Reply to: “DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death.

[cojak]

Bill Nighy to narrate Terry Pratchett’s footnotes in new Discworld recordings | Terry Pratchett | The Guardian

[jonskids]

Inn-Sewer-Ants

Inn-Sewer-Ants: the translation of an Agatean concept brought to Ankh-Morpork by Twoflower.

The idea was that a financial institution, upon payment of a yearly "premium", would guarantee reimbursement of loss of property due to fire or other disaster.

This must have worked well in the Aurient, but Morporkians soon found the opportunity to reap windfall profits of thousands of percent irresistible.

The ensuing chain of events included the Great Fire of Ankh-Morpork, the formation of the Firefighters' Guild, and Charcoal Wednesday. Blown by the up-draft, the scorched parchment of the Inn-sewer-ants polly-sea floated across the Disc.

It came down on the Brown Islands where the natives laughingly worshiped it as a god. For the next seven years they received good rainfall and bumper harvests of crops.

A research team of UU wizards later dispatched to study this event finally concluded; 'it only goes to show'.

[zeitghost]

I read one.

Don't think it was a discworld one though.

Someone had stolen the core of a nuclear reactor in it.

[vetran]

Sounds like he was a nice guy, and it's a great shame he died so young, but those novels look a right nonsensical mish mash, and I'm afraid I don't plan on reading any.

entirely your loss.

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[NotAllThere]

You think Administrator will do the necessary for every CUK page served?

[cojak]

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[NotAllThere]

...but those novels look a right nonsensical mish mash...

I think you're confusing him with J.K.Rowling. Pratchett novels - especially the later ones - have a well developed, consistent* sense of place.

I can't find the quote, but he said something like that his novels cover serious topics such as slavery, freedom of the press, religion etc. "but you include one lousy dragon and suddenly you're a fantasy writer".

Even my wife enjoys his better books - and she can't stand fantasy novels usually. There's been a couple of decent tv-movies made.

*depending on the particular trouser leg of time

[OwlHoot]

Sounds like he was a nice guy, and it's a great shame he died so young, but those novels look a right nonsensical mish mash, and I'm afraid I don't plan on reading any.

[cojak]

I tried to read one of the disc world books many years ago, just couldn't get into it. Might have to give it another go on holidays this year.

Which one was it? There are one or two that I won't read that often.

[TheLordDave]

I tried to read one of the disc world books many years ago, just couldn't get into it. Might have to give it another go on holidays this year.

[Zero Liability]

Me neither, but always meant to.

Any recommendations on where to start?

Guess we know now.

[mudskipper]

Mudskipper, start with the Rincewind books, the Colour of Magic was the first of his Discworld ones.

They do have a rough timeline as per the graphic, but don't get too bothered by that. You don't have to have read the previous ones to enjoy the others, most are free standing stories but using a common world and some shared characters.

Ta, will download now

[TykeMerc]

I found this - a smashing way to see his Discworld books.

Mudskipper, start with the Rincewind books, the Colour of Magic was the first of his Discworld ones.

They do have a rough timeline as per the graphic, but don't get too bothered by that. You don't have to have read the previous ones to enjoy the others, most are free standing stories but using a common world and some shared characters.

[mudskipper]

Not read anything by him but he seems like he was a genuinely lovely person. Although I do intend to read the Discworld novels at some point.

Me neither, but always meant to.

Any recommendations on where to start?