Going Postal is a Discworld novel set in Ankh-Morpork, and it begins with one of Terry Pratchett’s most irresistible setups: con artist Moist von Lipwig is given a choice between death and public service. Appointed Postmaster General, he is forced…
Night Watch is one of Terry Pratchett’s City Watch novels, centered on Sam Vimes, but its premise is more personal and more dangerous than a straightforward police case. The story begins with Vimes pursuing a serial killer through Ankh-Morpork, only…
Thief of Time is a Discworld novel that brings time itself to the center of the story. The setup turns on a dangerous idea: if a truly perfect clock is completed, time will stop. That threat draws together several key…
Small Gods is one of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, but it stands on its own, so readers do not need prior knowledge of the series to follow it. The book begins in a world where gods draw their strength from…
Pyramids begins with Teppic, the son of a ruler, trying to escape the rigid expectations of his birthplace by training as an assassin in Ankh-Morpork. That alone gives the book an unusual angle for Discworld: instead of dropping straight into…
The Light Fantastic picks up right where The Colour of Magic leaves off, with Rincewind, Twoflower, and the Luggage still somehow alive after tumbling off the edge of the Discworld. That alone tells you a lot about the book’s tone.…
Restless Stars opens with Solaria on the brink and the Vega twins carrying the full weight of what their fight has become. By this point, Darcy and Tory are no longer just battling for survival inside a brutal academy system.…
Harleen Quinzel should be enjoying what passes for peace in Gotham, but Harley Quinn: Redemption starts with her summer plans collapsing into a new crisis. Girls are going missing across the city, and the clues point toward a villain known…
Harleen Quinzel wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of the past few months, already making Harley Quinn: Ravenous feel more unstable and dangerous than a standard origin story. As she tries to piece her life back together,…
Dinah Lance has grown up in a Gotham remade by fear. In Black Canary: Breaking Silence, the city is under the control of the Court of Owls, and women have been stripped of basic rights, including even the freedom to…