Not by me. I recommend Small Gods first.

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Post #235,960 by ben_tilly 11/24/05 11:57:26 PM Reply	Not by me. I recommend Small Gods first. Unless I suspect that the person would like a different variant of Pratchett, in which case I might recommend something like Lords and Ladies. Not that Pyramids is bad - quite the contrary in fact - but it isn't my favorite. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #236,041 by static 11/25/05 9:04:31 PM Reply	Lords and Ladies was my favourite for a long time. I was going to post that I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for someone interested in sampling the series, but now that I think about it, it is one of the very best ones, showcasing his style very well. It's just that it's sorta a sequel to Witches Abroad. Pyramids is widely considered a good introduction to the series. It's typical of many of the later books without relying on characters that have been around before. It also has scenes like the test in the Assassin's Guild. Small Gods is a good standalone book if you think the person may not read any others anyway. The Truth is also possibly a good starting point, except that so much of what makes it good is a) what someone tries again (i.e. knock off Vetinari) and b) what is now being allowed from that book forward (i.e. movable printing). Wade. "Insert crowbar. Apply force."
Post #236,068 by hnick 11/26/05 8:05:12 AM Reply	Depends on mood, day, etc; just read them all... easier.
Post #236,126 by Ashton 11/26/05 7:39:07 PM Reply	Must___conserve. Have taken a break, acquiring the lot.. Can't tell how long the National Madness shall persist; dare not run out of TP before, at least the impeachments begin.

Top 20 geek novels - (Silverlock) - (48) - Nov. 23, 2005, 08:26:35 AM EST

Wow. - (Yendor) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 08:31:36 AM EST

I own 8 of them. - (pwhysall) - Nov. 23, 2005, 02:18:59 PM EST

I'm missing 10, 12, 19, and 20 -NT - (hnick) - Nov. 23, 2005, 08:34:13 AM EST

I've read 14 of them. - (inthane-chan) - Nov. 23, 2005, 08:57:03 AM EST

read all but #19 but where is tolkien? -NT - (boxley) - Nov. 23, 2005, 09:00:14 AM EST

I have all but 10, 12, 17, 20. - (admin) - (2) - Nov. 23, 2005, 09:09:24 AM EST

put American Gods onto your list -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 11:15:37 AM EST

Ditto -NT - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:36:56 AM EDT

I may have read one of them - two on the outside . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 11:00:48 AM EST

Believe me when I say this Andrew - (Silverlock) - Nov. 23, 2005, 12:07:07 PM EST

5 / 20 read here. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 11:11:58 AM EST

Re: 5 / 20 read here. - (Nightowl) - Nov. 23, 2005, 01:22:45 PM EST

10 out of 20. - (broomberg) - Nov. 23, 2005, 12:04:00 PM EST

So then I'm 90 % geek - haven't read 17 & 20. (AFAICT.) - (CRConrad) - (3) - Nov. 23, 2005, 12:18:16 PM EST

not so much geekiness as reading nut, 5-7 books a week - (boxley) - (2) - Nov. 23, 2005, 06:50:31 PM EST

Mailer as in Norman? -NT - (Silverlock) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 07:25:21 PM EST

yup nogrok any of his stuff since the utah execution book -NT - (boxley) - Nov. 23, 2005, 07:26:53 PM EST

I havent read any of them - (bionerd) - (10) - Nov. 23, 2005, 01:05:13 PM EST

You must read #1 - (jbrabeck) - (9) - Nov. 23, 2005, 01:53:12 PM EST

No, no. She (and you) must read #2. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Nov. 23, 2005, 01:58:46 PM EST

Right now I'm re-reading all my psychotherapy texts. - (bionerd) - (6) - Nov. 23, 2005, 05:35:35 PM EST

You'll do great. 1984 can wait, so to speak. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 23, 2005, 06:47:56 PM EST

as long as the do no harm mantra is there you'll be alright - (boxley) - Nov. 23, 2005, 06:48:07 PM EST

You can practice on me - (imqwerky) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 06:59:25 PM EST

Yeah, I'll be okay. - (bionerd) - Nov. 24, 2005, 10:37:40 AM EST

I like that prayer. - (Silverlock) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 07:29:57 PM EST

Thanks. I use that prayer on my kids, too! -NT - (bionerd) - Nov. 24, 2005, 10:38:43 AM EST

Re: You must read #1 - (Yendor) - Nov. 23, 2005, 01:59:24 PM EST

Missing 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20 - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:37:02 AM EDT

Re: Top 20 geek novels - (Moriarty) - Nov. 23, 2005, 05:15:14 PM EST

Read 7 of the 20 - (bepatient) - Nov. 23, 2005, 05:43:57 PM EST

6/20 - (imqwerky) - Nov. 23, 2005, 06:16:59 PM EST

The Tolkein complaint - (Silverlock) - Nov. 23, 2005, 07:23:46 PM EST

3 by Neal Stephenson made it on the list??? - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Nov. 23, 2005, 10:19:02 PM EST

I thought that was a bit much myself -NT - (imqwerky) - (1) - Nov. 23, 2005, 10:54:39 PM EST

Ditto. -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 23, 2005, 10:57:24 PM EST

Kinda mixed-bag innit? - (Ashton) - (10) - Nov. 23, 2005, 11:53:20 PM EST

PKD is too goddamn depressing - (broomberg) - (1) - Nov. 24, 2005, 12:12:00 AM EST

(author not responsible for assigned prison planet) -NT - (Ashton) - Nov. 24, 2005, 12:29:24 AM EST

Color of magic is one of his earliest and weakest - (tuberculosis) - (7) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:40:55 AM EDT

The smartarse style gets on my pecs. -NT - (pwhysall) - Nov. 24, 2005, 04:52:23 PM EST

'Pyramids' is the one usually recommended to newcomers. - (static) - (5) - Nov. 24, 2005, 06:29:06 PM EST

Monstrous Regiment is one of my favs -NT - (boxley) - Nov. 24, 2005, 09:45:38 PM EST

Not by me. I recommend Small Gods first. - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Nov. 24, 2005, 11:57:26 PM EST

Lords and Ladies was my favourite for a long time. - (static) - (2) - Nov. 25, 2005, 09:04:31 PM EST

Depends on mood, day, etc; just read them all... easier. -NT - (hnick) - (1) - Nov. 26, 2005, 08:05:12 AM EST

Must___conserve. - (Ashton) - Nov. 26, 2005, 07:39:07 PM EST

I've read 1,3,9,10,15, - (Meerkat) - Nov. 24, 2005, 06:06:14 AM EST

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