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Originally Posted by bfisher
Thanks. I think I'll start with Guards!Guards! or Small Gods (and maybe do Hogfather for a Christmas read).
When does it make sense to read The Colour of Magic?
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It makes sense to as the first book. You learn a lot of information thjat comes in handy for later books.
Picture Discworld as a place with the same background and the same extras but with different main characters. You see the progression of the places and the people behind the main characters. That's how Pratchett wrote the series so it is a progression as you read in written order. Pratchett does not recap. So what you've not read, you won't know.Some of the jokes and situations rely on your having read what comes before.
This is why published order the best way to read Discworld for the first time. You see, the ones recommending to spoil the series have already read it.