My Terry Pratchett Challenge

In 33 weeks I turn 40. I want to have fun a challenge that I can chip away at that will encompass a couple of goals that I would like to accomplish. So I have decided to embark in reading the 41 Books of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld in chronological order before my birthday and write as much as I can about this crazy adventure.

Truth be told I do not know much about Mr. Pratchett, other than he has passed and has worked with one of my favorite writers, Neil Gaiman. So I will also be attempting to learn as much as I can about him as a person along with him as a writer.

I thought of this challenge as I just started to read the first book In the series, “The Color of Magic,” and have also been trying to find some inspiration to kick my ass back into the literary world. What better way to read and write more than to challenge yourself to both activities in some kind of twisted way.

With my 40th birthday looming there is no better date to set for the completion of this challenge than that one.

I am not sure where this journey will take me or how I will be able to keep up, but hell if I no anything that this is going to be more interesting to me than something like this. I am going to try to write as much as I can about what i’m reading, where I am in the challenge and what I think of the books in order to keep myself accountable and work on building up my writing muscle.

So by my calculations I will need to ready around 1.25 books a week in order to keep up pace for this challenge.

Lets see what we can do.

Here are the 41 books of the Discworld series:

1. The Colour of Magic
2. The Light Fantastic
3. Equal Rites
4. Mort
5. Sourcery
6. Wyrd Sisters
7. Pyramids
8. Guards! Guards!
9. Faust 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. The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents
29. Night Watch
30. The Wee Free Men
31. Monstrous Regiment
32. A Hat Full of Sky
33. Going Postal
34. Thud!
35. Wintersmith
36. Making Money
37. Unseen Academicals
38. I Shall Wear Midnight
39. Snuff
40. Raising Steam
41. The Shepherd’s Crown