<![CDATA[Advice sought.]]>Advice sought. I've been reading books in order starting with book one, The Color Of Magic. If you're a Discworld fan, you know The Color Of Magic is a "Wizards" book

Just finishing up book six, Wyrd Sisters. (A "Witches" book.)

Book seven, the next one, is considered a "Standalone", Pyramids. Are there shy characters in the previous books at all?

Book eight, "Guards! Guards!" Is a "City Watch" book. I understand there are characters in that book I've already encountered.

I'm tempted to jump there. Unless there are some character appearances or some other tie-ins, regardless of how trivial, in Pyramids further on.

Argh! (Help)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/21bb7eaf-b311-4525-97c3-a4ffb4bf2f84/advice-sought.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 00:33:06 GMTSun, 19 Apr 2026 21:44:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Fri, 01 May 2026 03:10:38 GMT]]>@cstross Yeah, it's real fun. I haven't had a lot of time to read in the last few days, but pyramids. πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116497123777780874https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116497123777780874Fri, 01 May 2026 03:10:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:01:08 GMT]]>@pronounshe "Pyramids" was enormous fun IMO. I wish it *hadn't* been a standalone.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116493075642599680https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116493075642599680Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:01:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:04:09 GMT]]>@pronounshe @GreenSkyOverMe I don't believe there to be any spoilers here. This reading order map is very useful.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116490728181655665https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116490728181655665Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:04:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:57:37 GMT]]>@pronounshe I started with the order of published, but a lot of people recommend reading by gang, wizards and witches and so on... But I think perhaps because I started with the wizards they're still my favourites, but the withes are great too, then comes Moist Von Lipwig who I assumes drools a lot since his name basically tells us his moustache is wet πŸ˜‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/NickEast_IndieWriter/statuses/116441393253192935https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/NickEast_IndieWriter/statuses/116441393253192935Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:57:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:44:20 GMT]]>@NickEast_IndieWriter That quiz was fun. The first time it recommended a witches book. I was too tickled to remember which one, though.

The second time through it gave me The Color Of Magic. Which is the book I started with.

Thanks again for the link. It's a cute site.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116437802049554378https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116437802049554378Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:44:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:33:21 GMT]]>@NickEast_IndieWriter Hehe, okay. Thank you, Nick.πŸ˜€

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116437758883807358https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116437758883807358Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:33:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:25:14 GMT]]>@pronounshe I don't think so πŸ€”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/NickEast_IndieWriter/statuses/116437019132900614https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/NickEast_IndieWriter/statuses/116437019132900614Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:44:26 GMT]]>@NickEast_IndieWriter Thank you. No spoilers?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116435915037178499https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116435915037178499Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:44:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:24:58 GMT]]>@pronounshe they, the books, are great in any sequence. If you read them in the published order, you follow pTerrys mind in making them

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/Tho99/statuses/116435838472599946https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/Tho99/statuses/116435838472599946Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:24:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:17:50 GMT]]>@pronounshe The books are fairly stand alone and I don't think there is a clear reading order, I've seen a lot of diffrent suggestions over the years but if you want some expert advive I'd have a look here: https://www.discworldemporium.com/reading-order/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/NickEast_IndieWriter/statuses/116435810419314463https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/NickEast_IndieWriter/statuses/116435810419314463Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:17:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:02:33 GMT]]>@Lemlems Nice! Thank you for the insight. I did end up going with Pyramids. @ravensrod suggested that as a matter of world building. And going in order really satisfies my desire for order in general.πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116435278475657737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116435278475657737Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:02:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:43:44 GMT]]>@pronounshe If you’ve decided to read them in order, I’d recommend sticking to that and not skipping ahead.

Not necessarily because of recurring characters cropping up (I can’t remember if any do in Pyramids) but because Pratchett gradually introduces you to different aspects of how the Discworld works - and the Discworld itself develops and changes - as the books go on

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lemlems/statuses/116435204467810040https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lemlems/statuses/116435204467810040Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:43:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:49:46 GMT]]>@pronounshe it does feel vaguely familiar πŸ˜‚ it might have been when you first started reading them and I made a comment about Guards, Guards! I tend to if there's a Pratchett topic :3

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/captainvellalives/statuses/116433812591340142https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/captainvellalives/statuses/116433812591340142Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:49:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:40:49 GMT]]>@captainvellalives I feel like we've has this conversation before.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433777404796978https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433777404796978Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:40:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:39:21 GMT]]>@ravensrod So, basically world building. Interesting. That can never be a bad thing, I suppose. Thank you.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433771679355768https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433771679355768Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:39:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:29:43 GMT]]>@pronounshe Don't jump. Although a standalone Pyramids does provide insights to the assasins guild, new age holistic theory, Quantum mechanics, greek philosophy, camel mathmatics and the difference between a trombone and a flugelhorn. (Discworld versions of course). The main characters don't appear in other books but it will help understanding discworld and it's a good story πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ravensrod/statuses/116433733769869404https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ravensrod/statuses/116433733769869404Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:29:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:25:23 GMT]]>@captainvellalives Okay, that gives me a better sense of how to proceed. If the bookstore has Pyramids, I'll get. Otherwise, I'll jump to Guards!

Thank you for putting energy in to my inability to think for myself in the matter. πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433716747375899https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433716747375899Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:25:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:17:14 GMT]]>@pronounshe I don't think so but also it's been a lot of years πŸ˜… also, it's Sir Terry. Chances are there are characters in Pyramids that will resurface later πŸ™„πŸ˜¬ I'd say you can always go back to it and unless it has a direct sequel you wouldn't be missing a huge amount of context

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/captainvellalives/statuses/116433684687479203https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/captainvellalives/statuses/116433684687479203Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:17:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:16:21 GMT]]>@GreenSkyOverMe That's a good idea. Have to think about that before finding one of those. Can't imagine there are spoilers hiding among the maps, but I'll tread carefully when looking.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433681210877268https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433681210877268Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:16:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:13:24 GMT]]>@captainvellalives Nice! So, no shared characters (or appearances by the Luggage) in Pyramids? I'm liking the appearances of the characters across the books so far, so just making sure.

This is harder than it should be.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433669626883880https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/115597427562607266/statuses/116433669626883880Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:13:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:53:06 GMT]]>@pronounshe I think I have seen some maps with the dependencies between the books on the internet

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/GreenSkyOverMe/statuses/116433589826817386https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/GreenSkyOverMe/statuses/116433589826817386Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:53:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advice sought. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:51:37 GMT]]>@pronounshe 'Guards, Guards!' is one of my favourites so I'd say skip ahead πŸ˜‹ You can always come back to Pyramids later. I jumped around a lot reading Pratchett and didn't feel like I missed anything major with shared characters 😊 I'm pretty partial to Nights Watch, Witches and Moist Von Lipwig so that's mostly what I've read

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