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Old 03-23-2011, 09:41 PM   #48
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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.
I just picked up "Lords and Ladies" which does in fact contain a rare "Author's Note" at the start. It says:
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By and large, most Discworld books have stood by themselves, as complete books. It helps to have read them in some kind of order, but it's not essential.
This one is different. I can't ignore the history of what has one before. [...]
And he goes on to give the necessary background from the previous witches story line.
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