
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Small Gods is a standalone. He wants peace, justice and love-but that’s hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One-or at least the only One available. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast.

So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it’s clear he’s become less important than he realized. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size-all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top.


It's possible to pick holes in either option (could there have been more than one Dr. The argument is given in more detail on the L-space timeline page.

Additionally, both Reaper Man and Small Gods state they occur in the Year of the Notional Serpent. Cruces is in both Pyramids and Men at Arms. Listen Free to Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13) by Terry Pratchett with a Free Trial. However, there are characters referenced who appear in both Small Gods and Pyramids (some of the Ephebian philosophers), and Dr. As hard as it is to prove a negative, and if anyone finds a definitive statement from Sir Pterry I will happily delete, but I can't find any primary statements.Ĭarpe Jugulum implies that the events of Prophet Brutha are historical, and one assumption is that the century mentioned at the end of Small Gods falls before the majority of the other novels.
