I have read the old man's war. Solid. Also young wizards, one of my faves. I am bookmarking both of y'all's suggestions for future, so thanks for that. I grabbed Black Trillium, written by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May, and Andre Norton off of Amazon for six dollars (cheap enough). It has four sequels and I love Julian May so we will see how that goes.

The Harry Dresden books? There are 14 (or 15?) of them, so you're guaranteed a chunk of reading.

I recently reread CJ Cherryh's Morgaine books (four books beginning with "Gate of Ivrel") and felt they still stood up well. Also her Chanur books (five books starting with "Pride of Chanur") which I love.

It is probably time for me to give Discworld a real try too.

Oh man, I've been meaning to read the Discworld books, too. I keep forgetting.

It is probably time for me to give Discworld a real try too.

Oh, yes, yes, yes. The world is a much better place with Sam Vimes in it.

One of our besties is vehement that I should start with "Guards! Guards!" Does that sound like a good place to jump in?

I read them in order because that is how I roll, but "Guards! Guards!" has a serious wealth of wondrous prose in it. I often had to read aloud to let the family know why I was laughing so much.

You should read the City Watch books in order, because things do build on each other wonderfully. You should be able to find chronological lists all over. There are several separate groups of characters with their own series of books, and they occasionally intertwine. Other than the City Watch, I think the others can be read at random. Oh, expect for Tiffany Aching. Her development is fun to watch as well.

Discworld reading order recommendation charts:

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