Terry Pratchett

King of Arrakis

Has anyone ever read the discworld novels? I think they are wonderfully funny!! I'm halfway through Soul Music, i love it!!!

Arken Thell

I couldnt agree more, i just love the way he get's logic and put's it upside down so that it's hilarioulsy funny. the guy's a genius

DapperGent

Used to like him, but he hasn't had a new idea in 5 years.

Last couple I bother reading were tortuous.

Karl Hungus

Yeah, I got a lot of Terry Pratchett books.

TheAlmightyArse

Yeah, he peaked years ago, and has been going steadily downhill since. To draw a parallel to the Simpsons though, whatever about his new stuff, a lot of his books are genius.

GreenHell

I found his last one(?) Thief of Time bloody hilarious had me in knots.

deezoid

I think he's trying too hard to mirror the real world in his most recent books. The discworld is evolving too fast. I think the parrallels are are well documented in the Science of the Discworld I &II.

King of Arrakis

Can anyone reccomend any discworld novels? Ive read Reaper Man and Soul Music. Is Guards! Guards! any good? Ive also heard
good things about Men at Arms.

TheAlmightyArse

Guards! Guards! and Men At Arms are, indeed, fantastic. Read Guards! Guards! first, though, as they're in the same series. Generally speaking, it helps if not to read each book chronologically, at least the serieses (like the watch, the witches, Death, Rincewind) in the right order. I really liked Wyrd Sisters meself, fantastic read if you like Macbeth.

In any case, read any of them in whatever order whenever it takes your fancy, most are gems.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Have them all,
Have read them all,
Lovved them all, bar one that Maurice but it was sold as a kids book.

I havene't picked up Nanny Ogg's cookbook yet but am planning on it

kingconor

Yeah they are superb!

s10

not thief of time but the lastest hardback cant remember the name doh , but it was great a big improvement , on the last few he has released .
i kinda lost interest after interesting times ,
but the lastest one is worth a read
any of you guys like david gemmel
another of my favorites

best pratchet book >
guards guards
best gemmel book >
ledgend
enjoy

Thanx 4 The Fish

FYI s10,

New Gemmell book about Druss is apparently on the way.

s10

i look foward to it
someone was spreading a rumor to a film about druss
over two years ago , wonder what happened to it ?

s10

as enjoyable as guards guards or men at arms
maybe even more

well worth the buy
in Hard Back @ the moment

scipio_major

A word of warning about the Nightwatch. Since it's one of these main character goes back in time and shows his younger self "the Way" you won't get it on as many levels as those you have read the other Watchmen Discworld books (he's so good even his serieses[1] have serieses of their own). I especially had fun trying to work out Nobby's age from it.

For the record the Watchmen books are in order:
Guards Guards
Men at Arms
Feet of Clay
Jingo
The Fifth Elephant
<The Truth, while not a Watch book per se Vimes and co. are important in it>
and then
Nightwatch

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Scipio_major

[1] Yes I am aware this isn't proper grammer

Chowmein

My favourite author, night watch (the newest book) is just fantastic and probs his best in a while (though I did also think thief of time was brilliant as well , which it helps to have read along with the rest of the guards series before reading night watch)

spooky donkey

Yeah i think his books are OK. the ones ive read. Ive read Soul Music and all the books realted to Death an all, a great character. Bu i couldent get into his witch books with grann OG an all! I watched the cartoons ant they put me off the witches!

I never got the joke He looks elfish till i saw the cartoon! You really have to hear it spoken to apreicate it!