DragonCrown War Cycle vs The Discworld Series

Stackpole begins with a prelude, The Dark Glory War, very much in the vein of what the Hobbit is to the Lord of the Rings. It is left on a cliffhanger for you to immediately desire to read the trilogy: Fortress Draconis, When Dragons Rage, and The Grand Crusade.

Stackpole has created a world with the breadth and depth of Tolkien, that takes the reader on a world saving adventure that included men, elves, dragons, wizards, and some original fantasy races and creatures that are a breath of fresh air to such a large genre.

Michael A Stackpole is an incredible author that has written books for Star Wars, Battletech, Shadowrun, World of Warcraft and many other licensed IPs. This is one of his original creations and is a fantastic prelude and trilogy that anyone can get into.

Terry Pratchett has a way of putting every day situations into new contexts that makes you laugh.

The books are (while not exactly based on each other) adding each a new facet to the imagined world of the Discworld.

Diskworld runs by its own rules, which sir Pratchett managed to describe and abide by. The whole thing is extremely hilarious and absurd while at the same time managing to be completely logical.

There is an incredible amount of references to books/films/music/pop culture/historical events and figures/whatever else you can think of. Some of them are quite obvious, some you might get only a few years after reading the book - when you learn some small random tidbit of history or watch a particular scene in the movie. It's not only extremely enjoyable but also makes you feel proud when you suddenly connect the dots and figure out some obscure reference.