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3 days ago · The plot is that the Auditors—recurring villains with minimal character—hire a non-magical psychopath to disable the Hogfather who, like the Father Christmas of Pratchett’s native Britain, is both a gift-giving children’s god and the god of an older ritual at the winter solstice.
Sep 24, 2024 · “The Colour of Magic” by Terry Pratchett. If you loved Moving Pictures and want to return to the beginning of the Discworld series, The Colour of Magic is the first book in the saga. It introduces the eccentric and magical world of Discworld, following the inept wizard Rincewind and the naïve tourist Twoflower as they stumble through ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Custom Image by Yeider Chacon. Terry Pratchett's Discworld series opens with The Color of Magic, and the 1983 book starts out more baffling than anything I've read — but it quickly proves itself worthwhile. The beginning of the novel describes Terry Pratchett's fantasy world, and its setting is one of the most unique ones readers will experience.
Sep 15, 2024 · Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants, who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) parallel to our own - but also very different. That is the setting for Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld series, which now celebrates its 25th anniversary.
5 days ago · Designed by BrickMorpork and the first project from their designer to reach the 10k Club, The Discworld Unseen University Library depicts – you guessed it – the Unseen Library from Terry Pratchett’s first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic. The book was first published in 1983 and celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, when the fan ...
Sep 23, 2024 · The Magic Of Terry Pratchett According To Marc Burrows. Mark Burrows and Terry Pratchett. How did your interest in Terry Pratchett begin? I discovered Terry Pratchett when I was 12 years old. My parents had a friend down at the pub who had read The Colour of Magic and Guards! Guards! and knew instinctively that these books were right up my alley.
Sep 11, 2024 · Marc Burrows is the author of the much loved first ever biography of Sir Terry, The Magic of Terry Pratchett, which explores the life, influences, and impact of someone who is arguably one of the greatest storytellers of all time. The book received strong critical acclaim, won a Locus Award and was wholly embraced by fans.
