"Who writes the ""Discworld"" novels?"
"on a broomstick). In the 1995 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of ""Wyrd Sisters"" the witches were played by: In the 1997 Cosgrove Hall Films animation of ""Wyrd Sisters"" the witches were voiced by: In 2013, a board game named ""The Witches"", which was designed by Martin Wallace, was published by Treefrog games. Witches (Discworld) A major subset of the ""Discworld"" novels of Terry Pratchett involves the witches of Lancre. They are closely based on witches in British folklore and a slightly tongue-in-cheek reinterpretation of the Triple Goddess. Witch magic is very different from the wizard magic taught in the Unseen"
"term assistant Rob Wilkins stated that Terry was working on this documentary before he died, and according to the BBC, finishing it would ""show the author was still having the last laugh"". Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his ""Discworld"" series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first novel, ""The Carpet People"", was published in 1971. The first ""Discworld"" novel, ""The Colour of Magic"", was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year."
"Discworld Noir Discworld Noir is a 1999 adventure game developed by Perfect Entertainment and published by GT Interactive. The game is set in Terry Pratchett's satirical ""Discworld"" universe, and follows its first and only private investigator as he is given a case leading him into the deadly and occult underbelly of the Discworld's largest city. The game plays on film noir genre tropes, parodying noir classics such as ""Casablanca"" and ""The Maltese Falcon"". Originally released for Microsoft Windows, it was later released for PlayStation by Teeny Weeny Games, the resurrected form of the already insolvent Perfect Entertainment. Pratchett consulted on"
"Deathworld Deathworld is the name of a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison including the books ""Deathworld"" (first published 1960, serialized in ""Astounding Science Fiction""), ""Deathworld 2"" (1964, initially titled ""The Ethical Engineer"" and serialized in ""Analog"") and ""Deathworld 3"" (1968, serialized in ""Analog"" as ""The Horse Barbarians""), plus the short story ""The Mothballed Spaceship"" (1973, written as part of a tribute to John W. Campbell). The central hero is a gambler who becomes involved with colonists of an extremely hostile planet. There are several hints that the novels take place in the same universe as Harrison's ""The"
"in many of the Discworld novels, and a focus on critical thinking skills in the Witches and Tiffany Aching series. The ""Discworld"" novels and stories are, in principle, stand-alone works. However, a number of novels and stories form novel sequences with distinct story arcs: Rincewind was the first protagonist of ""Discworld""; a wizard with no skill, no wizardly qualifications, and no interest in heroics. He is the archetypal coward but is constantly thrust into extremely dangerous adventures. In ""The Last Hero"", he flatly states that he does ""not"" wish to join an expedition to explore over the edge of the"
"Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his ""Discworld"" series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first novel, ""The Carpet People"", was published in 1971. The first ""Discworld"" novel, ""The Colour of Magic"", was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. His 2011 ""Discworld"" novel ""Snuff"" became the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-readership novel since records began in the UK, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days. The final ""Discworld"" novel, ""The Shepherd's Crown"","
"Books, once the BBC reclaimed the license to publish novels regarding the Doctor, many readers immediately categorized all the Virgin New Adventures as non-canonical fan fiction. In Great Britain, ""Discworld"" author Terry Pratchett, up until the point of his death in 2015, emphasized that he was careful not to read fanfics, and had voiced the opinion that ""everything works if people are sensible"" and didn't mind ""so long as people don't put it where I can trip over it"". However, Pratchett emphasized that the Discworld and all its characters are ultimately his intellectual property, and stressed that ""it is not"
"Discworld"" books. They may contain characters or locations from other arcs, typically not as protagonist or antagonist but as a supporting character or even a throwaway reference. These include ""Pyramids"" (Djelibeybi), ""Small Gods"" (Omnia), and ""Monstrous Regiment"" (Zlobenia and Borogravia). Short descriptions of many of the notable characters: There are also a number of short stories by Pratchett based in the Discworld, including published miscellanea such as the fictional game origins of ""Thud"". All are available in the anthology ""A Blink of the Screen"" (2012) as well as in the following locations: Seven of the short stories or short writings"
"Ghost World Ghost World is a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes. It was serialized in issues #11–18 (June 1993 – March 1997) of Clowes's comic book series ""Eightball"", and was published in book form in 1997 by Fantagraphics Books. It was a commercial and critical success and developed into a cult classic. ""Ghost World"" follows the day-to-day lives of best friends Enid Coleslaw and Rebecca Doppelmeyer, two cynical, pseudo-intellectual, and intermittently witty teenage girls recently graduated from high school in the early 1990s. They spend their days wandering aimlessly around their unnamed American town, criticizing popular culture and the people"
"up in the mid 80s, Kirby switched his attention to the booming role-playing game phenomena. He provided cover art for ""Duelmasters"", ""Tunnels & Trolls"" and ""Wizards & Warriors."" Kirby’s most significant move of the 80s was teaming up with Pratchett, a commission that Kirby thought would be a ""one-off"". He was eventually commissioned to produce the covers for the ""Discworld"" series, producing 26 covers before his death in 2001. Beginning with the twenty-seventh ""Discworld"" novel, ""The Last Hero"" (2001), Paul Kidby took over as cover illustrator. Pratchett said, ""I only invented the Discworld, Josh created it.” Throughout his career, Kirby"
"Wintersmith Wintersmith is a comic fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, set in the Discworld and written with younger readers in mind. It is labelled a ""Story of Discworld"" to indicate its status as children's or young adult fiction, unlike most of the books in the ""Discworld"" series. Published on 21 September 2006, it is the third novel in the series to feature the character of Tiffany Aching. It received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association. In 2013 folk-rock band Steeleye Span collaborated with Pratchett, a fan of the band, to"
"Mogworld Mogworld is a science-fiction fantasy novel by British video-game critic Ben ""Yahtzee"" Croshaw. It is his first published novel and the first novel published by Dark Horse Books. In a world full to bursting with would-be heroes, Jim couldn't be less interested in saving the day. His fireballs fizzle. He's awfully grumpy. Plus, he's been dead for about sixty years. When a renegade necromancer wrenches him from eternal slumber and into a world gone terribly, bizarrely wrong, all Jim wants is to find a way to die properly, once and for all. On his side, he's got a few"
"Noting the heavy number of conversations, they felt the game played ""more like an interactive novel at times"" but praised the dialogue and called Ankh-Morpork ""beautifully rendered"". Discworld Noir Discworld Noir is a 1999 adventure game developed by Perfect Entertainment and published by GT Interactive. The game is set in Terry Pratchett's satirical ""Discworld"" universe, and follows its first and only private investigator as he is given a case leading him into the deadly and occult underbelly of the Discworld's largest city. The game plays on film noir genre tropes, parodying noir classics such as ""Casablanca"" and ""The Maltese Falcon""."
"of ""Sourcery"" funny, ""it was very evident to me that Pratchett was, at this early stage of the series, barely scratching the surface of what his considerable wit is capable of."" Sourcery Sourcery is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in his ""Discworld"" series, published in 1988. On the Discworld, sourcerers – wizards who are sources of magic, and thus immensely more powerful than normal wizards – were the main cause of the great mage wars that left areas of the disc uninhabitable. As eight is a powerful magical number on Discworld, men born as"
"and Simon discover the weakness of the creatures from the Dungeon Dimensions—if you ""can"" use magic, but ""don't"", they become scared and weakened. With the help of Weatherwax and Archchancellor Cutangle, who have retrieved the staff, they both manage to transport themselves back into the Discworld. Esk and Simon go on to develop a new kind of magic, based on the notion that the greatest power is the ability not to use all the others. Equal Rites Equal Rites is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the third novel in the ""Discworld"" series and"
"with print fiction, has never achieved the same level of popularity as the high fantasy, swords-and-sorcery model games. In Terry Pratchett's ""Discworld"" series, the Dungeon Dimensions are the endless wastelands outside of space and time. Lovecraftian horrors dwell there, seeking to invade reality, and warp existence when they do. Lovecraftian horror Lovecraftian horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that emphasizes the cosmic horror of the unknown (or unknowable) more than gore or other elements of shock. It is named after American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), who is largely credited as the first author to pioneer the genre. Some"
"popular books and fairy tales, including Rapunzel, ""The Lord of the Rings"", ""Discworld"", The Chronicles of Narnia, Jack and the Beanstalk, and the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Mike Woodroffe, ""Simon the Sorcerer""s director and producer, wanted to create the game to exploit a market for comic adventure games, which he realised existed due to the success of """". His son, Simon, penned the script. He was inspired by Terry Pratchett (AdventureSoft originally intended to make a ""Discworld"" game, but were unable to obtain a licence), and he and his father hoped that he would become involved with the game. Although"
"Tiffany Aching Tiffany Aching is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's satirical ""Discworld"" series of fantasy novels. Her name in Nac Mac Feegle is Tir-far-thóinn or ""Land Under Wave"". Tiffany is a trainee witch whose growth into her job forms one of the many arcs in the ""Discworld"" series. She is the main character in ""The Wee Free Men"", ""A Hat Full of Sky"", ""Wintersmith"", ""I Shall Wear Midnight"" and ""The Shepherd's Crown"". Tiffany grows up over the course of the series, from nine years old in ""The Wee Free Men"" to being in her late teens in ""The Shepherd's"
"would like to be ""remembered for"". Tiffany Aching Tiffany Aching is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's satirical ""Discworld"" series of fantasy novels. Her name in Nac Mac Feegle is Tir-far-thóinn or ""Land Under Wave"". Tiffany is a trainee witch whose growth into her job forms one of the many arcs in the ""Discworld"" series. She is the main character in ""The Wee Free Men"", ""A Hat Full of Sky"", ""Wintersmith"", ""I Shall Wear Midnight"" and ""The Shepherd's Crown"". Tiffany grows up over the course of the series, from nine years old in ""The Wee Free Men"" to being in"
"Iceworld Iceworld is a science fiction novel by American writer Hal Clement. It was published in 1953 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine ""Astounding"" in 1951. The novel concerns an interplanetary narcotics agent who is forced to work on an incredibly cold world (from his point of view) — so cold that the atmosphere he breathes (sulfur) is a yellow solid. The planet is in fact Earth, and he teams up with natives of the alien planet (humans) in his attempt to stop the smuggling of a dangerous drug"
"Ankh-Morpork City Watch The Ankh-Morpork City Watch is the police force of the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork in the ""Discworld"" series by the English writer Terry Pratchett. The series comprises eight fantasy novels and one short story centred on the adventures of the City Watch and its commander Sam Vimes, in order of publication they are; ""Guards! Guards!"" (1989), ""Theatre of Cruelty"" (1993) (a short story), ""Men at Arms"" (1993), ""Feet of Clay"" (1996), ""Jingo"" (1997), ""The Fifth Elephant"" (1999), ""Night Watch"" (2002), ""Thud!"" (2005) and ""Snuff"" (2011). The Watch is also to be the subject of a police procedural"
"Stephen Briggs Stephen Briggs (born 1951) is a British writer of subsidiary works and merchandise surrounding Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy ""Discworld"". ""The Streets of Ankh-Morpork"", the first Discworld map, was co-designed by Briggs and Pratchett and painted by Stephen Player in 1993. This was followed by ""The Discworld Mapp"" (1995)), also painted by Stephen Player, and ""A Tourist Guide to Lancre"" (1998), painted by Paul Kidby. Briggs also adapted over 20 Pratchett novels for the amateur stage – ""Wyrd Sisters"", ""Mort"", and ""Guards! Guards!"" (published by Corgi); ""The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents"", ""Johnny and the Dead"", and ""Dodger"""
"Site"" described it as ""(l)oads of sarcasm, an outrageous plot and tons of sheer fun"". ""Infinity Plus"" was less positive, recommending that ""Discworld"" newcomers start elsewhere, and stating that it ""falls below (Pratchett's) normal very high standard on several counts"", because although it is ""great fun"" and ""worth buying"", it ""doesn't hang together as a plot, as an unfolding story"". The Last Continent The Last Continent is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the twenty-second book in his ""Discworld"" series. First published in 1998, it mocks the aspects of time travel such as the grandfather paradox and the"
"recused himself, stating that stress over the award would mar his enjoyment of Worldcon. Pratchett received the NESFA Skylark Award in 2009 and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010. In 2011 he won Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association, a lifetime honour for ""significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature"". The librarians cited nine Discworld novels published from 1983 to 2004 and observed that ""Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit. Comic adventures that fondly mock the fantasy genre, the Discworld novels expose"
"4, 5Live and multiple conferences around the world, including Develop, Animex, GDC and TEDx Transmedia. In June 2015, she said that her father's 41st Discworld novel ""The Shepherd's Crown"", to be published posthumously later that year, would mark the end of the series, and that no further novels or books of unfinished work would be authorised for publication. She has also appeared in the documentaries ""Games Britannia"", ""Critical Path"" and Charlie Brooker's ""How Video Games Changed the World"". Rhianna Pratchett Rhianna Pratchett (born 30 December 1976) is an English video game writer, and journalist. She has worked on ""Tomb Raider"""
"for ""(c)omedy, which Pratchett writes with something like genius"", and particularly faulted Lord Vetinari's monologue on the nature of evil (which Clute described as Realpolitik and Weltschmerz): although Clute conceded that the monologue had been skillfully written, he felt that it ""has all the ring of another sphere of discourse"" and ""comes close to shattering the comic pulse of the Discworld"". ""National Public Radio"" described it as a ""solid entryway"" into the Discworld novels. The novel has been adapted as: Guards! Guards! Guards! Guards! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the ""Discworld"" series, first"
"Discworld novels, ""The Colour of Magic"" and ""The Light Fantastic"". The story follows the misadventures of Rincewind, a wizard who is expelled from Unseen University after spending 40 years failing to learn even the most basic magic. In fact, Rincewind's head holds one of the eight spells from the Octavo, the most powerful spellbook in the Discworld, and he has been unable to learn others because ""they were afraid to be in the same head"" as the Octavo spell. Rincewind is forced by the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork to act as a local guide for Twoflower, a property insurance salesman and"
"Deadworld Deadworld is an ongoing American comic book published by Desperado Publishing in association with IDW Publishing. The series follows survivors in a post-apocalyptic scenario brought on by zombie attacks led by King Zombie, an intelligent, talking zombie. Originally published by Arrow Comics, ""Deadworld"" was written and created by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith in 1987, scripted by Kerr for the first seven issues and illustrated by Vince Locke. The comic book quickly became a cult favorite success in the independent publisher industry. Arrow Comics ceased production of all titles, but sold the rights of the title to Locke who"
"of the plot is ""Vimes subverting the status quo in ways that shouldn't work, but somehow do anyway"". The ""SF Site"" ranked it ""above ""Feet of Clay"" but not quite as good as ""Guards! Guards!"""", considering that ""(t)he story stumbles a bit, especially once the action moves to Klatch, and there are (a) few nitpicky things here and there"", but concluding that it is nonetheless ""a fine addition"" to the Discworld. Jingo (novel) Jingo is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, part of his ""Discworld"" series. It was published in 1997. With the opening of the novel, the"
"Afterworlds Afterworlds is a fiction novel by ""New York Times"" bestselling author Scott Westerfeld that was published on September 23, 2014. The slogan for the book is, ""Darcy writes the words. Lizzie lives them."" Darcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to move to New York to rewrite and publish her teen novel, 'Afterworlds'. Arriving with no apartment or friends she wonders whether she's made the right decision, until she falls in with a crowd of other seasoned and fledgling writers who take her under their wings. Darcy weathers on through the whirlwind that is a first"
"Literature, 1992, and named to the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list in 1993. In 1997, he was awarded Best Young-Adult Science Fiction by the ""Science Fiction Chronicle"" for ""Groogleman"". This bibliography is based on Macdonald's entry on the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Written with Debra Doyle, ""Mageworld"" is a space opera novel series originally published in the 1990s and re-issued as e-books in 2012. James D. Macdonald James Douglas Ignatius Macdonald (born 1954) is an American author and critic who lives in New Hampshire with his wife and frequent collaborator, Dr. Debra Doyle. He works"
"are: David Langford has compiled two ""Discworld"" quiz books: Most years see the release of a Discworld Diary and Discworld Calendar, both usually following a particular theme. The diaries feature background information about their themes. Some topics are later used in the series; the character of Miss Alice Band first appeared in the ""Assassins' Guild Yearbook"", for example. ""The Discworld Almanak – The Year of The Prawn"" has a similar format and general contents to the diaries. Other ""Discworld"" publications include: The books take place roughly in real time and the characters' ages change to reflect the passing of years."
"by DMG Entertainment. Sanderson has been nominated for and also won multiple awards for his various works. See ""Writing Excuses"" for additional awards and nominations. Brandon Sanderson Brandon Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is best known for the Cosmere universe, in which most of his fantasy novels (most notably the ""Mistborn"" series and ""The Stormlight Archive"") are set. He is also known for finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series ""The Wheel of Time"". Sanderson was raised in Lincoln, Nebraska before attending Brigham Young University, where he received degrees in English literature"