Theatre of Cruelty
Short Story•Published 1993
A short story featuring the City Watch investigating murders connected to a puppet show.
Story arcs: Ankh-Morpork City Watch
Where Theatre of Cruelty falls in the reading order
Theatre of Cruelty (1993) sits outside the numbered mainline Discworld novels. Within its storyline it is the 1st of 11 Ankh-Morpork City Watch books. It has no required predecessors, so it works as a starting point if you want to jump straight in here.
Reading status:
⬅️ Read Before
A great starting point — no prerequisites.
➡️ Read After
Optional / Indirect
Theatre of Cruelty: reading-order questions
- Where does Theatre of Cruelty fall in the Discworld reading order?
- Theatre of Cruelty was published in 1993 and sits outside the numbered mainline Discworld novels.
- Do I need to read anything before Theatre of Cruelty?
- No — Theatre of Cruelty has no required predecessors, so you can start here without having read the earlier books.
- Is Theatre of Cruelty a good place to start Discworld?
- Yes — with no prerequisites, Theatre of Cruelty is a viable entry point into its storyline.
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— Terry Pratchett
— Terry Pratchett