Discworld Books in Order

How many Discworld books are there?

Discworld has 104 books, released between 1983 and 2023. 45 of them belong to the Discworld series, and 59 related titles sit outside it: companion books, plays, graphic novels, picture books and other titles.

Discworld Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 104 Discworld books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Discworld Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the books of the Discworld series run from The Colour of Magic (1983) to The Shepherd's Crown (2015), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Discworld in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Discworld books in order?

You should read the Discworld series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 59 related titles (companion books, plays, graphic novels, picture books and other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Discworld book also stands alone.

What order should you read Discworld books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Colour of Magic (1983), the earliest published book in the Discworld series. After it come The Light Fantastic (1986), Equal Rites (1987), Mort (1987) and Sourcery (1988); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Discworld book?

The Shepherd's Crown (2015) is the newest book in the Discworld series. The newest related title is Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being A Witch (2023).

Is there a new Discworld book coming?

No next Discworld book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Discworld has won

Wikidata records 11 awards and 1 nomination for Discworld. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2016Wonfor The Shepherd's Crown
• Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize2012Wonfor Snuff
• Andre Norton Award2011Wonfor I Shall Wear Midnight
• Margaret Edwards Award2011Wonfor The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
• Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2008Wonfor Making Money
• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2007Wonfor Wintersmith
• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2005Wonfor A Hat Full of Sky
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2005Wonfor A Hat Full of Sky
• Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2004Wonfor The Wee Free Men
• Carnegie Medal2001Wonfor The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
• BSFA Award for Best Novel1989Wonfor Pyramids
• Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2014Shortlistedfor Raising Steam

Discworld at a glance

No recent titles

The newest main-line Discworld title on record is The Shepherd's Crown (2015), 11 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.

Release pace

Discworld books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

18,897 pages across the 83 of 104 books with a recorded length, a median of 182 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Discworld books, 33 of 104, were published in the 2000s.

Corroboration

6 of the 104 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 100 in at least three.

Attribution

Of the 104 titles, 103 are credited to Terry Pratchett, 1 to Rhianna Pratchett and 1 to Gabrielle Kent.

What the Discworld books are about

88 of the 104 Discworld books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 51 of 88. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Fantasy 51 of 88 books
• Humor 13 of 88 books
• Samuel Vimes (Fictitious character) 13 of 88 books
• Drama 9 of 88 books
• Science fiction 9 of 88 books
• Witches 8 of 88 books
• Children's fiction 7 of 88 books
• Satire 7 of 88 books
• Wizards 6 of 88 books