Discworld

[The idealist]

I have bumped into a few in this forum who know of Terry Pratchett and his books.

Any more of you out there?

[Funky Monk]

I know of the books.

[Louis Pio]

Yep.
But haven't read so many of them.
I used to watch the cartoons when they were on danish television.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I'm an avid Terry Pratchett fan... his books are just so much fun to read

[cormacobear]

I've read just about everything he's written, and oddly enough I'm listening to one for the first time right now.

[Comrade Raz]

I love Pratchets Discworld novels, ive just finished Theif of Time.

[Kurai Tsuki]

I've read one of the Discworld books, Equal Rites, The Nomes Trilogy, The Carpet People and the Johnny Maxwell books.

[DaCuBaN]

I've read everything pratchett did independantly, but not any of his colaborative works...

I've taken to getting the narrated version (it's read by baldrick!) for use in my car - it beats the radio on my 40 minute commute to work every day ;)

I do strongly advise you read them in some semblance of order.. the first two books are a necessity to understand the universe he is trying to portray

They would be:
The Colour of Magic (no idea if this was misspelt in the US or not)
The Light Fantastic

[redstar2000]

Good fun! I particularly like Death (the character) who has many wry comments to make on life.

:redstar2000:

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[apathy maybe]

I think Death reminds you of yourself redstar2000.

Discworld is a very funny group of books. The first were not as polished as some of the later ones, then the last few haven't been nearly as good.

I think I've read most of them and I do like the first ones most but they are all good (except for the last few, which are only goodish).

[The idealist]

Yeah. I think Night Watch was unbeatable. It was very dark at times, but of course that is when the best humor is made.

The latest ones are ok, but not as deep. Although I do like the Mac feegles.
:lol:
The first books were good. Free stories flying about with no plot or pre-defined geography to restrain them.
Now however the discworld has been mapped, and is slowly becoming a well thought out (and sometimes scary) resembelence to our world.
:unsure:
I think his later books are much more mature, although the development phase produced some duds. Attempts at being deep before having found the right shovel.

But laughs all round. :D

What do you think?

[Hate Is Art]

Terry is one of my favourite authors, I can't help but laugh out loud at some his writings!

Best books are Nightwatch (fantastic!) and Jingo!

The funniest characters are the nobby and Leonard de Quirm!!

[Funky Monk]

His last couple were a bit poor, especially the ones aimed at younger readers. Which ones are out on audio now? Ive jus heard Carpe Jugulum.


Non-discworld i would reccomend Good Omens. Especially for Redstar

[The Children of the Revolution]

I think Death reminds you of yourself redstar2000.


Hahaha!! :D

Seriously though, I agree with comrade RedStar on this - DEATH IS BY FAR THE BEST CHARACTER. OR, INDEED, ANTHROPOMORPHIC PERSONIFICATION. The 'Death of Rats' is great too. * SQUEAK *

And ALL the wizards! Archchancellor Ridcully, the Dean, the Chair of Indefinite Studies, the Lecturer in Recent Runes, the Senior Wrangler, Ponder Stibbons, Rincewind, the Librarian... ("Ook") And Hex. The "computer".

+++ Out of Cheese Error +++ MELON MELON MELON +++

Corporal "Nobby" Nobbs - :lol:

And the best Discworld book? My vote goes to 'Soul Music'!! Anyone else read it?

[Hate Is Art]

The Last Continent, that had some of the funniest dialogue between the wizards in it! And with Rincewind in a satire of Oz, that was funny!

[The Children of the Revolution]

And with Rincewind in a satire of Oz, that was funny!


I loved the way he called the miner 'Strewth'!! :D

"No worries. No worries. No worries." Actually, I'm going to read that one again! (I loved the God of evolution too - very amusing!)

[Funky Monk]

I still prefer Interesting Times, something about the idea of a geriatric viking hoard really appeals to me.

[Hate Is Art]

Last Continent was better, when the Ozies are discussing the metaphor

"no mate, that would wonking your neighbours pony,
no chance, wonking your neigbours pony is stealing a horse not riding it across a canyon, your thinking wonking your neighbours sheila"

[Gunman]

i never read any book of Terry Pratchet :ph34r: , but i already played the 1st Discworld game. That was one of the best games i played :)

[mentalbunny]

I adore Good Omens, and I love Death. Death and the Librarian are probably my fave characters (I have a huge (bigger than life-size) orang utan that sits near my bed at home called Mr Ook). I also adore the witches, especially nanny ogg, she rules. I've got the Nanny Ogg cook book but I haven't been brave enough to try any of the dishes. Actually there are some really funny ones, like the Patrician's recipe for bread and water, and Leonard de Quirm's recipe for a cheese sandwich, but I think Bloody Stupid Johnson's pie takes the biscuit, so to speak!

Oh yeah, and Vimes rules!

[apathy maybe]

If you are at all interested in computers you will see where Pratchett got Hex from. But then again, he has taken a so much more from real life.

"'...We must storm the Winter Palace!' There was silence from the cadre. Then someone said, 'Excuse me, Two Fire Herb, but it is June.' 'Then we can storm the Summer Palace!'"
And apparently the Summer Palace reference is to something that happened in China.
"Only the other day Adrian Turnipseed had typed in 'Why?' to see what happened. Some of the students had forecast that Hex would go mad trying to work it out; Ponder had expected Hex to produce the message ?????, which it did with depressing frequency. Instead, after some unusual activity among the ants, it had laboriously produced: 'Because.' With everyone else watching from behind a hastily overturned desk, Turnipseed had volunteered: 'Why anything?' The reply had finally turned up: 'Because Everything. ????? Eternal Domain Error. +++++ Redo From Start +++++.'"

[Umoja]

I remember the computer game for Discworld, and I glanced over the RPG for it, but I never read the books.