The Discworld The City Watch Collection Reading Order

Novels Only Chronological including short stories and picture books

1. Guards! Guards! 1. Guards! Guards! 2. Men at Arms 1.5 Theatre of Cruelty* 3. Feet of Clay 2. Men at Arms 4. Jingo 3. Feet of Clay 4. Jingo 5. The Fifth Elephant 5. The Fifth Elephant 6. Night Watch 6. Night Watch 7. Thud 7. Thud 8. Snuff 7.5 Where's My Cow* 8. Snuff 8.5 The World of Poo*

*1.5 is a short-story featured in the book, A blink of the Screen: Collected shorter fiction. Numbers 7.5 and 8.5 are children's picture books featured in the novels Thud & Snuff.

The Complete Story including novels where "The Watch" have supporting roles

1. Guards! Guards! 10.5 The World of Poo 1.5 Theatre of Cruelty 11. Raising Steam* 2. Men at Arms * "The Truth" and "Monstrous Regiment" are self- 3. Feet of Clay contained novels introducing new protagonists. 4. Jingo 5. The Fifth Elephant * "Raising Steam" features Moist von Lipwig, the protagonist in, "Going Postal" and "Making Money." 6. The Truth* The Watch play a minor role in, "Raising Steam" 7. Night Watch appearing only in a few scenes. However, the book features the conclusion of a major side-plot in "The 8. Monstrous Regiment* City Watch collection." 9. Thud 9.5 Where's My Cow * Different members of The Watch have cameos in several other books including, "Going Postal," 10. Snuff "Making Money," "Hogfather," and many more...

The (Unofficial) Ankh-Morpork Collection

My Preferred Reading Order

Personally, I like reading "The City Watch Collection" and "The Moist von Lipwig" books (The Industrial Revolution Collection) together.

Despite belonging to different subseries, they are both (mostly) set in Ankh-Morpork. This means that they share many of the larger, reoccurring side-plots involving the city. They also follow the development of significant changes in the technology, politics, and society of Ankh-Morphork (and the Discworld).

I would also include "The Truth" on this list. Both the plot and characters in that novel have an impact on "The City Watch", and the "Moist von Lipwig" books.

Below is how I prefer reading these books. I call it: The (unofficial) Ankh-Morpork Collection.

1. Guards! Guards! 7. Night Watch 2. Men at Arms 8. Going Postal 3. Feet of Clay 9. Thud 4. Jingo 10. Making Money 5. The Fifth Elephant 11. Snuff 6. The Truth 12. Raising Steam