Reading order
The Science of Discworld reading order
- The Science of Discworld1999
- The Science of Discworld II: The Globe2002
- The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch2005
- The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day2013
1- 8.08.0 / 1079 ratings
- Score
- 4 volumes
- Volumes
- 1999–2013
- Published
- about 30 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
4 volumes1999–2013Completed
- Terry Pratchett with the mathematician Ian Stewart and the biologist Jack Cohen: the wizards of Unseen University accidentally create a little universe, Roundworld, which turns out to be ours, and watch it from the outside.
- Chapters of Discworld story alternate with popular science explaining what really happened, from the Big Bang to evolution and the human mind.
- Funny and genuinely informative.
- Only the first has enough ratings, and it rates well.
- Read in order.
A plan for the whole series
4 volumes, 1,567 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 10, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 114 h19 daysby November 17, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 215 h20 daysby December 10, 2026
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Science of Discworld book is the longest?
“The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day” is the longest at 415 pages; the shortest is “The Science of Discworld II: The Globe” with 368 pages.
What should I read after The Science of Discworld?
Other series by Terry Pratchett: Bromeliad Trilogy, Discworld, Johnny Maxwell trilogy.
