What was the first DW book you ever read?

Sarky

And what did you think of it?

Mine was Pyramids, I had just finished Good Omens (my first Pratchett novel, sniff) and saw his name on the book, so I figured it must at least be funny. I've been hooked ever since.

Pyramids was hilarious, and there were some interesting hooks there too. A little darkness here, a little philosophy there, it had everything...

nosmo

I read Jingo when I was 11. And I loved it. Pratchett's style was different to anything I was reading at that time.

echomadman

mine was actually The Colour of Magic , followed by The Light Fantastic
although i didnt read the rest sequentially.

p.pete

Colour of Magic. My friend was reading them in class and laughing his head off - so I asked for a recomendation as to which one to read first.

Chowley

The first one I read was Small Gods and I loved it so Ive read all the Discworld books except the witch ones I read Carpe Jugulum that was enough fro couldnt take the witches.I do love all the others though.

ozt9vdujny3srf

The colour of magic followed by the light fantastic

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

first DW book i read was "lords and ladies" my mam gave it to me when i was younger, i think it was her first one too.. i loved it

Dar

Used to watch the cartoons every sunday night after work, finally got off me arse and got the colour of magic out of the library. Laughed me arse off and then read all of em in sequence as far as the truth. Had to beat people out of me way when night watch was released .

Wolf

The last continent (spelling)

My sister had all the books for years but I never got around to reading them. Finally, one night I had notthing to read and was bored so started reading it. I have now gone thro about 15/17 DW books and havent looked back since.

LOVE EM. also bout myself about 15 hard backs for £6 quid

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

the cartoons?

i thought that only two books (wyrd sisters and soul music) were made into cartoons and both of them had two parts..


were there more?

p.pete

I have foggy memories of there being more cartoons, but they were usually on really, really late - foggy foggy memories. Not sure tbh, if the ones I saw were in 2 parts then maybe I was tricked into thinking there was more.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Th reaper man. Still holds a special place...

banbutcher

my first discworld books to read were the cloor of light and the light fantastic graphic novels! they are pretty cool, i also have Mort graphic novel! dose anyone know if there are any other ones aboot?

toxick

moving colours

it was funny as hell i first played the game and then i saw the book in the store so i decied to buy it

Chowley

Ah moving colours??

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

moving pictures?

toxick

lol opps moving pictures

Dar

Originally posted by Mordeth
the cartoons?

i thought that only two books (wyrd sisters and soul music) were made into cartoons and both of them had two parts..


were there more?

It was only wyrd sisters and soul music alright, but afaik there was like 6 parts to each (although i could be wrong it was years ago).

Sarky

You're pretty spot on, Dar, I recall staying up one christmas night to watch both, and there were plenty of annoying breaks. Shame, it would have been more enjoyable in one go...

Dar

they're for sale on amazon should u want to invest - am almost sure the breaks are edited out (almost)

Chowley

Oh ya ya Moving Pictures that was a good one I think that was the second one I read.:ninja: :ninja:

smiles

hmm... I read Hogfather and I was totally and utterly confused (i still am about that book tbh)

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ozt9vdujny3srf

Heh, quantum and the like needs some easing into :P

/me goes off into L-Space for a while

DapperGent

The Colour of Magic and the Light Fantastic were given to me by a friend I remember I liked the Discworld thing but just ****ing hated Rincewind, I still think he's a terrible character.

It was only when I read Wyrd Sisters that I go into the Discworld as a whole, I fell in love with it for awhile but the most recent books have left me cold nothing in the last while really rivals Wyrd Sisters, Guards Guards and Men at Arms let alone Small Gods.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

heh, the problem with starting off with the later books is that sometimes you can miss alot of the "in jokes" that make the book so damn funny

Havelock

I thought there would never be a better character in any series of novels. But then I read "Guards, Guards" adn all the Rincewind novels and all the other Guard books, too. Nightwatch was no doubt the best though, all that little back ground information was quiet interesting.
Why are so many people not fans of the witches books? I have great respect for Nanny Ogg, Mistress Weatherwax and Magrat.

Havelock

The best character I mentioned from Mort, was not Mort, I was trying to say it was Death. And its no doubt quiet clear who it is now.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Even though Magrat is not a witch anymore, think that Priscilla X or whatever her real name is that tis the newest witch or to become the newest witch or whatever....

Sarky

Perdita X Dream, aka Agnes Nitt.

How can someone dislike Nanny Ogg? An amiable old woman with a filthy mind for jokes and some interesting recipies...;)

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i actually like nanny oggs, and weatherwax is pretty cool too

i just don't know, for some reason all the books with the witches just haven't been on par with the others.. i still like them, but *shrug*

AL][EN

Mort was the first DW book i read though it was very good quiet funny in most places i read the death triology after that as death is on of my Fav charachters on DW

i have most of the DW books but i have no idea in what order they go in.

Crash

ah, my first book was Guards guards....and what a wonderful trip it began

davil

I first read The Hogfather a couple of years ago and loved it. Now I've started from one onwards - I have read as far as mort. What's next - wyrd sisters or sumfink??? When I get time that will be bought. Never had such a laugh reading before good ould Terry. Anyone ever read Good omens by Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - that was brilliant!

Sarky

Good Omens was my very first Pratchett book, and the very first book I read that actually made my laugh out loud. Ah, the memories...:)

smiles

I hate rincewind. just kill him ffs.

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GuanYin

Originally posted by smiles
I hate rincewind. just kill him ffs.

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Lets not say stuff we can't take back.....

Chowley

Leave Rincewind alone he's a bit of a B*TCH but hes cool.
Good for a few laughs.
I gotta say the kangaroo in the last continent very good.

Funky

Colour of Magic and havent looked back since

i kinda like Rincewind , but hes no Commander Vimes

p.pete

Originally posted by Funky
i kinda like Rincewind , but hes no Commander Vimes

They're both brilliant but there is no comparrison between the two. They are complete opposites (except that they both get the job done).

Is there any books where they both feature heavily?

bozzie

Originally posted by p.pete
They're both brilliant but there is no comparrison between the two. They are complete opposites (except that they both get the job done).

Is there any books where they both feature heavily?

fraid there aint as far as i know

my first was men at arms and it still holds a place in my heart

Sarky

Be a MAN in the city watch!

The city watch needs MEN!

Class act, especially when Detritus becomes super-intelligent...

Señor Juárez

what was it, he got trapped inside a freezer or somewhere very cold 4 a while?

gawd i gotta reread all of those books...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

he got trapped in a meat storage warehouse,.. he was patrolling with some dwarf (can't for the lifve of me remember his name) and he has to throw him out of the roof (the dwarf lands in a rat-on-a-stick cart) to go for help..

he writes a load of mathematical equations on the wall, and as it goes on it gets simpler and simpler.. until at the very end there's just an "=" sign.. but he is rescued at that point and we never know what it ='s

Chowley

Cuddy be his name.

Señor Juárez

following this he is made a clockwork fan assisted cooling hat.

ROFL!!!

Sarky

It was the pork futures warehouse, built to store meat stocks that didn't exist yet, yet were being traded in. Gotta love those literal minded Ankh-Morporkians...:D

therannu

Picked Wyrd Sisters up in my sister's room years ago. Thought I would die laughing. Unfortunately I didn't, and had to go ahead and sit the Leaving Cert. It helped a lot when we started Macbeth. That was also many moons ago now. People's constant references to their Mammies on this board does make one feel old.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

I would have thought simply *being* old would make you feel old

and are you sure it was pork futures?.. i've heard about the er.. temporal wine stuff, and pasta too I think.. but i didn't know there was meat too

Chowley

Ya it was the pork futures alright, I read that book again recently.

Im going through all the wizard books again at the moment.
I gotta say I think Eric was an excellent book.The demons are hilarious , quezovercoatl was brilliant.It's just a pity it was so short.:D

Sarky

Mass human sacrifice to the god of mass human sacrifice! When they were handing out deities, that tribe was out taking a wee...

King of Arrakis

The first DiscWorld book I read was Reaper Man I got it off a friend nearly died laughing! Same with Soul Music + Wyrd Sisters got those in school. I'm now reading Feet of Clay it's quite promising. Any Super Conor posts on this board? He's quite the DiscWorld fan himself!