Discworld Recommendation?

[sraun]

What Discworld book would you recommend we give to Katie? Ambitious, college student, Air Force ROTC - the youngest step-daughter, the one that keeps injuring herself. She does like at least some science-fiction and fantasy - she originally got involved in fandom via a Star Trek club. Katie firmly believes that there is always one right answer.

Irene thinks The Colour of Magic would be a good starter - any other suggestions, and if so, why?

Comments

[adina-atl.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't start with Monstrous Regiment. It's a decent book, and by any other author I might think it a really good one, but for a Pratchett book it's mediocre. "Soul Music" might be good one to start with, but that could just be because I'm re-reading it now (and Susan is my all-time favorite character). One advantage of it is that Susan is starting out from a position of ignorance about the world and her own past, so the reader can sort of learn along side her.

I'd also avoid "The Truth"--I had a friend who started out on that one and she is frankly puzzled why I like Pratchett at all.