Years ago I read a disc world book for the first time, the wee free men, I can’t remember much except I loved it… Now I’ve bought the colour of magic and planning to slowly read them all. Is there a certain order recommended? I was planning to go by chronological order but thought I’d ask :)

  • @armcie
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    31 year ago

    Yeah, its one of the things that’s always slightly ticked me off about that guide.

    Excavating the history of the internet (mostly ye olde usenet groups) I couldn’t find much he had to say about Sourcery, but there was this interview where he said:

    By about book four, I discovered the joy of plot. (That was Mort.) I went back a bit with Sourcery [1988], because I knew the fans wanted more of Rincewind. I didn’t particularly enjoy writing Sourcery, but it stayed on the best-seller list for three months. And then I said, “Sod the fans, I’ll do what I like.”

    which doesn’t make me think he’d particularly recommend it.

    • @Lauchs
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      11 year ago

      Oh interesting! Now I’m super curious because I can’t imagine folks put all that effort into the guide and then just made up TP’s recommended starting point but it sounds like you’ve done a hefty bit of research. (I tried a cursory google search when you first asked but without luck…)

    • @TeaHands
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      11 year ago

      This just makes me a bit sad. Rincewind fan club rise up!