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Originally Posted by pdurrant
We aren't disagreeing with your assertion that characters in the background appear and change as the books progress in publication order.
We disagree that that matters when introducing someone to the series. The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are for hard-core fantasy/SF fans, who will recognise (most of) the references to other series. A different starting point s (IMO) best for other people.
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I disagree. Even if you miss some of the references in the first two books, you do get all the information to learn about the Wizards (including Rincewind), the luggage, and Ank Morpoor and other lands. So these two books are a good introduction to Discworld (references to other books not withstanding). And if you don't want to read them, the movies of the first two books is well worth watching.