I'd probably go with the Guards one first too, though I actually started off with Feet of Clay
Sir Terry Pratchett has died
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I'm a great believer in reading the novels in publication order, it allows you to experience the evolution of Discworld from a generic (if silly) fantasy world to an industrialising society. Unfortunately, the first few novels are a bit rough and don't go a good job of representing the series as a whole. Plus, setting out to read 40 novels is understandably daunting. So if you just want to sample the series, I agree with the recommendations of Guards! Guards! and Small Gods. Mort and Wyrd Sisters are also good. If you like them and want to read the whole saga then you can go back to The Colour of Magic afterwards.
I signed it.
Another good comparison.
If that's all you've seen of his work (and I'm not even clear as to the extent of his involvement on those books) then you're really missing out on the good stuff. I suggest you go find a copy of 'Guards, Guards', 'Mort' or 'Going Postal'.
^^ Those are great quotes and both are very, very true.
I was thinking Mark Twain. He was definitely in their league.
RIP, Terry Pratchett.
I'd say he's probably the best we've had since Dickens.
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I started with Moving Pictures because I'm something of a cinephile. My second one was Wyrd Sisters.. I love the witches. I keep hoping for a movie version with Maggie Smith and Judi Dench.
I was heartbroken to hear about his. I just started reading the Discworld books a couple years ago, and I've been loving them.
I've read The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Reaper Man, Mort, and Guards! Guards!. I've got Men At Arms waiting to be read on my tablet, so that will probably be one of the next things I'm going to read.
Does anybody know what happened to the City Watch TV series Rhianna was supposed to be working on? I really enjoyed the miniseries, and I was looking forward to getting a regular weekly series.
I've read The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Reaper Man, Mort, and Guards! Guards!. I've got Men At Arms waiting to be read on my tablet, so that will probably be one of the next things I'm going to read.
Does anybody know what happened to the City Watch TV series Rhianna was supposed to be working on? I really enjoyed the miniseries, and I was looking forward to getting a regular weekly series.
A taste of his prose:
http://xkcd.com/1498/
http://cosmoquest.org/forum/showthr...atchett-has-passed-away&p=2279084#post2279084
Death isn't cruel – merely terribly, terribly good at his job.
http://xkcd.com/1498/
http://cosmoquest.org/forum/showthr...atchett-has-passed-away&p=2279084#post2279084
Death isn't cruel – merely terribly, terribly good at his job.
No and I don't think it's meant to be. Discworld is more of a living world than just a backdrop for some big story arc.
As far as I'm aware he'd already handed over the reigns to his daughter last year. In time she might decide to write new entries or farm it out to other authors or just leave things as they are.
This is a bummer. I knew he'd been sick for a while but I didn't know things had gotten so bad.
I, unfortunately, have read almost none of Discworld. I did pick up Guards! Guards! years ago but never managed to finish it. I've decided to give the series another try, but this time I'm going to read the books in publication order, so I went and picked up The Color of Magic the other day. I know some people say publication order isn't the "best" order, but I'd prefer to experience the series as it developed.
I knew he'd been sick for a while but I didn't know things had gotten so bad.I, unfortunately, have read almost none of Discworld. I did pick up Guards! Guards! years ago but never managed to finish it. I've decided to give the series another try, but this time I'm going to read the books in publication order, so I went and picked up The Color of Magic the other day. I know some people say publication order isn't the "best" order, but I'd prefer to experience the series as it developed.
I'd love it if (very) selected authors got to play in Terry's sandbox occasionally.
Neil Gaiman is a no- brainer.
Terry Jones might be good.
I remember hearing about that, and was just about to ask if any more was ever said. I had just assumed she was going to take over.
She's actually done pretty good for herself as a writer. She wrote the script/story for the Tomb Raider reboot and it was pretty great. She also took over as writer of the comic spun off from that game.
Rhianna Pratchett has said in the past that she considers the novels sacred and that she wont be writing any. She sees her role as managing any future adaptations. Personally, I feel that's the right decision.
Just keep in mind that the first few novels are quite different from the rest. Discworld was never even meant to be a series, The Colour of Magic was supposed to be a one-off. Terry wrote it out of frustration at the shoddy state of fantasy literature in the 1980s, and his intention was to lampoon the common tropes of the genre at that time. The book doesn't even have a story, it's just a series of random adventures. It's fun, but shallow.
But it was successful, so he wrote more. His plots became more interesting, his characters more complex, and his satirical targets more deserving. The Colour of Magic and, say, Night Watch have almost nothing in common besides the frequent use of puns. But that's one of the advantages of reading the series in publication order, you get to experience Terry's transition from a good writer to a great one.
A good choice.I went and picked up The Color of Magic the other day. I know some people say publication order isn't the "best" order, but I'd prefer to experience the series as it developed.
Just keep in mind that the first few novels are quite different from the rest. Discworld was never even meant to be a series, The Colour of Magic was supposed to be a one-off. Terry wrote it out of frustration at the shoddy state of fantasy literature in the 1980s, and his intention was to lampoon the common tropes of the genre at that time. The book doesn't even have a story, it's just a series of random adventures. It's fun, but shallow.
But it was successful, so he wrote more. His plots became more interesting, his characters more complex, and his satirical targets more deserving. The Colour of Magic and, say, Night Watch have almost nothing in common besides the frequent use of puns. But that's one of the advantages of reading the series in publication order, you get to experience Terry's transition from a good writer to a great one.
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