

1. Equal Rites
2. Wyrd Sisters
3. Witches Abroad
4. Lords and Ladies
5. Maskerade
6. Carpe Jugulum
7. The Wee Free Men
8. A Hat Full of Sky
9. Wintersmith
10. I Shall Wear Midnight
11. The Shepherd’s Crown

This gives the broadest witch chronology.

The Shepherd’s Crown

The Shepherd’s Crown is both:

1. Tiffany Aching Book 5
2. Discworld Book 41

It was published in 2015 after Pratchett’s death.

It is the final Discworld novel.

Do not use it as a first Discworld book despite the general ability to enter the series at different points. It contains developments that carry considerable emotional weight for readers familiar with the witches.

Rincewind and Wizards Books in Order

The official character based reading route is:

1. The Colour of Magic (1983)
2. The Light Fantastic (1986)
3. Sourcery (1988)
4. Eric (1990)
5. Interesting Times (1994)
6. The Last Continent (1998)
7. The Last Hero (2001)
8. Unseen Academicals (2009)

Included. Looser recurring-character sequence.

Rincewind does not occupy every Wizard-related Discworld story equally, and Unseen Academicals spreads attention across Unseen University and other characters.

Still, this is the standard thematic route.

Eric

Eric is sometimes titled Faust Eric in certain contexts or editions.

It is the same Discworld story.

Read it after Sourcery and before Interesting Times for the Rincewind sequence.

The Last Hero

The Last Hero is unusual because it was originally designed as a heavily illustrated Discworld book with art by Paul Kidby.

It remains part of the main Discworld novel sequence and is officially Discworld Book 27.

For character continuity, read it after The Last Continent.

Moist von Lipwig Books in Order

Moist’s sequence is:

1. Going Postal (2004)
2. Making Money (2007)
3. Raising Steam (2013)

Included. Direct recurring-protagonist sequence.

Moist von Lipwig is a con man whose talents are redirected into rebuilding Ankh-Morpork institutions.

The three books cover the postal service, banking, and railways.

Start with Going Postal.

Going Postal as a Discworld Starting Point

Going Postal is a strong later-series entry point.

It introduces Moist from scratch and explains the immediate institutional setting well enough for a new reader.

However, Ankh-Morpork itself has already undergone decades of fictional development.

Readers who eventually want the City Watch and earlier city books will notice recurring characters and institutions whose histories began long before Moist arrived.

Discworld Standalone Novels

The official thematic guide identifies several Discworld novels that work especially well outside the major character sequences:

1. Pyramids (1989)
2. Moving Pictures (1990)
3. Small Gods (1992)
4. The Truth (2000)
5. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
6. Monstrous Regiment (2003)

Standalone within shared continuity.

They still take place on Discworld.

Characters from other books may appear, particularly in stories involving Ankh-Morpork, but each has its own central protagonist and conflict.

Small Gods

Small Gods is one of the strongest choices for someone who wants to sample Pratchett without committing to a subseries.

It is largely separated from the ongoing Ankh-Morpork character arcs and focuses on Brutha, the Great God Om, organized religion, philosophy, and belief.

It can safely be read early.

Pyramids

Pyramids follows Teppic, heir to the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi.

It is essentially standalone.

No Rincewind, Watch, Death, or Witches sequence needs to be completed first.

Moving Pictures

This novel satirizes film and Hollywood through the Discworld city of Holy Wood.

It contains established Discworld figures, particularly from Unseen University, but its central story stands alone.

The Truth

The Truth introduces newspaper publisher William de Worde and the development of movable type journalism in Ankh-Morpork.

It works independently, though readers familiar with the Watch and Lord Vetinari will recognize much more of the surrounding city.

Monstrous Regiment

This is another strong standalone entry point.

The principal story follows Polly Perks, who disguises herself to join the army of Borogravia.

Ankh-Morpork figures appear, but the book does not require their earlier adventures.

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

This is a standalone Discworld novel written for younger readers.

Maurice is a talking cat traveling with intelligent rats and a human boy as part of a money-making scheme.

It is separate from Tiffany Aching.

No other Discworld children’s book needs to be read first.

Recommended Discworld Order for New Readers

If reading all 41 immediately feels excessive, use a branching route.

Start With One of These

1. Guards! Guards! for policing, cities, institutions, and Sam Vimes
2. Mort for Death, philosophy, and supernatural comedy
3. Wyrd Sisters for witches, Shakespeare, stories, and Lancre
4. Small Gods for a nearly standalone philosophical satire
5. The Wee Free Men for Tiffany Aching and a younger protagonist
6. Going Postal for a later, more technologically developed Ankh-Morpork

Then continue the relevant sequence.

Once two or three subseries appeal to you, switching to full publication order becomes increasingly worthwhile.

Which Discworld Order Is Best?

For a complete first read, publication order is best.

It avoids questions such as where The Truth, Monstrous Regiment, or The Last Hero belong relative to recurring characters.

It also preserves the development of Ankh-Morpork.

The character routes are best when 41 books are too large an initial commitment.

The Bromeliad Books in Order

Outside Discworld, Pratchett wrote a trilogy about tiny people called Nomes.

Read:

1. Truckers (1989)
2. Diggers (1990)
3. Wings (1990)

Included. Direct trilogy. Separate continuity.

The trilogy is also called the Bromeliad or the Nome Trilogy.

These books should be read in order.

The Bromeliad Omnibus

The Bromeliad collects:

1. Truckers
2. Diggers
3. Wings

It is not a fourth book.

If you own the omnibus, you have the complete trilogy.

Johnny Maxwell Books in Order

The Johnny Maxwell trilogy is:

1. Only You Can Save Mankind (1992)
2. Johnny and the Dead (1993)
3. Johnny and the Bomb (1996)

Included. Direct recurring-character trilogy.

Johnny is a boy living in contemporary Britain whose apparently ordinary life repeatedly becomes entangled with extraordinary events.

The stories involve a computer game, ghosts, and time travel respectively.

Publication order is the correct route.

The Long Earth Books in Order

Pratchett co-wrote the Long Earth series with Stephen Baxter.

Read:

1. The Long Earth (2012)
2. The Long War (2013)
3. The Long Mars (2014)
4. The Long Utopia (2015)
5. The Long Cosmos (2016)

Included. Five-book collaborative science fiction series.

The premise involves humanity discovering how to “step” into an apparently limitless chain of parallel Earths.

The books form a continuing future history and should be read sequentially.

The Long Cosmos is the fifth and final installment.

The Long Earth Short Stories

Pratchett’s early ideas connected with what eventually became the Long Earth also exist in shorter form.

These are supplementary rather than required before the five novels.

New readers should begin with The Long Earth.

Good Omens

1. Good Omens (1990), with Neil Gaiman

Standalone collaboration. Separate continuity.

Good Omens is not Discworld.

The novel follows the angel Aziraphale, demon Crowley, the misplaced Antichrist, and an approaching apocalypse.

Television continuations do not turn the original Pratchett and Gaiman novel into a numbered Terry Pratchett book series.

For Pratchett’s bibliography, count Good Omens as one collaborative novel.

The Carpet People

1. The Carpet People (1971)

Standalone.

This was Pratchett’s first novel.

He substantially revised it for a later edition, so readers may encounter significantly different versions.

The revised edition is not a sequel.

It remains one novel.

The Dark Side of the Sun

1. The Dark Side of the Sun (1976)

Standalone science fiction.

It predates Discworld and has no continuity connection to it.

Strata

1. Strata (1981)

Standalone science fiction.

Strata contains ideas that may look strikingly familiar to Discworld readers, including a constructed flat world.

It is nevertheless a separate novel and not Discworld Book 0.

Do not insert it before The Colour of Magic in Discworld continuity.

Nation

1. Nation (2008)

Standalone alternate-history fantasy.

A catastrophic wave brings Mau and Daphne together on an island where they must rebuild a society from the survivors.

Pratchett regarded the book highly, but it has no Discworld continuity.

It can be read at any point.

Dodger

1. Dodger (2012)

Standalone historical fantasy.

Set in Victorian London, the book follows a young tosher named Dodger and uses historical figures alongside fictional characters.

It is not Discworld despite Pratchett’s familiar interest in cities and social institutions.

Dodger’s Guide to London

1. Dodger’s Guide to London (2013)

Companion, not sequel.

This illustrated nonfiction and historical companion expands on Victorian London.

Read it after Dodger if interested.

It does not continue Dodger’s story as a second novel.

Terry Pratchett Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Outside the major series, the principal standalone novels are:

1. The Carpet People (1971)
2. The Dark Side of the Sun (1976)
3. Strata (1981)
4. Good Omens (1990), with Neil Gaiman
5. Nation (2008)
6. Dodger (2012)

These are separate continuities.

No reading order is required.

The Science of Discworld Books in Order

Pratchett collaborated with mathematician Ian Stewart and biologist Jack Cohen on four books combining Discworld fiction with popular science.

Read:

1. The Science of Discworld (1999)
2. The Science of Discworld II: The Globe (2002)
3. The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch (2005)
4. The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day (2013)

Optional Discworld companion series.

These are not Discworld novels 42 through 45.

They alternate fictional sections involving the Wizards with nonfiction explanations of science, history, and human thought.

Readers should know Discworld and Unseen University before treating them as part of a comprehensive project.

Major Discworld Companion Books

Discworld also has numerous reference and illustrated books.

Important examples include:

1. The Discworld Companion
2. The Discworld Mapp
3. A Tourist Guide to Lancre
4. Death’s Domain
5. The Streets of Ankh-Morpork
6. Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook
7. The Compleat Ankh-Morpork City Guide
8. The Compleat Discworld Atlas
9. The Folklore of Discworld
10. Mrs Bradshaw’s Handbook
11. The World of Poo
12. Where’s My Cow?

Optional companion material.

Some involve coauthors, illustrators, or in-universe presentation.

None adds another numbered Discworld novel.

Where’s My Cow?

Where’s My Cow? is particularly easy to misclassify because the fictional book is important in Thud!.

A real illustrated version was subsequently published.

It is a Discworld tie-in rather than another City Watch novel.

For context, read Thud! first.

Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook

This is an in-universe Discworld companion combining recipes, etiquette, commentary, and humor.

It is not another Witches novel.

Readers familiar with Nanny Ogg and the Witches books will get more from it.

The Folklore of Discworld

Written by Terry Pratchett and folklorist Jacqueline Simpson, this companion examines relationships between Discworld material and folklore from our world.

It is nonfiction and reference material rather than a novel.

Terry Pratchett Short Fiction Collections

Several collections gather Pratchett’s short fiction.

Important books include:

1. A Blink of the Screen (2012)
2. Dragons at Crumbling Castle (2014)
3. The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner (2016)
4. Father Christmas’s Fake Beard (2017)
5. The Time-travelling Caveman (2020)
6. A Stroke of the Pen (2023)

These do not form a continuing series.

Some collect early children’s stories, while A Blink of the Screen includes fiction from across Pratchett’s career and settings.

A Blink of the Screen

This collection gathers short fiction, including Discworld material.

Optional.

Readers pursuing every Discworld story will want it, but it should not interrupt the main 41 novel order.

A Stroke of the Pen

1. A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories (2023)

This collection brought together previously uncollected early stories by Pratchett that had been published under pseudonyms in newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s.

It contains 20 rediscovered stories in its original hardback form.

A further rediscovered story, “The Abominable Snowman” or “The Bombinable Snowman” in its original form, was publicized around the paperback release.

These stories are archival discoveries, not newly written posthumous fiction.

A Stroke of the Pen is therefore a significant late addition to the bibliography without being a continuation of Discworld.

Terry Pratchett Nonfiction

Pratchett’s essays, speeches, journalism, and nonfiction have also been collected.

Important volumes include:

1. A Slip of the Keyboard (2014)

This gathers nonfiction from across his career.

It is separate from A Blink of the Screen, which focuses on fiction.

Plays and Adaptations

Many Discworld novels have been adapted for the stage, particularly by Stephen Briggs.

These include adaptations of books such as:

1. Mort
2. Wyrd Sisters
3. Guards! Guards!
4. Men at Arms
5. Maskerade
6. Carpe Jugulum
7. Going Postal

Do not count the play editions as additional Discworld stories.

They adapt existing novels.

Graphic Novels

Discworld has also appeared in graphic form.

Earlier adaptations include material based on:

1. The Colour of Magic
2. The Light Fantastic
3. Mort
4. Guards! Guards!
5. Small Gods

A new Discworld graphic novel initiative is now producing further adaptations.

These are alternate versions of existing stories, not new numbered novels.

The Thief of Time Graphic Novel

A graphic novel adaptation of Thief of Time was released in 2026.

It does not become Discworld Book 42.

Readers interested in the original narrative should use Pratchett’s 2001 novel.

The graphic edition belongs with adaptations.

The Discworld Bestiary

The Discworld Bestiary is scheduled for publication in October 2026.

Upcoming companion book.

The project is an illustrated guide to Discworld creatures, with artwork by Paul Kidby and an in-universe presentation associated with Rincewind.

As of August 9, 2026, it has not yet been published.

Most importantly, it is not a newly discovered Pratchett novel and does not extend the 41 novel series.

Latest Terry Pratchett Novel

There are two useful answers.

Latest Discworld Novel

1. The Shepherd’s Crown (2015)

This is Discworld Book 41 and the final Discworld novel.

Latest Novel Carrying Pratchett’s Name

1. The Long Cosmos (2016), with Stephen Baxter

This was the fifth and final Long Earth novel and appeared after Pratchett’s death.

Pratchett and Baxter had developed the series collaboratively.

Latest Newly Published Pratchett Prose Collection

1. A Stroke of the Pen (2023)

This is the most significant recent publication of rediscovered Pratchett fiction.

It consists of early stories rather than a new late-career manuscript.

Is There a Discworld Book 42?

No.

The Discworld novel sequence ends at:

41. The Shepherd’s Crown

Companion books, graphic adaptations, rediscovered stories, new editions, and illustrated guides do not change that number.

Pratchett’s unpublished unfinished work was not developed into new novels after his death.

Upcoming Terry Pratchett Books

As of August 9, 2026, the major confirmed forthcoming Discworld book is:

1. The Discworld Bestiary (October 2026)

It is a companion volume, not a novel.

Future graphic novel adaptations have also been announced, including The Wee Free Men.

They should remain in an adaptation section rather than the main Terry Pratchett novel chronology.

A Practical Complete Terry Pratchett Reading Plan

A strict publication marathon mixes very different kinds of books.

For readers who want a more manageable route, use this structure.

Phase 1: Learn Discworld

Begin with one sequence:

1. City Watch, starting with Guards! Guards!
2. Death, starting with Mort
3. Witches, starting with Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters

Phase 2: Expand Across Discworld

Add:

1. Rincewind and Wizards
2. Tiffany Aching
3. Moist von Lipwig
4. The major standalone Discworld novels

At this point, completing all 41 in publication order becomes easy to reconcile.

Phase 3: Leave the Disc

Read:

1. Good Omens
2. Nation
3. The Carpet People
4. The Dark Side of the Sun
5. Strata
6. Dodger

Phase 4: Complete the Other Series

Read:

1. Bromeliad
2. Johnny Maxwell
3. Long Earth

Phase 5: Companion Material

Finish with:

1. Science of Discworld
2. Short-story collections
3. Discworld reference books
4. Essays
5. Plays and graphic adaptations

This keeps novels ahead of books that explain, adapt, or expand them.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Discworld novels are there?

There are 41 Discworld novels.

The sequence begins with The Colour of Magic and ends with The Shepherd’s Crown.

Do you have to read Discworld in order?

No.

Many books stand alone, and the official Pratchett site explicitly supports flexible reading.

However, publication order gives the best complete-series continuity.

What is the best first Discworld book?

For many new readers:

1. Guards! Guards!
2. Mort
3. Wyrd Sisters
4. Small Gods

are stronger representative starting points than automatically beginning with The Colour of Magic.

What is Discworld Book 1?

The Colour of Magic.

What comes after The Colour of Magic?

The Light Fantastic.

These two are unusually direct in their continuity and should be read together.

What order should I read the City Watch?

1. Guards! Guards!
2. Men at Arms
3. Feet of Clay
4. Jingo
5. The Fifth Elephant
6. Night Watch
7. Thud!
8. Snuff

What order should I read Death?

1. Mort
2. Reaper Man
3. Soul Music
4. Hogfather
5. Thief of Time

What order should I read the Witches?

1. Equal Rites
2. Wyrd Sisters
3. Witches Abroad
4. Lords and Ladies
5. Maskerade
6. Carpe Jugulum

What order should I read Tiffany Aching?

1. The Wee Free Men
2. A Hat Full of Sky
3. Wintersmith
4. I Shall Wear Midnight
5. The Shepherd’s Crown

Should Tiffany Aching be read after the Witches?

Preferably, yes.

Tiffany’s story uses established Discworld witches, although The Wee Free Men also works as a fresh entry point.

What order should I read Moist von Lipwig?

1. Going Postal
2. Making Money
3. Raising Steam

What order should I read the Bromeliad?

1. Truckers
2. Diggers
3. Wings

What order should I read Johnny Maxwell?

1. Only You Can Save Mankind
2. Johnny and the Dead
3. Johnny and the Bomb

What order should I read the Long Earth?

1. The Long Earth
2. The Long War
3. The Long Mars
4. The Long Utopia
5. The Long Cosmos

Is Good Omens part of Discworld?

No.

It is a standalone collaboration with Neil Gaiman.

Is Strata a Discworld prequel?

No.

Despite some similar concepts, Strata is separate continuity.

What was Terry Pratchett’s first novel?

The Carpet People, first published in 1971.

What is the final Discworld novel?

The Shepherd’s Crown, published in 2015.

Is there going to be a Discworld Book 42?

No Discworld Book 42 is announced.

The novel sequence remains complete at 41 books.

What is the new 2026 Discworld book?

The Discworld Bestiary is scheduled for October 2026.

It is an illustrated companion rather than another novel.

Conclusion

Terry Pratchett’s bibliography looks complicated because Discworld contains 41 novels, but there is no need to find one secret chronological order.

For the complete Discworld experience, use publication order from The Colour of Magic through The Shepherd’s Crown. This preserves the development of characters, Ankh-Morpork, technology, politics, and the wider world.

For a smaller first commitment, begin with Guards! Guards! for the City Watch, Mort for Death, Wyrd Sisters for the Witches, or The Wee Free Men for Tiffany Aching.