Guards! Guards! is commonly recommended as a starting point. It’s a good book (they all are), but personally I recommend Men at Arms or Feet of Clay. They’re still early in the watch series, but the writing style is more fluid and compelling. I feel like Guards! Guards! was a turning point if you read the earlier books, but IMO he hit full-stride right around Men at Arms. And once Vimes embraces his rage at injustice it maxes the gauge and bits of steam start shooting out.
Guards! Guards! is commonly recommended as a starting point. It’s a good book (they all are), but personally I recommend Men at Arms or Feet of Clay. They’re still early in the watch series, but the writing style is more fluid and compelling. I feel like Guards! Guards! was a turning point if you read the earlier books, but IMO he hit full-stride right around Men at Arms. And once Vimes embraces his rage at injustice it maxes the gauge and bits of steam start shooting out.