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Originally Posted by Anke Wehner
Published order isn't a bad idea, but it's not really neccessary with this series. If you find yourself bored or otherwise put off by Colour of Magic, I'd suggest jumping ahead to Equal Rites, Mort, or Guards! Guards!
If I had started with Colour of Magic I think I'd not have picked up a second book in the series, because it felt like I was missing most of the jokes - it felt like a parody of works most of which I didn't know.
My first Discworld book was Mort, and now I've got nearly the whole series on my shelf.
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Actually, I do think published order is necessary the first time around. If not, you miss out on things. Pratchett does not do summations. He expects you to have read what came before.