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Old 01-31-2016, 03:25 PM   #121
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Starting somewhere else will not "spoil the series".

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Indeed, I'm just reading A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett (a collection of essays), and on page 88/89, as part of a speech he gave at the 2004 WorldCon, Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld series, said this:

"My first novel was published by the first publisher I sent it to. And so I've been learning as I go, and I find it now rather embarrassing that people beginning the Discworld series start with The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, which I don't think are some of the best books to start with. This is the author saying this, folks. Do not start at the beginning with Discworld."

Let me repeat that last bit for and with emphasis:
"This is the author saying this, folks. Do not start at the beginning with Discworld." ]
Authors are not not necessarily the best judge of their work. IMO those two books are his best that Ive read.
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Old 01-31-2016, 05:33 PM   #122
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I just finished The Colour of Magic and LOVED it. If this is the weakest of the Discworld novels I can't wait to see them at their best. Small Gods is next then I have to decide what sub-series to go with. Which of them deals the most with The Discs larger concepts and magical science?
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So pleased to hear you loved it. While Small Gods won't (IMO) spoil any of the earlier books, as you've started with The Colour of Magic, you might be better off continuing with The Light Fantastic, which directly follows on from the end of The Colour of Magic.

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Old 02-02-2016, 10:40 PM   #123
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I've gotten tired of others saying to start anywhere. It's OK to spoil the series. I did like the first two books. That's why I continued on.

Most people who have said not to start from the beginning did so and continued on. So if they can get past what they call as not good, why do they think others won't be able to?
Because if I'd started with the first two books I'd never have given Terry Pratchett a second look. I've never finished them, and do not intend to.

The very first Discworld books are at best mediocre. Perfectly understandable given they were Pratchett's early work. Satire is hard to get right. But they're not a good way to convince readers that Discworld books are worth reading.

Telling potential fans to start with them is a bad idea, unless the point is to turn readers off of Terry Pratchett. That you liked them is great, but doesn't mean that they're a good entry point to Discworld or a good hook for new fans.
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Old 02-03-2016, 11:38 AM   #124
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An thats The Light Fantastic finished. Also loved it. I'm thinking about sticking with chronological order until I've at least finished Mort. Also I should really read Leviathan Wakes at some point, I've had it in my kindle library for years.
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Old 02-03-2016, 12:12 PM   #125
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I am going to put an end to this order of Discworld books one and for all. This is the reading order from Terry Pratchett's website.

http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/d...reading-order/
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Old 04-26-2016, 07:12 PM   #126
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Took a break from Discworld to give The Expanse series a shot. Really like the first two books but book three left me cold. Haven't moved on to book four yet.

Any new recommendations?
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Old 04-27-2016, 04:43 PM   #127
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Took a break from Discworld to give The Expanse series a shot. Really like the first two books but book three left me cold. Haven't moved on to book four yet.

Any new recommendations?
Actually, I'm about at the half-way mark in Abaddon's Gate and I'm still enjoying it.

You might check out the Legacy Fleet Trilogy by Nick Webb. It starts with
Constitution. All three books are in the Kindle Unlimited program.
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Old 04-29-2016, 07:10 PM   #128
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Odd question but can you think of any books that evoke a similar feeling to the classic CRPG Planescape Torment? The only think that comes to mind is Perdido Street Station. I'm really in the mood for something strange world building.
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Old 04-29-2016, 09:09 PM   #129
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Odd question but can you think of any books that evoke a similar feeling to the classic CRPG Planescape Torment? The only think that comes to mind is Perdido Street Station. I'm really in the mood for something strange world building.
The only books that come to my mind are the Malazan books by Steven Erikson. But only in so far, as the world building is quite complex and like in Torment you are thrown into it without knowledge and there are no explanations and you have to find out bit by bit what is going on. Also similar to Torment there are mighty beings and many different factions. The magic actually comes from different planes, which are often ruled by gods.

Edit: Ups, you have read them already. Then maybe something with a character who can't trust himself, like Fight Club.
The nearest would actually be a movie: memento. Like the character in torment, the protagonist has to give himself notes, because he has no memories.
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Old 04-30-2016, 01:38 AM   #130
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Planescape is a D&D setting, so there are some books based in that world. Not many as it wasn't one of their popular ones though.

Blood Hostages (first in a trilogy)
Pages of Pain (stand alone it looks like)

Others: https://www.goodreads.com/series/119155-planescape

Per wikipedia this is a "rejected title" that the author has made available free online.
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Old 04-30-2016, 02:02 PM   #131
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I'm thinking The Prince of Nothing series might fit what I'm looking for. Dark fantasy cosmic horror, and complex exotic world building.
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I'm thinking The Prince of Nothing series might fit what I'm looking for. Dark fantasy cosmic horror, and complex exotic world building.
Good books, but quite different to torment. If you are looking for something dark and with some very interesting cosmology (the other world building is good, but not that exotic) they are excellent. Be aware, that the main protagonist is a sociopath, so if likeable characters are important to you, better look for some other book But if very dark and twisted is what you crave for, they should fit perfectly.
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Why not more China Mieville then?
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Actually, I'm about at the half-way mark in Abaddon's Gate and I'm still enjoying it.
I've just finished Cibola Burn, and liked it better than Abaddon's Gate I think. Different setting, some new characters.
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Why not more China Mieville then?
Because I think the only one of his I haven't read is The City and The City
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