Novels[]
Nº | Name | Published | Group | Notes | Motifs |
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1 | The Colour of Magic | 1983 | Rincewind | Came 93rd in the Big Read. | Fantasy clichés, H. P. Lovecraft, tourism, insurance, Dungeons & Dragons |
2 | The Light Fantastic | 1986 | Rincewind | Tourism, apocalypse, Conan the Barbarian | |
3 | Equal Rites | 1987 | The Witches | Feminism, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy | |
4 | Mort | 1987 | Death | Came 65th in the Big Read | Death, classic boy-princess trope |
5 | Sourcery | 1988 | Rincewind, The Wizards | Apocalypse, Kubla Khan, Aladdin, Arabian Nights | |
6 | Wyrd Sisters | 1988 | The Witches | Came 135th in the Big Read | Shakespeare (especially Macbeth and Hamlet), Sleeping Beauty |
7 | Pyramids | 1989 | Egyptian Gods, Djelibeybi | Egyptian mythology, quantum physics, Greek philosophy (including Zeno's paradoxes) | |
8 | Guards! Guards! | 1989 | The City Watch | Came 69th in the Big Read | Cop novels, secret societies, King Arthur |
9 | 1990 | Rincewind | First published 1990 in a larger format, fully illustrated by Josh Kirby; reissued as a paperback without illustrations. | Faust, Dante's The Divine Comedy Inferno, Homer's Iliad | |
10 | Moving Pictures | 1990 | Miscellaneous, The Wizards, Industrial Revolution | Hollywood (especially silent movies and the early years of the studio system), the Cthulhu Mythos, celebrities, King Kong (1933 film), Gone with the Wind, and many other films | |
11 | Reaper Man | 1991 | Death, The Wizards | Came 126th in the Big Read | Death, "Man with No Name" Western fiction, Civil rights, Consumerism |
12 | Witches Abroad | 1991 | The Witches | Came 197th in the Big Read | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, fairy tales (especially fairy godmothers), Voodoo, tourism |
13 | Small Gods | 1992 | Miscellaneous, the History Monks, Gods, Ancient Civilizations, Omnia | Came 102nd in the Big Read | Nietzsche), ancient philosophy |
14 | Lords and Ladies | 1992 | The Witches, The Wizards | Shakespeare (especially A Midsummer Night's Dream), UFOs, fairy lore, the mythopoetic men's movement | |
15 | Men at Arms | 1993 | The City Watch | Came 148th in the Big Read | Cop novels, gun politics, racism, "kings in hiding" |
16 | Soul Music | 1994 | Death, The Wizards | Came 151st in the Big Read | Rock music, Beatlemania, punk subculture, Woodstock Festival , Welsh language, "Blues Brothers" (movie) |
17 | Interesting Times | 1994 | Rincewind, the Wizards | Imperial China, Maoism, Lemmings | |
18 | Maskerade | 1995 | The Witches | Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, goth subculture | |
19 | Feet of Clay | 1996 | The City Watch | Cop novels, robots, golem mythology, atheism, race relations, heraldry, slavery and serfdom | |
20 | Hogfather | 1996 | Death, The Wizards | Came 137th in the Big Read | Christmas, mythology, Mary Poppins |
21 | Jingo | 1997 | The City Watch | War, diplomacy, imperialism, xenophobia, multiculturalism, jingoism, Captain Nemo, the Cthulhu Mythos, the John F. Kennedy assassination | |
22 | The Last Continent | 1998 | Rincewind, The Wizards | creation | |
23 | Carpe Jugulum | 1998 | The Witches | Vampires, existentialism, Alcoholics Anonymous | |
24 | The Fifth Elephant | 1999 | The City Watch | Came 153rd in the Big Read | conspiracy novels, global economy, national myths, The Fifth Element |
25 | The Truth | 2000 | Miscellaneous, The City Watch, Industrial Revolution | Came 193rd in the Big Read | Watergate scandal, newspapers, organized crime, oligarchy, Pulp Fiction |
26 | Thief of Time | 2001 | Death, the History Monks | Came 152nd in the Big Read | Martial arts, Eastern monastic mysticism, quantum physics, the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (& the Beatles), chocolate fanatics |
27 | The Last Hero | 2001 | Rincewind | Published in a larger format and fully illustrated by Paul Kidby | Legends, Prometheus, Dungeons & Dragons, Apollo program |
28 | The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents | 2001 | Miscellaneous, Überwald | A YA (young adult or children's) Discworld book; winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal | The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Beatrix Potter |
29 | Night Watch | 2002 | The City Watch, the History Monks | Received the Prometheus Award in 2003; came 73rd in the Big Read | Cop novels, Les Misérables, time travel, revolutions |
30 | The Wee Free Men | 2003 | Tiffany Aching | The second YA Discworld book | Folklore, mythic Scotland (e.g. Braveheart), The Smurfs |
31 | Monstrous Regiment | 2003 | Miscellaneous, the City Watch, Gods, Industrial Revolution | The title is a reference to The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women | Folk songs, Joan of Arc, crossdressing during wartime, the Napoleonic Wars, Vietnam Wars, single mothers, Taliban, feminism, pacifism, transgenderism |
32 | A Hat Full of Sky | 2004 | Tiffany Aching, The Witches | The third YA Discworld book | aliens in science fiction |
33 | Going Postal | 2004 | Moist von Lipwig, Industrial Revolution | Fraternal organizations, alternative medicine, golems | |
34 | Thud! | 2005 | The City Watch | Cop novels, politics, affirmative action, race relations, chess and tafl games | |
35 | Wintersmith | 2006 | Tiffany Aching, Witches | The fourth YA book. | The Snow Queen, Orpheus, Persephone, Sleeping Beauty, The Snow Maiden |
36 | Making Money | 2007 | Moist von Lipwig, Industrial Revolution | Gold standard vs. fiat currency, computer simulation, fraud, golems, | |
37 | Unseen Academicals | 2009 | Miscellaneous, The Wizards, Rincewind | Soccer/football, sports fans, xenophobia, socio-economics, "crab bucket" | |
38 | I Shall Wear Midnight | 2010 | Tiffany Aching | Hate, rumours, stereotypes | |
39 | Snuff | 2011 | The City Watch | Xenophobia, racism, slavery, crime | |
40 | Raising Steam | 2013 | Moist von Lipwig, Vimes, Industrial Revolution | Steam trains, travel, politics, train spotting | |
41 | The Shepherd's Crown | 2016 | Tiffany Aching, Witches | Published posthumously; described as "not quite finished" by Rob Wilkins in the afterword, which also includes a collection of notes on unfinished Discworld novel ideas Pratchett had been considering |
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- The Colour of Magic
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- The Light Fantastic
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- The Shepherd's Crown
- The Truth
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- Thief of Time
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