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Posted By: Lisseut Feb 17, 2000 - 01:06 pm

Time to lighten up this forum! Calling all Pratchett fans from the Hub to the Rim, and everyone else out there in L-space!

Actually, my favourite Pratchett book is Good Omens, but I love the Discworld series as well, especially the City Watch books. Not being British I probably miss a few of his jokes but being Australian I found the Last Continent brilliant.

For the unfortunate few who have not yet been introduced to Pratchett, he writes comic fantasy. He's most famous for his Discworld series, which is a reflection of our own world (in spite of being flat and carried on the backs of four elephants which are riding on the back of the Great A'Tuin, a turtle swimming through space)

Favourite character? A toss-up between Death, Vetinari and Vimes.

Posted By: Silvernova Mar 05, 2000 - 02:47 pm

I love Terry Pratchett's books! The Discworld series is just great. My favourite Discworld book so far is Pyramids. That was just sooo funny. I also like the books about the wizards, and the City Watch. And Death is very cool too, of course.

I've just started the Last Continent, and I admit that I picked it up in the first place because it was about Australia. It's pretty damn funny so far though!

Posted By: Lisseut Mar 08, 2000 - 08:02 pm

Isn't Last Continent fantastic?! It's so ... australian. Although for the benefit of non-Aussies we don't actually live like that, well not really. Most of us don't anyway. But he manages to convey the culture so well.

I also liked Pyramids because, being a maths student, I got most of the jokes. The hardest thing with Pratchett is working out all the jokes. You don't exactly lose anything story-wise if you miss some of the references but you do miss out on a lot of laughs.

I like the bit at the start where he says "Why are we here? ... Where else should we be?"

Posted By: Cassiusg Apr 28, 2000 - 07:09 am

Being Dutch I don't understand most of the jokes accept when i read it translated. All the fun is out of it though. My favorite character is either DEATH or Rincewind.

Death's dry humor wich he thinks is not funny at all always cracks me up! Example:

A wizard was trying not to die by drawing marks on a large box wich are supposed to scare of Death. After he closed the lid of the box above him he heares: DARK, ISN'T IT?

Then he shifts of to a different part of the story, brilliant. I havn't read pyramids and Last Contnent yet but I bought them yesterday so...

Up to now I've got novel 1/9 and 17

Posted By: Myrddin007 Apr 28, 2000 - 09:55 am

I just discovered Terry Pratchett two weeks ago when I picked up a copy of Legends v.III, a collection of short novels by fantasy authors set in that author's most famous world. I instantly fell in love with the witches of Lancre. That being the case, I set out and bought four of Pratchett's other novles: The Color of Magic, Lords and Ladies, Feet of Clay, and Maskerade. I just finnished Maskerade last night. Feet of Clay was by far my favorite, although I'd still have to say Granny Weatherwax is my favorite character -- well, her or Death, anyway. Nanny Ogg, Commander Vimes, and the Librarian follow in that approximate order. And then of course there is Captain Carrot, Angua the Werewolf, Cheery the dwarven forensic technician, Archchancellor Ridcully, the luggage, Dorfl the Agnostic Golem... I'd better stop now or I'll end up listing every character in the books. The most hysterical scene I've read so far has been in Maskerade, when Death gets into an argument with a particularlly stubborn swan which simply refuses to sing... I highly recomend these books.

Posted By: cassiusg May 12, 2000 - 11:32 am

Also play the discworld games! They're tough but hilarius. Especially Discworld Noir has a almost perfect story with logical puzzles.

Posted By: Myrddin007 May 12, 2000 - 06:04 pm

What Diskworld games!? Are they computer games? Are they like Starship Titanic or the Space Quest series? What are they called? Where can I get them? Oh, oh I want 'em!

Posted By: Eurynome Dec 27, 2000 - 12:40 am

I agree with Lisseut - although I have read most of the Terry Pratchett books, Good Omens is still my favourite. Crowley & Aziraphale are such awesome characters. I have Discworld Noir the Playstation game and the main character Lewton is quite amusing. I didn't realise that there were two games before Noir, were they for Playstation or P.C ? At the moment I can't even decide on a favourite character - they're all so wicked !

Posted By: Kethque May 29, 2002 - 10:39 pm

Terry Pratchett is my hero. Reading his books as he talks about things like thaumaturgical particles, dungeon dimensions and existence at the far edge of the probability curve, I always got the impression that even though he was being exceedingly ridiculous about it, he knew exactly what he was talking about. It wasn't until I read Dark Side of the Sun (after getting over the initial shock of reading something by him that wasn't hilarious) and he described ideas like probability mathematics, that I knew it was true. The man is a total genius.
My favorite character would have to be, of course, Death. He's the ultimate outside observer of human nature and all its absurdity. My favorite book is Soul Music, when he finds himself pulled in just a little too deeply.

WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEARTS OF MEN....WELL, BESIDES ME, I MEANT

Posted By: Nighteyes Jun 03, 2002 - 11:41 am

Hmm, it seems a bit dangerous for me to say this in a room full of rabiate Discworld fans. So I'll take it short and fast.

I have not read any book by Terry Pratchett.

Puh. And I believe I need your help, I've come so far as deciding I will try. And I've understood "Colour of Magic" is the first one. But after that? In which order are they meant to be read? I understand nothing.

Posted By: Dark Knight Oct 25, 2002 - 02:06 pm

Well no one has given you any help, and I maybe a bit late...you have done a search by now, I take it....

Anyway click here for a list of the books and some info:

http://discworld.imaginary.com/DiscworldSociety/books.html

By the way I have not read any of the books ether

Posted By: Dark Knight Oct 27, 2002 - 06:04 pm

Interview: Discworld author (just click)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/entertainmentstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3000412&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=books&thesecondsubsection=general

Just brought the first Discworld novel, now I just have to get round to reading it

Posted By: Iznardi May 14, 2003 - 10:53 am

Hey, I only just discovered this guy! He's great. I reading The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rats. Talk about a page-turner! It's funny AND full of suspence. And he's written a lot, which means I've got light reading for the rest of the summer (or at least until Order of the Phoenix comes out).

iz

Posted By: Dark Knight Jan 06, 2004 - 06:51 pm

Hey Iznardi I wonder how your getting on with your Terry Pratchett reading.....????

As for me I just finished the first Discworld novel.....it was very enjoyable...unfortunately I only have the first man....bummmer.....

I do have "The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents"....waiting to be read.....

Thats the only other Terry Pratchett book I have......

Posted By: Iznardi Jan 07, 2004 - 04:39 am

Hey DK. Right now I am reading The Shadow King by Cooper, about a kid that gets sent back in time to the age of Shakespeare. I've been reading Blackwood's series on a kid's life in the time of Shakespeare as well. I also read the latest in the Rowan of Rin series by Rodda. Next on the list is a sequel somebody has written for Treasure Island. Supposed to be pretty good. But of late I've been trying to do more writing and less reading.

Posted By: Dark Knight Jan 08, 2004 - 04:49 pm

Well I just finished The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents"...., very enjoyable.....

I need to cut down on this reading and do some writing.....

Posted By: DocT Jun 02, 2004 - 06:30 am

humm, Good omens Is a co project with Neil Gaiman. for those that has read the sandman comic-short-stories. You should recognize the dark style some places in the book.. If you are new to pratchett I would stay away from the chronological release listing.. And start with Men at arms or guards guards to get a real feel for his writing style... and the utter madness in it all. The three first book.. eh light fantastic, color of magic and.. equal rites isn't it? Is the 'worst' books of the series, they are bad- te characters aren't developed yet, and his writing style hasn't got the consistency of the latter books. Later in the series You'll get to know several sets of characters that play the main roles in his books. The witches of Lancre, the city watch,Death and so on... You should be able to recognize several stories that is in the bottom of his stories.. like phantom of the opera for Masquerade. Start with Men at arms (this is not a problem since the books only has chronology inside the books that contains the same character sets)

My favourite is 'soul music' and 'the truth'