Small Gods was my second choice, and has the advantage of being self-contained. After that, I’d pick a book appropriate for the target demographic. The witches’ stories have lots of girl power, Monstrous Regiment does too (plus a heavy dash of LGBTQ acceptance), the Moist von Lipwig stories frequently touch the differences between what’s legal and what’s right, several books take a jab at racism and populism, etc.
Terry Pratchett’s books come to mind. If I’d have to pick a single one it would probably be Men at Arms, but it’s a very tight race.
The books are easily digestible, but offer timeless social commentary and provide relatable characters that still do good despite being flawed.
GNU PTerry
I’m with you, but was going to go with Small Gods. Maybe Jingo.
Small Gods was my second choice, and has the advantage of being self-contained. After that, I’d pick a book appropriate for the target demographic. The witches’ stories have lots of girl power, Monstrous Regiment does too (plus a heavy dash of LGBTQ acceptance), the Moist von Lipwig stories frequently touch the differences between what’s legal and what’s right, several books take a jab at racism and populism, etc.
Was going to go with Small Gods too. No needed context, and quite a bit of applicability to the real world.