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I kind of feel that you need to read the Colour of Magic to get a proper introduction to the Discworld itself though (just ignore the story though, it's rather
by contravariant 4y ago
I kind of feel that you need to read the Colour of Magic to get a proper introduction to the Discworld itself though (just ignore the story though, it's rather flimsy), but it might not be necessary to read it first.
- Ntrails 4y agoI remember colour of magic being pretty hard work and not super fun. I was glad I made it to the later stuff that was far better crafted
- contravariant 4y agoFair, I have a fairly high tolerance for interesting concepts with lousy stories which probably skewed my valuation somewhat.
- munk-a 4y agoI honestly wouldn't recommend it as a first book - and I appreciate the TV mini-series that collapsed Colour of Magic and A Light Fantastic into a single coherent story. Also, it had Tim Curry. But the discworld doesn't actually need all that much introduction - each book is pretty self-sufficient but learning more about the characters just adds more to when they show up as Cameos (except, I'd point out, Monstrous Regiment, where not knowing who the "Butcher of Ankh Morpork" is actually adds to the story)
- andreareina 4y agoThe first Discworld books I read were Night Watch and Soul Music, I don't feel like I missed anything going that route.