![]() ![]() – The book in which I realised that the wizards are quite a samey bunch of characters, often embroiled in quite samey adventures. – It’s redeemed by a cracking opening and the best ending in any of the Discworld novels. ![]() – A book that was better than what I was expecting, but hard to get through, for no discernible reason other than what might have been RIncewind related fatigue. – There are some excellent charted character moments for Rincewind. – A book that I coldly described as ‘the most boring of the early installments’, although it does end with a foray into the Dungeon Dimensions. – Shout out to You Bastard, the brilliant mathematician who also happens to be a camel. – An interesting look at other people and cultures on the Disc aside from Ankh-Morpork, but a plot that is rambly and difficult to follow (at least it was for me). I’ll make a few brief notes on each book to justify the position.Ĥ1. So without further ado, let’s begin the countdown. So each book received a rating out of ten and a position in the charts, and I hope the result is vaguely fair and gives you a good impression of the quality of the books as well as just how gosh darn enjoyable I found them. I wanted to try and take those scores into account, knowing that my own opinions will always be biased. It isn’t the first time it’s been done and I doubt it will be the last, but what makes my countdown different is that it’s partly personal to me, partly based on the scores each book received on a well-known book reading and rating website. Guess who’s back with more Discworld talk? That’s right, it’s me! I’m just not ready to let it go yet, so I’ve spent some time looking back on the series as a whole and trying to put them in some kind of order. ![]()
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