Discworld is a universe and series of fantasy novels created by British author Terry Pratchett. The series has been adapted into many other different forms of media, including movies, television, video games, plays, radio and comic books. The Discworld universe is so huge that there are Discworld-themed conventions.

The Discworld series began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic. Since that time, there have been over 40 books in the Discworld series, including companion books, map books, quiz books, diaries and science books. Below is the order of when Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels were originally released:

Publication Order of Discworld Books

The Colour of Magic(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Light Fantastic(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Equal Rites(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mort(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sourcery(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wyrd Sisters(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pyramids(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guards! Guards!(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eric(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Moving Pictures(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Reaper Man(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Witches Abroad(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Small Gods(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lords and Ladies(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Men at Arms(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Soul Music(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Interesting Times(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maskerade(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Feet of Clay(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hogfather(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jingo(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Continent(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Carpe Jugulum(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fifth Elephant(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Truth(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thief of Time(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Hero(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Night Watch(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wee Free Men(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monstrous Regiment(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Hat Full of Sky(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Going Postal(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thud!(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wintersmith(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Making Money(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unseen Academicals(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Shall Wear Midnight(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Snuff(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Raising Steam(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shepherd's Crown(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Discworld Companion Books

(By: Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs)

The Streets of Ankh Morpork(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Discworld Companion(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Discworld Mapp(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pratchett Portfolio(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld's Diary Unseen University Diary 1998(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld's Ankh-Morpork City Watch Diary(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Tourist Guide to Lancre(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld Assassins' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2000(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nanny Ogg's Cookbook(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death's Domain(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld Fools' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2001(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
GURPS Discworld Also(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld Thieves' Guild Yearbook & Diary 2002(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld (Reformed) Vampyre's Diary 2003(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The New Discworld Companion(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Art of Discworld(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Discworld Almanac for the Common Year 2005(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook: Discworld Diary 2007(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Unseen University Cut-Out Book(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Enlightenment(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Folklore of Discworld(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Illustrated Eric(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Compleat Ankh-Morpork: City Guide(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion...So Far(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld Diary: We r Igors 2015: First and Last Aid(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook: To Travelling Upon the Ankh-Morpork & Sto Plains Hygienic Railway(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld 2016 Diary: A Practical Manual for the Modern Witch(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Compleat Discworld Atlas(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Terry Pratchett's Discworld Colouring Book(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Discworld Diary 2017(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Terry Pratchett's Discworld Diary 2019(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death and Friends: A Discworld Journal(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ankh-Morpork City Watch Discworld Journal(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ultimate Discworld Companion(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Discworld Graphic Novels

The Colour of Magic(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mort Big Comic(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Light Fantastic(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Small Gods(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Discworld Picture Books

Where's My Cow?(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The World of Poo(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Discworld Plays

(By: Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs)

Mort: The Play(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Going Postal(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jingo(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Monstrous Regiment(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hogfather(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Colour of Magic(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Carpe Jugulum(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guards! Guards!(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Interesting Times(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Men at Arms(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mort(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wyrd Sisters(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lords and Ladies(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Truth(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Making Money(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rince Cycle(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
All the Discworld's a Stage(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maskerade(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The Science of Discworld books were written in collaboration with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. The Discworld Companion, Discworld Assassins’ Guild Yearbook and Diary 2001, Discworld Thieves’ Guild Yearbook & Diary 2002, The New Discworld Companion, The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook: Discworld Diary 2007 and Turtle Recall were co-authored with Stephen Briggs. GURPS: Discworld Also was co-authored by Phil Masters. The Discworld Almanac for the Common Year 2005 was co-authored by Bernard Pearson. The Unseen University Cut-Out Book was co-authored by Alan Batley and Bernard Pearson. The Folklore of Discworld was co-authored by Jacqueline Simpson.

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