Written / Terry Pratchett  




© Illustrator Josh Kirby




© Illustrator Josh Kirby




© Illustrator Josh Kirby




© Illustrator Josh Kirby


Terry Pratchett
and his Discworld novels


The man has written more than you can shake a stick at. You could shake a whole log at it... not that it would do you much good. He is the god of all things silly. Therefore, I worship him.

What Pratchett is known and worshipped for most are his Discworld Novels. They're riotous, they're irreverant, they're wonderful. The characters are unforgettable and his word play will have you in stitches.

He's created several of my favorite characters. In Wyrd Sisters, Equal Rites, and Witches Abroad, you'll meet the greatest coven ever. And there's Rincewind, Two Flower and of course, the luggage. You'll meet them in the first few Discword books. The Color of Magic starts all of the fun rolling. Once you're familiar with the Discworld and Ahnk Morpork, I recommend Interesting Times. An excellent romp.

Here is a sampling of Pratchett:

    The point that must be made is that although Herrena the Henna-Haired Harridan would look quite stunning after a good bath, a heavy-duty manicure, and the pick of the leather racks in Woo Hung Ling's Oriental Exotica and Martial Aids on Heroes Street, she was currently quite sensibly dressed in light chain mail, soft boots, and a short sword. All right, maybe the boots were leather. But not black.

The Light Fantastic



The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe. They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people.

Witches Abroad



Asking someone to repeat a phrase you'd not only heard very clearly but were also exceedingly angry about was around Defcon II in the lexicon of squabble.

Witches Abroad



The only way housework could be done in this place was with a shovel or, for preference, a match.

Witches Abroad



Magrat was annoyed. She was also frightened, which made her even more annoyed. It was hard for people when Magrat was annoyed. It was like being attacked by damp tissue.

Witches Abroad



Bad spelling can be lethal. For example, the greedy Seriph of Al-Yabi was cursed by a badly-educated deity and for some days everything he touched turned to Glod, which happened to be the name of a small dwarf from a mountain community hundreds of miles away who found himself magically dragged to the kingdom and relentlessly duplicated. Some two thousand Glods later the spell wore off. These days, the people of Al-Yabi are renowned for being remarkably short and bad-tempered.

Witches Abroad


"Students?" barked the Archchancellor.
"Yes, Master. You know? They're the thinner ones with the pale faces? Because we're a university? They come with the whole thing, like rats --"

Moving Pictures


"I'm a cat person, myself," she said, vaguely. A low-level voice said: "Yeah? Yeah? Wash in your own spit, do you?"

Moving Pictures


People who used magic without knowing what they were doing usually came to a sticky end. All over the entire room, sometimes.

Moving Pictures


"He's in love," said Gaspode. "It's very tricky."
"Yeah, I know how it is," said the cat sympathetically. "People throwing old boots and things at you."

Moving Pictures


"Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad."

Interesting Times
-- Terry Pratchett



This is a terrific Terry Pratchett fan site. It's where I culled the cover art and quotes from.

http://www.co.uk.lspace.org/


The quotes and artwork are all copyrighted material. The artists hold the copyrights thereto, thereof and therefore... I'm making note of it. I mean no infringement, only flattery.

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