Reading Orders

Consuming media in the right order

The Discworld Character Guide

Where can you find various characters in the Discworld? Reading Orders has the answers!

If you’re looking for the Reading Order of the series as a whole, you’ll want to look here.

Note that this list includes only characters who have appeared in multiple books – cast members who have appeared only once are not listed.

Tiffany Aching
Alberto Malich
Anoia, Goddess of Things That Stick in Drawers
Rob Anybody
Arnold Sideways
Auditors of Reality
Constable Wee Mad Arthur
Gammer Beavis
Binky
Blind Io
The Bursar
Mrs Evadne Cake
Ludmilla Cake
Giamo Casanunda
Chrysoprase
Coffin Henry
Cohen the Barbarian
Sergeant Fred Colon
Sacharissa Cripslock
The Dean
Adora Belle Dearheart
Death
Death of Rats
Roland de Chumsfanleigh
Sergeant Detritus
William de Worde
Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler
Constable Dorfl
Lord Downey
Constable Downspout
Rufus Drumknott
The Duck Man
Mrs Letice Earwig
Famine
Fate
Magrat Garlick, Queen of Lancre
Gaspode the Wonder Dog
Gladys
God of Evolution
Greebo
Annagramma Hawkin
Hex
Dr John Hix
Hodgesaargh
Dimmity Hubbub
Constable Igor
Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson
Letitia Keepsake
Queen Kelirehenna
Lord Sir Harry King
The Lady
Doctor John “Mossy” Lawn
Leonard of Quirm
The Librarian
Sergeant Cheri Littlebottom
The Luggage
Lu-Tze
Modo
Agnes “Perdita X” Nitt
Corporal Nobby Nobbs
Offler the Crocodile God
Gytha “Nanny” Ogg
Jason Ogg
Shawn Ogg
Rosemary Palm
Inspector A.E. Pessimal
Pestilence
Quoth the Raven
Hughnon Ridcully
Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully
Blodwen Rhysson, Low Queen of the Dwarfs
Rhys Rhysson, Low King of the Dwarfs
Rincewind
Foul Ole Ron
Lord Ronald Rust
Constable Reginald Shoe
Thomas Silverfish
Mr Slant
Eskarina Smith
Ponder Stibbons
Susan Sto Helit
Ysabell Sto Helit
Corporal Buggy Swires
Miss Perspicacia Tick
Adrian Turnipseed
Twoflower
Verence II of Lancre
Havelock Vetinari, the Patrician
Commander Sir Samuel Vimes
Samuel Vimes II a.k.a. Young Sam
Lady Sybil Vimes née Ramkin
Constable Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets
Lance-Constable Salacia “Sally” von Humpeding
Moist von Lipwig
Captain Angua von Überwald
War
Esmerelda “Granny” Weatherwax
Willikins the Butler

Tiffany Aching

  1. The Wee Free Men=en_US” target=”_blank”>
  2. A Hat Full of Sky
  3. Wintersmith
  4. I Shall Wear Midnight
  5. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Alberto Malich

  1. Mort
  2. Reaper Man
  3. Soul Music
  4. Hogfather
  5. The Last Continent

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Anoia, Goddess of Things That Stick in Drawers

  1. Going Postal
  2. Wintersmith
  3. Making Money

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Rob Anybody

  1. The Wee Free Men
  2. A Hat Full of Sky
  3. Wintersmith
  4. I Shall Wear Midnight
  5. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Arnold Sideways

  1. Hogfather
  2. The Truth
  3. Thud!

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Auditors of Reality

  1. Reaper Man
  2. Hogfather
  3. Thief of Time
  4. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III

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Constable Wee Mad Arthur

  1. Feet of Clay
  2. I Shall Wear Midnight
  3. Snuff

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Gammer Beavis

  1. Witches Abroad
  2. The Sea and Little Fishes

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Binky

  1. Mort
  2. Sourcery
  3. Reaper Man
  4. Lords and Ladies
  5. Soul Music
  6. Thief of Time

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Blind Io

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. The Light Fantastic
  3. Reaper Man
  4. Small Gods
  5. The Last Hero
  6. Snuff

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The Bursar

  1. Eric
  2. Moving Pictures
  3. Reaper Man
  4. Lords and Ladies
  5. Men At Arms
  6. Soul Music
  7. Interesting Times
  8. Hogfather
  9. The Last Continent
  10. The Truth

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Mrs Evadne Cake

  1. Reaper Man
  2. Men At Arms
  3. Jingo
  4. Going Postal
  5. Making Money

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Ludmilla Cake

  1. Reaper Man
  2. Making Money

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Giamo Casanunda

  1. Witches Abroad
  2. Lords and Ladies
  3. Carpe Jugulum

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Chrysoprase

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Wyrd Sisters
  3. Feet of Clay
  4. The Truth
  5. Thud!

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Coffin Henry

  1. Hogfather
  2. The Truth
  3. Thud!

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Cohen the Barbarian

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Interesting Times
  3. The Last Hero

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Sergeant Fred Colon

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. Guards! Guards!
  3. Men At Arms
  4. Soul Music
  5. Feet of Clay
  6. Jingo
  7. The Fifth Elephant
  8. The Truth
  9. The Last Hero
  10. Night Watch
  11. Going Postal
  12. Thud!
  13. Making Money

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Sacharissa Cripslock

  1. The Truth
  2. Going Postal
  3. Making Money
  4. Unseen Academicals
  5. I Shall Wear Midnight

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The Dean

  1. Moving Pictures
  2. Reaper Man
  3. Soul Music
  4. Interesting Times
  5. Hogfather
  6. The Last Continent
  7. The Science of Discworld
  8. The Last Hero
  9. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  10. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III
  11. Unseen Academicals
  12. Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV

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Adora Belle Dearheart

  1. Going Postal
  2. Making Money
  3. Raising Steam

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Death

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. The Light Fantastic
  3. Equal Rites
  4. Mort
  5. Sourcery
  6. Wyrd Sisters
  7. Pyramids
  8. Guards! Guards!
  9. Eric
  10. Moving Pictures
  11. Reaper Man
  12. Witches Abroad
  13. Small Gods
  14. Lords and Ladies
  15. Men At Arms
  16. Soul Music
  17. Interesting Times
  18. Maskerade
  19. Feet of Clay
  20. Hogfather
  21. Jingo
  22. The Last Continent
  23. Carpe Jugulum
  24. The Fifth Elephant
  25. The Truth
  26. Thief of Time
  27. The Last Hero
  28. Night Watch
  29. Monstrous Regiment
  30. A Hat Full of Sky
  31. Going Postal
  32. Thud!
  33. Wintersmith
  34. Making Money
  35. Unseen Academicals
  36. I Shall Wear Midnight
  37. Raising Steam
  38. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Death of Rats

  1. Reaper Man
  2. Small Gods
  3. Soul Music
  4. Hogfather
  5. The Last Continent
  6. Carpe Jugulum
  7. Thief of Time

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Roland de Chumsfanleigh

  1. A Hat Full of Sky
  2. Wintersmith
  3. I Shall Wear Midnight
  4. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Sergeant Detritus

  1. Guards! Guards!
  2. Moving Pictures
  3. Men At Arms
  4. Soul Music
  5. Maskerade
  6. Feet of Clay
  7. Jingo
  8. The Fifth Elephant
  9. The Truth
  10. Night Watch
  11. Thud!
  12. Where’s My Cow?
  13. Making Money
  14. Snuff

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William de Worde

  1. The Truth
  2. Monstrous Regiment
  3. Going Postal
  4. Making Money
  5. Unseen Academicals

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Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler

  1. Guards! Guards!
  2. Moving Pictures
  3. Reaper Man
  4. Small Gods
  5. Men At Arms
  6. Soul Music
  7. Interesting Times
  8. Feet of Clay
  9. Jingo
  10. The Fifth Elephant
  11. The Truth
  12. Night Watch
  13. Where’s My Cow?
  14. Making Money
  15. Unseen Academicals
  16. Raising Steam

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Constable Dorfl

  1. Feet of Clay
  2. Jingo
  3. The Fifth Elephant
  4. Thud!
  5. Making Money

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Lord Downey

  1. Men At Arms
  2. Feet of Clay
  3. Hogfather
  4. Jingo
  5. The Last Hero
  6. Night Watch
  7. Making Money

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Constable Downspout

  1. Maskerade
  2. Feet of Clay
  3. Jingo
  4. The Fifth Elephant

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Rufus Drumknott

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

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The Duck Man

  1. Soul Music
  2. Hogfather
  3. Jingo
  4. The Truth
  5. Thud!

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Letice Earwig

  1. The Sea and Little Fishes
  2. A Hat Full of Sky
  3. Wintersmith
  4. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Famine

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Sourcery
  3. Interesting Times
  4. Thief of Time

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Fate

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. The Light Fantastic
  3. Interesting Times
  4. The Last Hero

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Magrat Garlick, Queen of Lancre

  1. Wyrd Sisters
  2. Guards! Guards!
  3. Witches Abroad
  4. Lords and Ladies
  5. Carpe Jugulum
  6. I Shall Wear Midnight
  7. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Gaspode the Wonder Dog

  1. Moving Pictures
  2. Men At Arms
  3. Soul Music
  4. Feet of Clay
  5. Hogfather
  6. The Fifth Elephant
  7. The Truth

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Gladys

  1. Going Postal
  2. Making Money

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God of Evolution

  1. The Last Continent
  2. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III

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Greebo

  1. Wyrd Sisters
  2. Witches Abroad
  3. Lords and Ladies
  4. Maskerade
  5. Carpe Jugulum
  6. Wintersmith

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Annagramma Hawkin

  1. A Hat Full of Sky
  2. Wintersmith

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Hex

  1. Interesting Times
  2. Hogfather
  3. The Science of Discworld
  4. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  5. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III
  6. Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV

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Dr John Hix

  1. Making Money
  2. Unseen Academicals

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Hodgesaargh

  1. Lords and Ladies
  2. Carpe Jugulum

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Dimity Hubbub

  1. A Hat Full of Sky
  2. Wintersmith

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Constable Igor

  1. The Fifth Elephant
  2. Night Watch
  3. Thud!

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Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson

  1. Guards! Guards!
  2. Men At Arms
  3. Feet of Clay
  4. Jingo
  5. The Fifth Elephant
  6. The Truth
  7. The Last Hero
  8. Night Watch
  9. Going Postal
  10. Thud!
  11. Making Money
  12. I Shall Wear Midnight
  13. Snuff

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Letitia Keepsake

  1. I Shall Wear Midnight
  2. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Queen Kelirehenna

  1. Mort
  2. Raising Steam

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Lord Sir Harry King

  1. The Truth
  2. Going Postal
  3. Making Money
  4. Snuff
  5. Raising Steam

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The Lady

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Sourcery
  3. Interesting Times
  4. The Last Hero

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Doctor John “Mossy” Lawn

  1. Night Watch
  2. Going Postal
  3. Unseen Academicals

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Leonard of Quirm

  1. Wyrd Sisters
  2. Men At Arms
  3. Soul Music
  4. Jingo
  5. The Fifth Elephant
  6. The Truth
  7. The Last Hero
  8. Monstrous Regiment

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The Librarian

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Equal Rites
  3. Mort
  4. Sourcery
  5. Wyrd Sisters
  6. Guards! Guards!
  7. Eric
  8. Moving Pictures
  9. Reaper Man
  10. Small Gods
  11. Lords and Ladies
  12. Men At Arms
  13. Soul Music
  14. Interesting Times
  15. Maskerade
  16. Hogfather
  17. Jingo
  18. The Last Continent
  19. The Science of Discworld
  20. The Last Hero
  21. Night Watch
  22. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  23. Going Postal
  24. Thud!
  25. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III
  26. Making Money
  27. Unseen Academicals
  28. Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV

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Sergeant Cheri Littlebottom

  1. Feet of Clay
  2. Jingo
  3. The Fifth Elephant
  4. The Truth
  5. Thud!

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The Luggage

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. The Light Fantastic
  3. Sourcery
  4. Eric
  5. Interesting Times
  6. The Last Continent
  7. The Science of Discworld
  8. The Last Hero
  9. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  10. Unseen Academicals

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Lu Tze

  1. Small Gods
  2. Thief of Time
  3. Night Watch

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Modo

  1. Sourcery
  2. Reaper Man
  3. Hogfather

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Agnes “Perdita X” Nitt

  1. Lords and Ladies
  2. Maskerade
  3. Carpe Jugulum
  4. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Corporal Nobby Nobbs

  1. Guards! Guards!
  2. Moving Pictures
  3. Men At Arms
  4. Soul Music
  5. Maskerade
  6. Feet of Clay
  7. Hogfather
  8. Jingo
  9. The Fifth Elephant
  10. The Truth
  11. Night Watch
  12. Going Postal
  13. Thud!
  14. Making Money
  15. I Shall Wear Midnight
  16. Snuff

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Offler the Crocodile God

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. Mort
  3. Reaper Man
  4. Interesting Times
  5. Hogfather
  6. The Last Hero

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Gytha ‘Nanny’ Ogg

  1. Wyrd Sisters
  2. Witches Abroad
  3. Lords and Ladies
  4. Maskerade
  5. Carpe Jugulum
  6. Thief of Time
  7. The Sea and Little Fishes
  8. The Wee Free Men
  9. Wintersmith
  10. I Shall Wear Midnight
  11. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Jason Ogg

  1. Wyrd Sisters
  2. Witches Abroad
  3. Lords and Ladies

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Shawn Ogg

  1. Wyrd Sisters
  2. Lords and Ladies
  3. Carpe Jugulum
  4. Wintersmith

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Rosemary Palm

  1. Feet of Clay
  2. The Truth
  3. The Last Hero
  4. Night Watch

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Inspector A.E. Pessimal

  1. A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
  2. Thud!
  3. Snuff

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Pestilence

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Sourcery
  3. Interesting Times
  4. Thief of Time

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Quoth the Raven

  1. Soul Music
  2. Hogfather
  3. Thief of Time

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Hughnon Ridcully

  1. Reaper Man
  2. Feet of Clay
  3. The Truth
  4. The Last Hero

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Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully

  1. Moving Pictures
  2. Reaper Man
  3. Lords and Ladies
  4. Men At Arms
  5. Soul Music
  6. Interesting Times
  7. Hogfather
  8. Jingo
  9. The Last Continent
  10. The Science of Discworld
  11. The Truth
  12. The Last Hero
  13. Night Watch
  14. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  15. Going Postal
  16. A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
  17. Thud!
  18. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III
  19. Making Money
  20. Unseen Academicals
  21. Raising Steam
  22. Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV
  23. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Blodwen Rhysson, Low Queen of the Dwarfs

  1. The Fifth Elephant
  2. Thud!
  3. Making Money
  4. Unseen Academicals
  5. Raising Steam

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Rhys Rhysson, Low KIng of the Dwarfs

  1. The Fifth Elephant
  2. Thud!
  3. Making Money
  4. Unseen Academicals
  5. Raising Steam

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Rincewind

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. The Light Fantastic
  3. Mort
  4. Sourcery
  5. Eric
  6. Interesting Times
  7. The Last Continent
  8. The Science of Discworld
  9. The Last Hero
  10. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  11. A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
  12. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III
  13. Unseen Academicals
  14. Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV

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Foul Ole Ron

  1. Men At Arms
  2. Feet of Clay
  3. Hogfather
  4. Jingo
  5. The Truth

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Lord Ronald Rust

  1. Men At Arms
  2. Jingo
  3. The Fifth Elephant
  4. Night Watch
  5. Monstrous Regiment
  6. Snuff

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Constable Reginald Shoe

  1. Reaper Man
  2. Feet of Clay
  3. Jingo
  4. The Fifth Elephant
  5. Night Watch
  6. Snuff

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Thomas Silverfish

  1. Guards! Guards!
  2. Moving Pictures
  3. Men At Arms

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Mr Slant

  1. Feet of Clay
  2. Jingo
  3. The Truth
  4. The Last Hero
  5. Night Watch
  6. Going Postal
  7. Making Money
  8. Snuff

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Eskarina Smith

  1. Equal Rites
  2. I Shall Wear Midnight
  3. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Ponder Stibbons

  1. Moving Pictures
  2. Lords and Ladies
  3. Interesting Times
  4. Hogfather
  5. The Last Continent
  6. The Science of Discworld
  7. The Last Hero
  8. Night Watch
  9. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  10. Going Postal
  11. Darwin’s Watch: The Science of Discworld III
  12. Making Money
  13. Unseen Academicals
  14. Raising Steam
  15. Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV

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  16. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Susan Sto Helit

  1. Soul Music
  2. Hogfather
  3. Thief of Time

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Ysabell Sto Helit

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Mort

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Corporal Buggy Swires

  1. Jingo
  2. The Fifth Elephant
  3. Night Watch
  4. Monstrous Regiment

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Miss Perspicacia Tick

  1. The Wee Free Men
  2. A Hat Full of Sky
  3. Wintersmith
  4. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Adrian Turnipseed

  1. Soul Music
  2. Interesting Times
  3. Hogfather
  4. The Science of Discworld
  5. Unseen Academicals

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Twoflower

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. The Light Fantastic
  3. Interesting Times

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Verence II of Lancre

  1. Wyrd Sisters
  2. Witches Abroad
  3. Lords and Ladies
  4. Carpe Jugulum
  5. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Havelock Vetinari, the Patrician

  1. The Colour of Magicgic
  2. Sourcery
  3. Guards! Guards!
  4. Moving Pictures
  5. Men At Arms
  6. Soul Music
  7. Interesting Times
  8. Feet of Clay
  9. Jingo
  10. The Fifth Elephant
  11. The Truth
  12. The Last Hero
  13. Night Watch
  14. Going Postal
  15. Thud!
  16. Making Money
  17. Unseen Academicals
  18. Raising Steam

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Commander Sir Samuel Vimes

  1. Guards! Guards!
  2. Men At Arms
  3. Feet of Clay
  4. Jingo
  5. The Fifth Elephant
  6. The Truth
  7. Night Watch
  8. Monstrous Regiment
  9. Going Postal
  10. Thud!
  11. Where’s My Cow?
  12. Making Money
  13. Unseen Academicals
  14. I Shall Wear Midnight
  15. Snuff
  16. Raising Steam

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Samuel Vimes II a.k.a. Young Sam

  1. Night Watch
  2. Where’s My Cow?
  3. Thud!
  4. Snuff

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Lady Sybil Vimes née Ramkin

  1. Guards! Guards!
  2. Men At Arms
  3. Feet of Clay
  4. Jingo
  5. The Fifth Elephant
  6. Night Watch
  7. Thud!
  8. Snuff

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Visit-The-Infidel-With-Explanatory-Pamphlets

  1. Feet of Clay
  2. Hogfather
  3. Jingo
  4. The Fifth Elephant
  5. Night Watch
  6. Thud!

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Lance-Constable Salacia “Sally” von Humpeding

  1. Thud!
  2. Judgment Day: The Science of Discworld IV

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Moist von Lipwig

  1. Going Postal
  2. Thud!
  3. Making Money
  4. Raising Steam

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Captain Angua von Überwald

  1. Men At Arms
  2. Feet of Clay
  3. Jingo
  4. The Fifth Elephant
  5. The Truth
  6. Night Watch
  7. Monstrous Regiment
  8. Going Postal
  9. Thud!
  10. Making Money
  11. Unseen Academicals
  12. I Shall Wear Midnight
  13. Snuff

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War

  1. The Light Fantastic
  2. Sourcery
  3. Interesting Times
  4. Thief of Time

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Esmerelda “Granny” Weatherwax

  1. Equal Rites
  2. Wyrd Sisters
  3. Witches Abroad
  4. Lords and Ladies
  5. Maskerade
  6. Carpe Jugulum
  7. The Sea and Little Fishes
  8. The Globe: The Science of Discworld II
  9. The Wee Free Men
  10. A Hat Full of Sky
  11. Wintersmith
  12. I Shall Wear Midnight
  13. The Shepherd’s Crown

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Willikins the Butler

  1. Men At Arms
  2. Feet of Clay
  3. Jingo
  4. The Fifth Elephant
  5. Night Watch
  6. Thud!
  7. Snuff

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