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@ShaulaEvans @falcennial I was seventeen when The Light Fantastic came out and already a fantasy fan, so when someone lent me their copies of those first two books I was hooked.
The “reading order” debate for me is easily solved: in the order they came out, as they came out. I feel kind of sorry for anyone’s who didn’t get to experience them like that and I always hope that another generation will get to experience something similar with a different writer. It’s magical.
@ShaulaEvans @afewbugs I know you said “book” and I’ve already answered with a series, but my real answer is “the library.”
I even wrote a bloody song about it. https://youtu.be/PsYB4tyTCEQ
@ShaulaEvans @afewbugs oh, indeed. But as a bloke, Sam’s non-toxic masculinity (and his constant drive to Be Better) was, and remains deeply resonant and inspirational.
One can always be more Sam.
@ShaulaEvans @bookstodon @afewbugs Pratchett’s Guards books. Sam Vimes taught me how to be a better man