Pratchett Terry. The order of reading the "Flat World" - discussions and opinions

Sir Terry Pratchett lived 66 years. He left us on March 12 this year. At the age of thirteen his first story was published. During his life, the writer managed to write more than 70 books, forty of his novels are his most popular cycle - "Flat World".

short biography

The writer's birthday is April 28. He was born in 1948. In 1965, Terry dropped out of school with the consent of his parents and began to work as a journalist. Thanks to this work, he met Peter van Daren - the publisher. Pratchett told him about his first novel. And in 1971 his book "Carpet People" published. So began the real career of Terry Pratchett as a writer.

Probably, to become a writer Terry Pratchett was destined for fate. His parents are from the town of Hay-on-Wai, which is called the "city of books". This city is a dream for all book lovers, there are as many second-hand books shops as there are probably hardly anywhere else in it. And, as they say, the love of books was simply passed on to the writer by genes, he had no choice - he was doomed to write. Although at first Terry was not very fond of reading, but parents, who loved books themselves, slipped the child Graham's story "The Wind in the Willows," from which the boy's love for literature began. Terry's second love was astronomy. And, perhaps, he would have become an astronomer, but he did not teach math well in school, and this profession was inaccessible to him.

In 2007, the writer overcame the disease - Alzheimer's disease. And the author was already preparing for voluntary euthanasia, but in March 2015 his illness was ahead of him. Worked writer almost until his last days. When I could not write, I sang texts.

The beginning of the "Flat World"

The "flat world" appeared in 1983. The first novel was "The Color of Magic". In 1986 and 1987, the following two novel series came out: "The Mad Star" and "The Creators of Spells."

Since 1987, the writer quits his job and from that time only works as a writer. His books are gaining popularity and becoming bestsellers.

Terry Pratchett: "Flat World" - the order of reading books

The cycle is quite voluminous and unusual. Until now, the writer's fans are arguing about how he would like to read his books, himself Pratchett Terry. The order of reading is constantly changing. Fans of the author make charts and tables. The easiest way is to read books in chronology. That is, in the order in which the book was written by Terry Pratchett. The reading order in this case should not cause discussion.

However, experts say that you need to read in a different order. The only thing they agree with the followers of the chronology is that you need to start with the "Colors of Magic".

The catch is that, besides fantastic novels, the author also wrote stories and scientific novels, also included in the cycle. And some readers prefer to skip them, while others recommend a mandatory reading. Yes, I managed to puzzle my readers with Pratchett Terry. The order of reading the first books is divided mainly into two options. First: "The color of magic", then "The Mad Star", then "Staff and Hat" and after "Interesting Times". The second option: the first book remains unchanged, followed by the "Mad Star", followed by the tale "Troll Bridge", followed by "Interesting Times" and the novel "The Last Continent." Perhaps one of the most frequent questions of readers: "Terry Pratchett, reading order?" 2014 was crowned with the last finished book of this writer and now until 2017 the publishing house "Exmo" plans to release all the books of Pratchett. This is certainly a joy for fans of his work. A great legacy left behind this writer is a science fiction writer, with an excellent sense of humor. Many people like him. In Russia there are probably people who would not have heard the name of Pratchett Terry. The order of reading books is not so important, if you like his works. They are all equally interesting. And every book is worthy to be first.

How to start an acquaintance with a writer

Another important dilemma is the question of which book to begin to get acquainted with the creativity of the author, if the reader is not familiar with it yet. In this case opinions are also divided. Every lover of the writer's work has a subjective point of view. Some advise reading something that is not part of the series, for example, "Cat without embellishment", a humorous book, written by Pratchett Terry. The reading order in this case does not matter. You can read books that are not in the series, in any order. Others advise starting with the "Flat World", but absolutely with any book, not necessarily with the first. After all, despite the fact that the books were written in series, Terry Pratchett did not impose any order on reading, and all novels are autonomous. And they can be read in any order.