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.
'Serenity'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
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.
One of our besties is vehement that I should start with "Guards! Guards!" Does that sound like a good place to jump in?
Like Connie says, the Watch books read very well in order because you can watch the characters grow and develop and be promoted and shit. And it's probably the strongest subseries in the series so it's a good start!
Suggestions? Minimum three published books: I crave a quest.
Iain Banks' Culture series.