Where Angels Fear
2 min readNov 13, 2021

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The first two are pretty dreadful (although the luggage is amusing) — and they do introduce the core concepts (who Rincewind and the wizards are, the Librarian, what the Discworld is like) ... so, they're not entirely irrelevant.

But if you're concerned about there being too many then read the Watch and Witches ones (plus at least Mort)

Equal Rites (introduces the witches)

Mort (introduces Death)

Wyrd Sisters

Guards! Guards! (introduces the Watch and Havelock Vetinari)

Witches Abroad

Lords And Ladies

Men At Arms

Jingo

Carpe Jugulum

The Fifth Elephant

Night Watch

Thud!

Snuff (introduces the goblins ... whose fate will make you cry)

You'll miss out on the Librarian (who is cause for much merriment) and the significance of the wizards (and they are the counterpoint to the witches), but if you're worried about not being able to read them all then the Watch and witches are the most important ones to read.

https://whereangelsfeartotread.medium.com/whilst-im-in-the-mood-for-sharing-inspirational-writing-d914342d2c3a

https://whereangelsfeartotread.medium.com/there-were-plotters-there-was-no-doubt-about-it-7a8231883b2a

You'd probably also appreciate Small Gods, Feet of Clay and (quite possibly) Hogfather and Thief of Time.

Going Postal is also particularly good (introduces Moist Von Lipwig).

Also, if you have the time/inclination ... The Wee Free Men (introducesTiffany Aching and the Nac Mac Feegle, who are really fun) — whatever you do, do not read The Shepherd's Crown until you're absolutely certain you're done reading all the others though (you can read his stuff out of sequence without losing too much by messing with the continuity but it's the end of the entire Discworld and shouldn't be read until the end).

https://www.discworldemporium.com/content/6-discworld-reading-order

Not reading the wizards stories might result tin an out of cheese error, however, and then you might well be the cause of the end of Life, the Universe and Everything (Ook! 😮) — just a friendly heads up.

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Where Angels Fear
Where Angels Fear

Written by Where Angels Fear

There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.

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