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Books like Discworld: 9 series to read next
Discworld is fantasy and humor, about books and reading, set in secondary world, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Discworld is 84 books across 8 series, 1983–2015.
“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Good Omens
- Xanth
- Myth Adventures
- Rivers of London
- Tolkien's legendarium
- Uncle
- Zamonia
- Associated Shades
universe18 books1979
Loreful pick
The other pillar of British comic genre fiction: absurd on the surface, precise about people underneath.
matchedfunnyhumor
- Good OmensSeries
seriesNeil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett2 books1990
Loreful pick
Literally half the same author, and the closest thing to a Discworld novel set on our own world.
matchedhumorfunnyfantasy
- XanthUniverse
universe52 books1977
Loreful pick
Comic fantasy built on relentless wordplay — lighter and sillier, and the obvious next shelf if the jokes were the draw.
matchedfantasywhimsicalsecondary world
- Myth AdventuresSeries
seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978
Loreful pick
Farce in a magic economy, with the same fondness for a competent supporting cast running a ridiculous business.
matchedfunnyfantasyhumorsecondary world
- Rivers of LondonSeries
seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011
Loreful pick
If the Watch books were the draw: a London copper does the paperwork on the supernatural, dryly.
matchedbig citymurder investigationmystery & detectivemysterious
- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasy
- UncleSeries
seriesJ. P. Martin6 books1964
Fantasy and humor, funny and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasyfunnywhimsicalsecondary worldhumorchildren
- ZamoniaSeries
seriesWalter Moers5 books1998
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasywhimsicalsecondary world
- Associated ShadesSeries
seriesJohn Kendrick Bangs5 books1896
Set in afterlife & underworld.
matchedfunnyhumorfantasywhimsical
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Why these
No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.
Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Discworld?
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The other pillar of British comic genre fiction: absurd on the surface, precise about people underneath.
- Where do I start with Discworld?
- Guards! Guards!. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Discworld, which is a whole world rather than one run.
- How big is Discworld?
- Discworld is 84 books across 8 series, 1983–2015.