The Discworld Reading Order

Terry Pratchett’s magnum opus: one of the best, and definitely the funniest, fantasy series of all time.

If you’re just wanting to follow the exploits of a single character, try the Discworld Character Guide.

Small Gods
Novel published in 1992.
The events of Small Gods take place decades (or more) earlier than most other Discworld stories, leading to its placement here. However, stylistically-speaking – and in the case of a single time-travelling character – it may make more sense to read it in publication order. Hence, it is listed at both points in this Reading Order.
The Colour of Magic
Novel published in 1983.
The Light Fantastic
Novel published in 1986.
Equal Rites
Novel published in 1987.
Mort
Novel published in 1987.
Sourcery
Novel published in 1988.
Wyrd Sisters
Novel published in 1988.
Pyramids
Novel published in 1989.
Guards! Guards!
Novel published in 1989.
Eric
Novel published in 1990.
Moving Pictures
Novel published in 1990.
Reaper Man
Novel published in 1991.
Witches Abroad
Novel published in 1991.
Small Gods
Novel published in 1992.
This is where Small Gods falls in publication order. However, the events of the book take place decades (or more) earlier than most other Discworld stories, hence it is listed at both points in this Reading Order.
Lords and Ladies
Novel published in 1992.
Men At Arms
Novel published in 1993.
Soul Music
Novel published in 1994.
Interesting Times
Novel published in 1994.
Maskerade
Novel published in 1995.
Feet of Clay
Novel published in 1996.
Hogfather
Novel published in 1996.
Jingo
Novel published in 1997.
The Last Continent
Novel published in 1998.
Carpe Jugulum
Novel published in 1998.
The Fifth Elephant
Novel published in 1999.
The Science of Discworld
Novel published in 1999.
The Truth
Novel published in 2000.
Thief of Time
Novel published in 2001.
The Sea and Little Fishes
Short story originally published in 2002.
The Last Hero
Novel published in 2001.
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
Novel published in 2001.
Night Watch
Novel published in 2002.
The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
Novel published in 2002.
The Wee Free Men
Novel published in 2003.
Monstrous Regiment
Novel published in 2003.
A Hat Full of Sky
Novel published in 2004.
Going Postal
Novel published in 2004.
A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
Short story originally published in 1998.
Thud!
Novel published in 2005.
Where’s My Cow?
Storybook published in 2005.
Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III
Novel published in 2005.
Wintersmith
Novel published in 2006.
Making Money
Novel published in 2007.
Unseen Academicals
Novel published in 2009.
I Shall Wear Midnight
Novel published in 2010.
Snuff
Novel published in 2011.
Raising Steam
Novel published in 2013.
Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV
Novel published in 2005.
The Shepherd’s Crown
Novel published in 2015.

The Carrigerverse Reading Order

The various connected stories of Gail Carriger’s steampunk fantasy world.

1841:

The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn’t: (to say nothing of the Mummy That Was, and the Cat in the Jar)
Spring

1848:

Ambush or Adore
Autumn

1851:

Etiquette & Espionage
Autumn to Winter

1852:

Curtsies & Conspiracies
March

1853:

Waistcoats & Weaponry
February
Manners & Mutiny
December

1867:

Poison or Protect
Spring

1869:

Defy or Defend
March

1872:

Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident
Spring

1873:

Soulless
Changeless
Winter

1874:

Blameless
Spring
Heartless
July to August

1876:

Timeless
April

1878:

Romancing the Inventor
Summer

1895:

Prudence
September
Imprudence
October
Romancing the Werewolf
December

1896:

Competence
Spring
How to Marry a Werewolf
April
Reticence
Spring
Dear Lord Akeldama & Parasolverse Ephemera
He is Eternal!

The San Andreas Shifters series:

Marine Biology
The Sumage Solution
The Omega Objection
The Enforcer Enigma
Vixen Ecology
The Dratsie Dilemma

The Tinkered Stars series:

Crudrat
The 5th Gender
Divinity 36
Demigod 12
Dome 6

The Drageara Reading Order

Steven Brust’s wonderful fantasy series featuring Vlad Taltos and his world

The Khaavren Romances

The Phoenix Guards
Novel published 1991
Five Hundred Years After
Novel published 1994
The Paths of the Dead
Novel published 2002. Book 1 of ‘The Viscount of Adrilankha’
The Lord of Castle Black
Novel published 2003. Book 2 of ‘The Viscount of Adrilankha’
Sethra Lavode
Novel published 2004. Book 3 of ‘The Viscount of Adrilankha’
The Baron of Magister Valley
Novel published 2020

Intermediate stories

Brokedown Palace
Novel published 1986
The Desecrator
Short story published 2011

The Tales of Vlad Taltos

Jhereg (prologue only)
Novel published 1983
Taltos
Novel published 1988
Dragon (body of novel)
Novel published 1998
Yendi
Novel published 1984
Dragon (interludes)
Novel published 1998
Tiassa (first section)
Novel published 2011
Tsalmoth (body of novel)
Novel published 2023
Jhereg (body of novel)
Novel published 1983
Teckla
Novel published 1987
Phoenix
Novel published 1990
Jhegaala
Novel published 2008
Athyra
Novel published 1993
Orca
Novel published 1996
Issola
Novel published 2001
Dzur
Novel published 2006
Tiassa (second section)
Novel published 2011
Iorich
Novel published 2010
Tiassa (third section)
Novel published 2011
Vallista
Novel published 2017
Hawk
Novel published 2014
Tsalmoth (epilogue)
Novel published 2023
Lyorn
Novel published 2024

The Rivers of London Chronology

Also known as the Peter Grant series, written by Ben Aaronovitch and occasional collaborators.

The Masquerades of Spring
Novella, released September 5, 2024
Action at a Distance
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel and Brian Williamson; released November 1, 2019
Moment #1
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
A Dedicated Follower of Fashion
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Rivers of London
Novel, released January 10, 2011
The Home Crowd Advantage
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Moment #3
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Moon Over Soho
Novel, released April 21, 2011
The Domestic
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Whispers Under Ground
Novel, released April 21, 2011
The Cockpit
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Broken Homes
Novel, released January 1, 2013
Body Work
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel and Lee Sullivan; released March 29. 2016
Foxglove Summer
Novel, released November 13, 2014
What Abigail Did That Summer
Novella, released March 18, 2021
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Granny
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Night Witch
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel and Lee Sullivan; released November 1, 2016
Favourite Uncle
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020Black Mould
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel and Lee Sullivan; released July 25, 2017
King of the Rats
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
The Masquerades of Spring
Novella, released September 5, 2024
The Furthest Station
Novella, released September 28, 2017
The Hanging Tree
Novel, released November 3, 2016
A Rare Book of Cunning Device
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Detective Stories
Graphic novel created with Lee Sullivan; released October 9, 2018
Moment #2
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Cry Fox
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel and Lee Sullivan; released June 5, 2018
Water Weed
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel, Lee Sullivan and Luis Guerrero; released October 9, 2018
Lies Sleeping
Novel, released November 13, 2018
The Fey and the Furious
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel and Lee Sullivan; released November 1, 2020
The October Man
Novella, released April 2, 2020/dd>

False Value
Novel, released February 20, 2020
Vanessa Sommer’s Other Christmas List
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Amongst Our Weapons
Novel, released April 7, 2022
Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby
Short story published in Tales from the Folly, released November 17, 2020
Monday, Monday
Graphic novel created with Andrew Cartmel and Lee Sullivan; released December 1, 2021

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Avalon Reading Order

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s neo-pagan take on Camelot, including continuations by Diana L. Paxson.

The Fall of Atlantis
Novel published in 1987.
Ancestors of Avalon
Novel published in 2004, written by Diana L. Paxson.
Sword of Avalon
Novel published in 2007, written by Diana L. Paxson.
Ravens of Avalon
Novel published in 2007, written by Diana L. Paxson.
The Forest House
Novel published in 1993, co-written with Diana L. Paxson.
Lady of Avalon
Novel published in 1997, written by Diana L. Paxson.
Priestess of Avalon
Novel published in 2000, co-written with Diana L. Paxson. Starts some time before Part 2 of Lady of Avalon.
The Mists of Avalon
Novel published in 1983.

The God of War Chronology

The bloody saga of one man’s vengeance and retribution against the gods of Olympus and Asgard

God of War: Ascension
PlayStation 3 game, released March 2013.
God of War: Chains of Olympus
PlayStation Portable game, released March 2008.
God of War
PlayStation 2 game, released March 2005.
God of War
Novelisation by Matthew Stover and Robert Vardeman, published May 2010.
God of War
Graphic novel by DC published March 2011.
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
PlayStation Portable game, released November 2010.
God of War: Betrayal
Mobile phone game.
God of War II
PlayStation 2 game, released March 2007.
God of War II
Novelisation by Robert Vardeman, published May 2010.
God of War III
PlayStation 3 game, released March 2010.
God of War – The Lost Pages
Podcast filling in some of the backstory of the 2018 game.
God of War: A Call from the Wilds

Text-based game playable in Messenger, released February 2018.

God of War
Graphic novel by Dark Horse published June 2019.
God of War
PlayStation 4 game, released in April 2018. Despite the name, this is a new game, not a reissue of the original.
God of War: The Official Novelisation
Novelisation by Robert J.M. Barlog, published August 2018.
God of War: Ragnarök
PlayStation 4 and 5 game, released in November 2022.
God of War: Ragnarök: Valhalla
Free DLC expansion for PlayStation 4 and 5 game, released in December 2023.

The Laundry Files Reading Order

Charles Stross’ brilliant combination of the Cthulhu Mythos and Le Carre style espionage

2002

The Atrocity Archive
Short story published in 2003 in The Atrocity Archives.

2003

The Concrete Jungle
Short story published in 2003 in The Atrocity Archives.

2005

The Jennifer Morgue
Novel published in 2007.

2006

Pimpf
Short story published in The Jennifer Morgue.

2007

Down on the Farm
Short story published in 2013.
Equoid
Short story published in 2013.

2008

The Fuller Memorandum
Novel published in 2010.

2009

Overtime
Short story published in 2009; set at Christmas.

2010

The Apocalypse Codex
Novel published in 2012.

2011

A Conventional Boy
Novel published in 2025.

2013

The Rhesus Chart
Novel published in 2014; set in Spring.
The Annihilation Score
Novel published in 2015; set in Summer and Autumn.

2014

Escape from Yokai Land
Novella published in 2022; set in March – April.
The Nightmare Stacks
Novel published in 2016; set in March – April. These two stories occur in parallel.
The Delirium Brief
Novel published in 2017; set in May – June.

2015

The Labyrinth Index
Novel published in 2018; set in January – February.

2016

Dead Lies Dreaming
Novel published in 2020; set in December.
Quantum of Nightmares
Novel published in 2022; set in December.

2017

Season of Skulls
Novel published in 2022; set in March.

The Song of Ice and Fire Reading Order

George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series

2 BC – 1 AC

Aegon’s Conquest
Chapter of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

1 AC – 27 AC

Reign of the Dragon – The Wars of King Aegon I
Three Heads Had the Dragon – Governance Under King Aegon I
Chapters of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

7 AC – 48 AC

The Sons of the Dragon
Chapter of Fire and Blood, published 2020; also published (in edited form) in The Book of Swords, published 2017.

48 AC

Prince into King – The Ascension of Jaehaerys I
Chapter of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

49 AC

The Year of the Three Brides
Chapter of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

50 AC

A Surfeit of Rulers
Chapter of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

50 AC

A Time of Testing – The Realm Remade I
Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I I
Jaehaerys and Alysanne – Their Triumphs and Tragedies I
The Long Reign – Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain
Chapters of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

92 AC – 129 AC

Heirs of the Dragon – A Question of Succession
Chapter of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

103 AC – 129 AC

The Rogue Prince
Novelette collected in Rogues, published 2014. A shortened version of the preceding entry, containing much the same text.

129 AC – 131 AC

The Princess and the Queen
Novella collected in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, published 2013. This is an abridged version of The Dying of the Dragons.
The Dying of the Dragons – The Blacks and the Greens
The Dying of the Dragons – A Son for a Son
The Dying of the Dragons – The Red Dragon and the Gold
The Dying of the Dragons – Rhaenyra Triumphant
The Dying of the Dragons – Rhaenyra Overthrown
The Dying of the Dragons – The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II
Chapters of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

131 AC – 136 AC

Aftermath – The Hour of the Wolf
Under the Regents – The Hooded Hand
Under the Regents – War and Peace and Cattle Shows
Under the Regents – The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist
The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency
Chapters of Fire and Blood, published 2020.

209 AC

The Hedge Knight
Novella collected in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, published 2015.

211 AC

The Sworn Sword
Novella collected in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, published 2015.
The Mystery Knight
Novella collected in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, published 2015.

297 AC – 299 AC

A Game of Thrones
Novel originally published in 1996.

299 AC

A Clash of Kings
Novel originally published in 1998.

299 AC – 300 AC

A Storm of Swords
Novel originally published in 2000.

300 AC

A Feast for Crows
Novel originally published in 2005.
A Dance with Dragons
Novel originally published in 2011.

The Mummy Chronology

Adventure! Excitement! Sand!

Thousands of Years Ago

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
The 2008 direct-to-video release prequel to The Scorpion King on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
The 2002 prequel game to the film on PS2.
The Scorpion King
The 2002 film on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
The 2002 sequel game to the film on Gameboy Advance.
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
The 2012 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The 2015 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 5: Book of Souls
The 2018 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.

The Twentieth Century

The Mummy
The 1999 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy Returns
The 2001 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy – The Animated Series
The 2001-2003 animated series on DVD.
The Mummy Movie Prequel: The Rise & Fall of Xango’s Ax
The 2008 comics prequel to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The 2008 film on Blu-ray.