I may as well expand a bit on my quickly-tossed-off recommendation, since others have also chimed in.
I'm not a big fan of Rincewind in general, but Interesting Times is good, mostly because it doesn't focus too strongly on him!
The Watch books are probably my favorite subset, as with msagara. I'd probably suggest starting with Guards, Guards instead of Men at Arms if possible, but either is a reasonable starting point.
I very much enjoy Small Gods despite being, at best, a lapsed agnostic; I do know that it's not to everyone's taste, which is why I mentioned The Truth; it'd be the one I would suggest for anyone who would prefer the newspaper/printing industry to the church as a central focus.
I don't consider SG his "Best! Book! Evar!" but since he keeps writing new "Best! Book! Evar!"s almost every time out....
One drawback I have is that, having started with British editions, I now feel compelled to make sure I keep the string going (even without Josh Kirby, sadly missed, doing the covers) which makes acquisition require somewhat more work. I am happy to see the US editions now being somewhat more timely, though!
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Date: 2004-09-26 08:06 pm (UTC)I'm not a big fan of Rincewind in general, but Interesting Times is good, mostly because it doesn't focus too strongly on him!
The Watch books are probably my favorite subset, as with
I very much enjoy Small Gods despite being, at best, a lapsed agnostic; I do know that it's not to everyone's taste, which is why I mentioned The Truth; it'd be the one I would suggest for anyone who would prefer the newspaper/printing industry to the church as a central focus.
I don't consider SG his "Best! Book! Evar!" but since he keeps writing new "Best! Book! Evar!"s almost every time out....
One drawback I have is that, having started with British editions, I now feel compelled to make sure I keep the string going (even without Josh Kirby, sadly missed, doing the covers) which makes acquisition require somewhat more work. I am happy to see the US editions now being somewhat more timely, though!