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Discworld audiobooks in order

Novels set on a flat world carried through space on the back of a giant turtle. Discworld is famously not a series you have to start at the beginning: it is several overlapping sub-series sharing a world.

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Terry PratchettTerry PratchettNarrated by One lead actor per sub-series in the current recordings — Jon Culshaw for the City Watch, Indira Varma for the Witches and the Tiffany Aching books, Colin Morgan for Rincewind and the wizards, Sian Clifford for Death, Richard Coyle for Moist von Lipwig — and a different lead on each standalone, with Bill Nighy on the footnotes and, on most of the books, Peter Serafinowicz as Death; A Blink of the Screen is read by Michael Fenton Stevens and Stephen Briggs · 42 books, including a short-story collectionPhoto: Luigi Novi · CC BY 3.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

Which order should you listen in?

Publication order is listed below, but it is not the usual recommendation. Most listeners start with a sub-series instead — Guards! Guards! for the City Watch, Wyrd Sisters for the Witches, Mort for Death, or Going Postal for Moist von Lipwig. The first two books are the weakest and put a lot of people off entirely. One warning about recordings: almost every Discworld recommendation you will read online names Nigel Planer or Stephen Briggs, who narrated the series for decades. Those readings are no longer sold on Audible UK — the current set is the re-recording released from December 2021, with one lead actor for each sub-series and a different lead on each standalone. Do not go hunting for the old ones. One exception: A Blink of the Screen, a collection of Pratchett's short fiction that Audible files under Discworld, is still sold in its 2012 recording by Michael Fenton Stevens and Stephen Briggs. It is listed at its publication point and is optional.

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Discworld in publication order

  1. 1The Colour of MagicThe Colour of Magic (1983)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  2. 2The Light FantasticThe Light Fantastic (1986)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  3. 3Equal RitesEqual Rites (1987)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  4. 4MortMort (1987)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  5. 5SourcerySourcery (1988)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  6. 6Wyrd SistersWyrd Sisters (1988)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  7. 7PyramidsPyramids (1989)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  8. 8Guards! Guards!Guards! Guards! (1989)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  9. 9EricEric (1990)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  10. 10Moving PicturesMoving Pictures (1990)Read by Jason Isaacs, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy · 9h 54m unabridged
  11. 11Reaper ManReaper Man (1991)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  12. 12Witches AbroadWitches Abroad (1991)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  13. 13Small GodsSmall Gods (1992)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  14. 14Lords and LadiesLords and Ladies (1992)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  15. 15Men at ArmsMen at Arms (1993)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  16. 16Soul MusicSoul Music (1994)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  17. 17Interesting TimesInteresting Times (1994)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  18. 18MaskeradeMaskerade (1995)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  19. 19Feet of ClayFeet of Clay (1996)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  20. 20HogfatherHogfather (1996)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  21. 21JingoJingo (1997)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  22. 22The Last Continent (1998)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  23. 23Carpe JugulumCarpe Jugulum (1998)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  24. 24The Fifth ElephantThe Fifth Elephant (1999)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  25. 25The TruthThe Truth (2000)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  26. 26Thief of TimeThief of Time (2001)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  27. 27The Last Hero (2001)No unabridged UK audiobook found
  28. 28The Amazing Maurice and His Educated RodentsThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  29. 29Night WatchNight Watch (2002)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  30. 30The Wee Free MenThe Wee Free Men (2003)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  31. 31Monstrous RegimentMonstrous Regiment (2003)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  32. 32A Hat Full of SkyA Hat Full of Sky (2004)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  33. 33Going PostalGoing Postal (2004)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  34. 34Thud!Thud! (2005)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  35. 35WintersmithWintersmith (2006)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  36. 36Making MoneyMaking Money (2007)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  37. 37Unseen AcademicalsUnseen Academicals (2009)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  38. 38I Shall Wear MidnightI Shall Wear Midnight (2010)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  39. 39SnuffSnuff (2011)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  40. 40A Blink of the Screen (short stories)A Blink of the Screen (short stories) (2012)Read by Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs · 8h 31m unabridged
  41. 41Raising SteamRaising Steam (2013)Sold as several recordings: which to buy
  42. 42The Shepherd's CrownThe Shepherd's Crown (2015)Sold as several recordings: which to buy

Which recording should you buy?

39 books in this series are sold as more than one recording. Each comparison says which to buy and why:

Shorter listening orders within Discworld

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