Discworld
Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the English writer Terry Pratchett, set on the fictional Discworld, a flat disc balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin. The books frequently parody, or take inspiration from, J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft and William Shakespeare, as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, often using them for satirical parallels with current cultural, political and scientific issues. The series is popular, with more than 80 million books sold in 37 languages.
Since the first novel, The Colour of Magic (1983), 40 Discworld novels have been published as of November 2013. Pratchett, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, has said that he would be happy for his daughter Rhianna to continue the series when he is no longer able to do so. The original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had distinctive cover art by Josh Kirby; the American editions, published by Harper Collins, used their own cover art. Since Kirby's death in October 2001, the covers have been designed by Paul Kidby. Companion publications include eleven short stories (some only loosely related to the Discworld), four popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. In addition, the series has been adapted for graphic novels, for the theatre, as computer and board games, as music inspired by the series, and repeatedly for television.
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Sir Terry Pratchett & Bernard Pearson - official duties at NADWCON 2011
Sir Terry Pratchett & Bernard Pearson - official duties at NADWCON 2011
The Worlds of Terry Pratchett - Dragon Con 2013
The Worlds of Terry Pratchett
Discussing the many worlds of Terry Pratchett including his newest works.
A Dragon Con 2013 panel by the British Media Track (
Recorded Monday September 2 2013 by K`Tetch
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Discworld | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:57 1 Composition
00:02:52 2 Themes and motifs
00:04:26 3 Storylines
00:04:49 3.1 Rincewind
00:06:27 3.2 Death
00:08:23 3.3 Witches
00:10:37 3.4 City Watch
00:13:24 3.5 Wizards
00:15:15 3.6 Tiffany Aching
00:16:23 3.7 Moist von Lipwig
00:17:45 3.8 iDiscworld/i cultures
00:18:22 4 Characters
00:18:36 5 Bibliography
00:18:45 5.1 Novels
00:18:54 5.2 Short stories
00:20:45 5.3 Mapps
00:21:50 5.4 Science books
00:22:38 5.5 Quiz books
00:23:07 5.6 Diaries
00:23:45 5.7 Other books
00:26:20 6 Reading order
00:27:46 7 Continuation
00:28:15 8 Adaptations
00:28:24 8.1 Audio books
00:29:11 8.2 Comics
00:29:30 8.3 Film and television
00:33:44 8.4 Radio
00:34:57 8.5 Stage
00:37:13 9 Merchandise
00:37:37 9.1 Board games
00:38:32 9.2 Card game
00:38:46 9.3 Miniature figures
00:39:01 9.4 Musical releases
00:39:57 9.5 Role-playing games
00:40:23 9.6 Video games
00:41:13 10 Twin cities
00:41:40 11 See also
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Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare, as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, often using them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues.
Forty-one Discworld novels have been published. The original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had cover art by Josh Kirby. The American editions, published by Harper Collins, used their own cover art. Since Kirby's death in 2001, the covers have been designed by Paul Kidby. Companion publications include eleven short stories (some only loosely related to the Discworld), four popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. The series has been adapted for graphic novels, theatre, computer and board games, and television.
Newly released Discworld books regularly topped The Sunday Times best-sellers list, making Pratchett the UK's best-selling author in the 1990s. Discworld novels have also won awards such as the Prometheus Award and the Carnegie Medal. In the BBC's Big Read, four Discworld novels were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200. More than 80 million Discworld books have been sold in 37 languages.
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