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Coincidentally, this week I just started Feet of Clay with the College of Heralds explaining the heraldry in the coat of arms. I've seen it a bunch of times, so it is nice having the bits explained.
You are probably one of the people that finally got me to check out Discworld, and while it never seemed approachable because of the number of books, I can hardly believe I'm on book 19 since October! Almost half through.
That's great! I'm very honored to have contributed to your eventual surrender to the genius of Terry Pratchett 😁🥰
I was hooked from the very beginning. I started with an ebook of Guards, Guards, then my 3 rabies shot appointments were so far away, on the first I listened to audiobooks of Mort and Equal Rites, and at that point I just went to the beginning and have been working my way through.
I don't know if I could pick a favorite since they're all quite different. Reaper Man is probably the one I spend the most time thinking about, as I really like the portrayal of Death in Discworld. He is doing a service, and although not all are grateful for it, we get numerous opportunities to see what happens when that service is interrupted. I think the Disc also has a very generous policy in the afterlife from what I've seen so far, where it usually seems to be up to one's self where you go when Death comes for you. Plus the creation of the Death of Rats has been a surprising bit of fun!