The Shepherd's Crown
The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchettby Terry Pratchett
Shares rank 74 of 122 novels by recommenders
Readers recommend it as a heartbreaking, sad but encouraging farewell to Discworld, unlike Snuff and Raising Steam.
Readers recommend it as a heartbreaking, sad but encouraging farewell to Discworld, unlike Snuff and Raising Steam.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Emotional farewell to Discworld
“The Sheperd's Crown is not at all like Snuff and Raising Steam. Please read it, it's a heartbreaking self send off.”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “Detecting Dementia Using Lexical Analysis: Terry Pratchett's Discworld” “It's a very sad story, but also meant to be encouraging, and clearly intended to be his last book.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “I Miss Terry Pratchett” “I read it, and I cried like a baby. Still do whenever I reach for it.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “I Miss Terry Pratchett” Encouraging despite its sadness
“It's a very sad story, but also meant to be encouraging, and clearly intended to be his last book.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “I Miss Terry Pratchett” Unlike earlier Discworld novels
“The Sheperd's Crown is not at all like Snuff and Raising Steam. Please read it, it's a heartbreaking self send off.”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “Detecting Dementia Using Lexical Analysis: Terry Pratchett's Discworld” Rereading still brings tears
“I read it, and I cried like a baby. Still do whenever I reach for it.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “I Miss Terry Pratchett”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Shepherd's Crownby Terry PratchettThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's a very sad story, but also meant to be encouraging, and clearly intended to be his last book.”
“I read it, and I cried like a baby. Still do whenever I reach for it.”
“The Sheperd's Crown is not at all like Snuff and Raising Steam. Please read it, it's a heartbreaking self send off.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.