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.
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.