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Terry Pratchett’s on Tolkien’s influence on fantasy:

J.R.R. Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent fantasy in the way that Mt. Fuji appears so often in Japanese prints. Sometimes it’s big and up close. Sometimes it’s a shape on the horizon. Sometimes it’s not there at all, which means that the artist either has made a deliberate decision against the mountain, which is interesting in itself, or is in fact standing on Mt. Fuji.

"The Wee Free Men" by Terry Pratchett is a guide to resisting tyranny disguised as a YA book.

The Queen of the Elves is an unquestioned authoritiy figure in her world, but she doesn't accept responsibility. She makes everyone entertain her, and discards them (terminally) if they displease her. Nothing in her world is real, because she has no imagination. She steals from other worlds and doesn't care for anything once she's gotten what she wants. You don't grow old there, not quickly, anyway, because nothing grows, learns, builds, or even imagines anything new. They're there to convince the Queen that she's somehow all-powerful as well as carefree, fun, and infallible.

The Queen of the Elves is a malignant narcissist, like all tyrants. As usual, Terry Pratchett was preparing us for the worst of the real world, and he somehow made it fun.

Mais quel âne !

J’ai quelques dans ma et je n’ai que trop tardé à les ouvrir.

Son « De bons présages » (cosigné avec Gaiman) est divinement barré et diaboliquement addictif ! C’est mon et je le recommande pour le vôtre.

J’en regretterais presque ma résiliation Prime. Presque, car les livres sont toujours meilleurs, selon moi : on n’est pas limité par l’imagination du réalisateur.

Couverture du livre de Pratchett et Gaiman : De bons présages. Un mélange bordélique d'entités bibliques sur fond rouge.

When it comes to fiction I really enjoy really overt anthropomorphic characterization of ideas and concepts. Instantly recognizable, understandable while leaving you to wonder how far the idea/concept can be taken.

Am I thinking of this because I've just started Pratchett's Death sub-series and am watching Sandman? Proooobably

Made my way through my first Discworld novel, Mort, and I really enjoyed it. Casual read that could easily be put down and picked up again. Nice amount of absurdity. The stand alone nature of the story was refreshing. At the same time knowing it's part of a greater wholemade finishing it not sad.

Went with Mort as it was the first in Death's sub-series and I enjoy tales about concepts personified. Helps keeping it absurd.

cover of the book Mort by Terry Pratchett

"They avoided one another's faces, for fear of what they might see mirrored there. Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest, and then I'll murmur agreement, not actually _say_ anything, I'm not stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard...

No one said anything. The cowards, thought each man."

The poll spoke and I listened: I now also ship to the UK and (even though it's really expensive) to Canada!
For the occasion, I looked for the most British photo possible and I couldn't find anything better than Tiffany Aching, one of my favorite Pratchett characters, in the rain. Yes, it's a cliché, and no, I'm not ashamed. :)

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Photo: Synelune

Myself cosplaying with a black "midnight inspired outfit" the witch Tiffany Aching, one of Pratchett characters, holding an black umbrella under the rain.

I was passed a signed first? edition of a book today because it's original owner had died, their daughter didn't want it but wanted someone who would be chuffed by it to have it and my wife had mentioned in passing that she had made a shelf for my full Discworld collection which apparently means I'm the kind of guy who should have it.

Which is nice all round if you ask me.

It is not physically possible for me to disagree more with the 'in what order to read the books?' piece in the Times from a few days ago. It's absolutely unhinged. And yes I am putting my own opinion up as the arbiter of correctness here. 😂

reviewed Schöne Scheine by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett, Gabriel Dols Gallardo;: Schöne Scheine (German language, 2009)

The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like . . . well, not at all like …

Was macht Geld wertvoll?

... Unser Glaube daran!

Die Fortsetzung von "Ab die Post" beschäftigt sich mit dem Bankwesen und seinen Auswüchsen. Natürlich auf die übliche, amüsante Weise von Terry Pratchett. Nicht umwerfend komisch und nicht mit dem Reiz der durch einen neuen Protagonisten entstand aber trotzdem gut.

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I didn't need the Book as I already have two copies, but I bought Night Watch by Sir Terry Pratchett as it's now a Penguin Classic... A bloody Penguin Classic... Best book he wrote imo.... Did I mention it's a Penguin Classic

Cover of Night Watch a Terry Pratchett novel which has now been published in the Penguin Classic range of books

GNU Terry Pratchett. 10 years gone but never forgotten. Looking around this corner of the internet I see people starting their Discworld journeys for the first time. I see long time readers finding each other. I see friends who started as fellow fans. He changed so many lives. Thank you Terry. I'll raise a toast today on your birthday. A man is not dead while is name is still spoken, or until the ripples he left in the world fade.