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"Terry Pratchett's Discworld"

I finished reading The Last Hero today. Thatís the latest Terry Pratchett book, by the way. And it was brilliant. Whats that I hear you say? You havenít heard of Terry Pratchett? I must educate you then.

Terry Pratchett is an amazing author who writes fantasy books with a twist. They are mostly about his own created little world called the Discworld. This world is on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a huge turtle, called Great Atuin, which swims through space. Strange, eh? Well, not as strange as the fact that he seems very smug with the fact that no one knows the sex of this turtle. These books all take place on this flat world, in a strange quasi-Middle Earth type of place. It has cynicism, cunning references to the ëreal worldí and true fantasy adventure. The books have focal points ñ the huge city of Ankh-Morpork, the mountain country of Lancre, the desert country of Klatch, and so on. To add to this, he has mini-series within the main series :

ëThe City Guardsí
Books: Guards, Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant.

This is the main series. The men from the books pop up in otheres, but the above are the main ones. They concern the Watch of Ankh-Morpork, with the main characters of Sam Vimes, Fred Colon, Nobby, Carrot, Angua, and Detritus. They have progressed from a two-bit feeble excuse to a massive force. In great humour, of course. They include humans, a human thinking heís a dwarf, a human who is seen as a dwarf, a werewolf, a troll, a zombie, a gnome and a golem. Itís just an excuse for some really funny lines, but basically thereís always some sort of cunning crimes, and the Vimes crew goes around solving it. Occasionally, the rule of Ankh ñ Lord Vetinari ñ pops up and offers some sarcastic comment that solves the whole case through Vimes getting annoying and doing something drastic. Great fun. My favourite.

ëRincewindís Adventuresí
Books : Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery, Eric, Interesting Times, The Last Continent

Rincewindís quality. Heís a reject wizard who just wanders into trouble, then into some more trouble, rounding it off with a bit of trouble. He spells wizard ñ WIZZARD. Heís a great pessimist. He also seems to have picked up the Luggage, an animated box on hundreds of legs that eats people and cleans underwear. All the fun of the fair.

ëThe Witchesí.
Books: Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, Carpe Jugulum

This is a little posse of witches that is not lead by Granny Weatherwax. It includes Nanny Ogg, Queen Magrat and, recently, Agnes Nitt. They defend a little country called Lancre from elves, vampires, evil kings that donít resemble Macbeth, and assorted other things. When this bores them, they wander off to other places and interfere until they solve something. I love it.


ë Deathís Grand-daughterí
Books: Soul Music, the Hogfather, Thief of Time

This is the smallest series, but it contains the most cynical character on the Disc ñ Susan Sto Helit ñ Deathís grand-daughter. Death, you know, the guy with the scythe and lack of flesh. He adopted a daughter, married her off, and then their daughter has strange power. Apparently, there is more than one kind of genetics. A kind that lets someone walk through doors and stop time. Her best book is, without doubt, Thief of Time. I reckon itís the best book so far.

Anyway, those are the main stories, but there are also a wealth of recurring characters e.g. Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, Cohen the Barbarian, Leonard da Quirm, Blind Io, Death of Rats and so on.

Itís really a melee of fantasy traditions, with Pratchettís distinctive twist of humour. Itís probably the funniest series of fantasy novels ever. Apart from those mentioned there are:

Mort, Pyramids, Moving Pictures, Equal Rites (the worst one), Reaper Man, Small Gods, The Truth and the latest ñ The Last Hero.

So there you have it. I love these books. Despite TV, the Internet, consoles, and so on, I still read a lot, and I consider it a great use of my time. These books are brilliant. If you shelve Equal Rites, then the Discworld series always entertains me. Iíll never tire of them. I recommend you get one from your library, if you havenít read them. Theyíre worth it. So, enjoy.

Damn straight, Death is a quality character. And Pratchett is sold all around the world, so thats quality.

I like Death, he is a great character.
Going to buy some more discworld books this weekend.
I found the terry pratchet books in the international best sellers section in a local bookstore.

Reaper Man was OK.

And I read different things too. Pratchett, and Harry Potter are an easy read. For a more complex book, I read stuff like Tolkein or Robert Jordan, Goodkind occasionally.

Reaper Man was the best Discworld book ever, IMHO.

*dips an arrowhead in vodca and lights it. then fires it in i am the tarrand's directon*

kill him!
burn him!
do what ever you want with him!
but i want his watch!

so.... many....... typos.......

lexus wrote:


>burn him!



Hey, now hang on......

*flees to the hills as DVD forums local yokels chase after or wise and windswept traveller, with pitchforks and torches. Stryke leads the wat :-)*

I am the Tarrant wrote:
> AAAGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Am I not permitted to my own opinions? Can I not
> go around not liking Pratchett?

I just read all the Harry Potter books,
> they're incredibly light, but both funny and emotion feeding!

I'm not
> limiting myself, I tried Pratchett, he was pants, I moved on!

Story over!


burn him!

i liked mort

AAAGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Am I not permitted to my own opinions? Can I not go around not liking Pratchett?

I just read all the Harry Potter books, they're incredibly light, but both funny and emotion feeding!

I'm not limiting myself, I tried Pratchett, he was pants, I moved on!

Story over!