Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 A friend of my daughter's has recommended Terry Pratchett as somone she needs to read. The only thing I've ever read by Pratchett is the novel Good Omens he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. Where should she start. She's 13. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo498 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 She can start at the beginning (The Colour of Magic); the first one is somewhat odd but it is not bad at all and one might find it less odd if one starts there as opposed to going back from "Guards! Guards!" or another more "mature" one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 13? The Tiffany Aching series, beginning with The Wee Free Men. This is aimed at younger readers, though I still enjoy the series a lot even now. There are 5 books in that series I believe. Without knowing much about your friends daughter it's hard to make any other suggestions. Personally I enjoy "The Witches" series, which begins with Equal Rites I believe. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are well worth the read (both appear in Tiffany Aching series too as it happens) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokisnow Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The amazing maurice or the wee free men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Wee Free Men or Guards Guards seem like a good fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 There's also his older more juvenile orientated stuff - the Carpet People (little people live in a carpet) the Bromeliad trilogy (little people live in a department store) and the Johnny Maxwell trilogy (12 year old boy in north of england has mysterious and fantastical adventures). Might be a bit young for a 13 year old, perhaps. Then there's Nation (islander and shipwrecked girl create a new society). That's probably the most praised of his YA books but it was already in his more preachy period. The older stuff is more fun. And there's Dodger (pickpocket in early victorian period, featuring many great men and women of the age). Haven't read that one. And remember that all scenes in the Tiffany Aching books featuring The Nac Mac Feegle must be read aloud in a Glaswegian accent for maximum enjoyment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Definitely the Tiffany Aching books to start with, then see how it goes from there/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 She picked up Nation and decided to start there. Everyone, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 It doesn't really matter.... but i'd suggest equal rites personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 A day late and a dollar short, but knowing what I do of your philosophy Scot, I think the City Watch books would appeal to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 On 17/07/2016 at 8:51 AM, Slick Mongoose said: It doesn't really matter.... but i'd suggest equal rites personally. I usually caution against Equal Rites because while it's not a bad book individually, it's kind of a shite introduction to Discworld- a lot of the ideas he plays with are ignored thereafter until he finally brings them back, slightly unconvincingly imo, in the later Tiffany books, and Granny isn't really the same character she becomes later on. So while it might be worth reading it at some point during the Tiffany series so you know what's going on when all that comes back (although it's not crucial), I'd definitely recommend the Tiffany books first. Nation is a good place to start, though. I'd disagree with john above that it was in 'his preachy period' - it's really the opposite of preachy, it covers a lot of the same subjects as his much earlier, for-grownups, Small Gods but whereas that tells you outright what Pratchett thinks the answers are, Nation just asks a bunch of questions and leaves the reader to draw their own conclusions. It's a fantastic book, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 On 16/07/2016 at 10:09 PM, Ser Scot A Ellison said: She picked up Nation and decided to start there. Everyone, thank you. Great decision and I'd recommend borrowing it yourself afterwards - his best work; actually one of my favourite books of any author. At 13 she'll may miss a reasonable amount - I'd call it a YA friendly adult book, rather than a YA book. Go to Wee Free Men or Equal Rites next IMO. Both particularly good for a 13 year old girl; AKA both with female central protagonists; and both perfectly age appropriate. I usually recommend starting Discworld at Equal Rites anyway TBH - none of the first 3 are particularly representative of the rest of his work; but you can see more of it in ER; and the introduction doesn't really need to be representative; especially for an early teen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 23 hours ago, Which Tyler said: Great decision and I'd recommend borrowing it yourself afterwards - his best work; actually one of my favourite books of any author. Seconded. Pratchett might be best known for Discworld, and Good Omens might be his most well-regarded book, but to my mind Nation is his best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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