Terry pratchett was a very prolific novelist and his books are enjoyed by readers of all ages worldwide. May you live in interesting times is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of discworld, especially on the distinctly unmagical rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life and cant even spell wizard. Oppression of the masses leads into the larger theme of social values. The discworld novels can be read in any order but interesting times is the fifth. Night watch was pretty much the last of those books, and it was an interesting break from the pratchett formula as well, throwing in a timetravel twist which showed us how ankhmorpork had been. He was the only child of david and eileen pratchett. I guess you could say that the history of the discworld is my own history as a writer said terry pratchett, noting the difference between the early books. Week in the death of terry pratchett 2011 article in independent, 18 june 2011 80. Terry pratchett books list of books by author terry pratchett. Terry pratchett was born in 1948 in beaconsfield, buckinghamshire. Note that book titles are included with the quotes, in abbreviated form. City watch series he hated being thought of as one of those people that wore stupid ornamental armour. This time, the incompetent wizard rincewind, hero of several of the earliest.
A gorgeous hardback edition of terry pratchett s seventeenth discworld novel, an adventure starring death, war, an ancient empire and rincewind the wizzard. A terry pratchett bibliography originally derived from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on 3 july 2005 and ppints bibliography, mucked about with since then. Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the english author terry pratchett, set on the discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. There are others who maintain that its merely a matter of who carries the biggest stick. The recommended reading order of the books is given in the article reading order.
Annotations are notes by readers about the works of terry pratchett, and clarifications produced by terry himself. Quotes from interesting times by terry pratchett chris jones. Terry pratchett is an internationally acclaimed author who specializes in fantasy books. Ancient curse when a carrier albatross arrives with an urgent request for a great wizard, rincewind finds himself summoned to the endangered empire of hong, sung, fang, tang, and mcsweeney, where a new emperor is about to be chosen. Interesting times is the seventeenth novel in the discworld series by terry pratchett the title of this book was inspired by the phrase may you live in interesting times. In this story, hes on the counterweightread more if you liked this, you might also like. The online home for books written by sir terry pratchett, including reading order lists, forums, plus all manner of things discworld. This lists the discworld books in order by publication date, and is perfect for readers who want to see the saga unfold as it was originally told. The events of the novel are a game between the discworld gods fate and the lady luck with the discworld as their game board this novel marks rincewinds reappearance on the discworld after the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read interesting times.
One of britains most successful authors, he wrote more than 70 books, and continued to. Interesting times by terry pratchett 9780552167543 dymocks. Two gods, fate and the lady, oppose each other in a game. Let waterstones introduce you to some of the greatest and funniest characters in modern fiction. In retrospect that was a little harsh, but its true that interesting times feels like a retrograde step after the sheer glory of soul music. Hundreds of such references have been collected in the annotated pratchett file apf.
A foot on the neck is nine points of the lawthere are many. Terry pratchett, in full sir terence david john pratchett, born april 28, 1948, beaconsfield, buckinghamshire, englanddied march 12, 2015, near salisbury, wiltshire, english author, predominantly of humorous fantasy and science fiction, best known for his discworld series pratchett was raised in buckinghamshire, the son of an engineer and a secretary. You can admire his attempts to do something a bit different with the series but he has still not hit another seam like the one that gave us the six. This is the index page of the online version of the apf. They are concerned with the background of the books, references to mythology, popular culture, etc. Discworld novels have also won awards such as the prometheus award and the carnegie medal. Terry pratchett books list of books by author terry. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Buy a cheap copy of interesting times book by terry pratchett. More comic fantasy from pratchetts discworld men at arms, 1996, etc. When i flew back home for christmas, i was somewhat surprised to see those two sitting on my mums bookshelves. The moral principles of the agateans are compared to those of the morporkians.
Terry pratchett s wild unattached footnotes to life 1990 article for charity magazine, 1 july 1990 forthcoming items to look out for. Most of the gods throw dice but fate plays chess, and you dont find out until its too late that hes been using two queens all along. Sir terry pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful discworld series. I have also grouped the quotes by the character they are attributed to at pratchett quotes characters. Briggs has shaved, crimped, and outright ectomied the book to allow the story to. Interesting times is one of my early favourites, from when i first got into the discworld series it was also the first time that i discovered rincewind, the discs most inept wizard. Newly released discworld books regularly topped the sunday times bestsellers list, making pratchett the uks bestselling author in the 1990s. Below is the order in which terry pratchetts novels have been released in. His novels have sold more than seventy five million. Read on for a selection of the best books by the influential english author. According to the times pratchett was the most popular and top selling author in 1996. The discworld novels can be read in any order but interesting times is the fifth book in the wizards series.
While still an interesting read, by his own admission, mr. Its a little outdated and missing one or two of his most current books, but itll suffice for first time readers. More comic fantasy from pratchett s discworld men at arms, 1996, etc. The author of the discworld series most recently, raising steam read the wind in the willows and just exploded. This page is part of the online version of the apf and contains all the annotations for the book interesting times. Back when i first read interesting times, in the spring of 1998 when i was thirteen, i remember deciding that its title was misleading. Terry pratchett, in full sir terence david john pratchett, born april 28, 1948, beaconsfield, buckinghamshire, englanddied march 12, 2015, near salisbury, wiltshire, english author, predominantly of humorous fantasy and science fiction, best known for his discworld series.
Several books are adapted to the theatre, tv or film or are planned to be. Also read good omens, which was my gateway book into pratchett, and my top favorite book of all time. Discworld reading order downloable guides sir terry. Quotes have been sourced from all of terry pratchetts books, including nondiscworld titles.
Aziraphale and crowley, of heaven and hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the earth. Terry pratchetts work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. The ultimate guide to terry pratchetts written works. An oldfashioned copper with a chip on his shoulder as big as a boulder, commander sam vimes leads the unruly ragbag of the good, the bad, the undead and the incompetent that is the city watch, guarding or at least supervising the mean streets of the discworld. Cohen and his silver hordea group of sixty elderly barbarians and one elderly former teachermake an excellent counterpoint to the agateans. Author of over fifty bestselling fantasy novels for adults and young adults, sir terence david john pratchett is better known as terry pratchett. Jul 31, 2015 interesting times strangely, the two discworld books that still exist from when i read the series first time around comprise this novel and soul music. He had his first story published when he was just thirteen, and after leaving school at seventeen to become a journalist he continued writing, publishing his first novel, the carpet people, in 1971 and going on to produce the phenomenally successful discworld series as well as numerous other books, winning many awards and. The pratchett quote file pqf is a collection of oneliners, catchphrases, quotes, bits of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from terry pratchetts novels and other writings. If you post annotations in this section you agree that your annotations will appear on the apf which doesnt use the cc license. Terry pratchetts wild unattached footnotes to life 1990 article for charity magazine, 1 july 1990 forthcoming items to look out for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This page is part of the online version of the pqf and contains quotes for the book interesting times. I thought to myself, this is a lie, but what a fabulous. The definitive listing of terry pratchetts discworld novels. Discworld reading order downloable guides sir terry pratchett.
Terry pratchett s work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. He was born terrence david john pratchett in 28th of april 1948 in beaconsfield buckinghamshire, england. He had his first story published when he was just thirteen, and after leaving school at seventeen to become a journalist he continued writing, publishing his first novel, the carpet people, in 1971 and going on to produce the phenomenally successful discworld series as well as numerous other books, winning many awards. A gorgeous hardback edition of terry pratchetts seventeenth discworld novel, an adventure starring death, war, an. Interesting times terry pratchett books discworld novels. In retrospect that was a little harsh, but its true that interesting times feels like a. Interesting times strangely, the two discworld books that still exist from when i read the series first time around comprise this novel and soul music. It doesnt take place in the discworld, but its a good sample of pratchetts humor even though neil gaeman cowrote it. The pratchett quote file pqf is a collection of oneliners, catchphrases, quotes, bits of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from terry pratchett s novels and other writings. Looking at it now, interesting times is a much better read than soul music but still is a rare thing from pratchett, a near miss, particularly so seeing it comes in the middle of his golden age. Discworld novel 17 ebook written by terry pratchett.
The title refers to the common myth that there exists a chinese curse may you live in interesting times. Welcome to terry pratchetts discworld a world as flat as a pancake resting on the back of four elephants, standing on a tortoise, flying through space. These abbreviations are also included with the titles below. Briggs has shaved, crimped, and outright ectomied the book to allow the story to fit into a twoandahalf hour time slot on stage. Pratchett won the british books awards fantasy and science fiction author of the year in the year the year 1989 pratchet won the british science fiction award for his novel pyramid which was followed by best fantasy novel in 2008 for locals award in his books making money. An extensive collection of quotes from interesting times by terry pratchett chris jones. His young adult novel, the amazing maurice and his educated rodents, won the carnegie medal, and wheres my cow. I guess you could say that the history of the discworld is my own history as a writer said terry pratchett, noting the difference between the early books written to parody fantasy and. Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own. Sir terry pratchett, before his tragic death of earlyonset alzheimers disease this year, wrote over 70 wildly popular fantasy novels, which are beloved by readers young and old alike. The series began in 1983 with the colour of magic and continued until the final novel the shepherds crown was published in 2015, following pratchetts death. Pratchetts best known body of work is the discworld series a 40book series.
Mar 12, 2015 london muchloved british author terry pratchett died thursday, leaving a canon of great books behind. The colour of magic and 4 more terry pratchett books you. Enjoy the magic of the silver screen with this exclusive extract from moving pictures by sir terry pratchett. Feb, 2015 looking at it now, interesting times is a much better read than soul music but still is a rare thing from pratchett, a near miss, particularly so seeing it comes in the middle of his golden age. In this story, hes on the counterweight continent, where revolution is afoot during his travels, hes joined by a whole host of cool characters, including the luggage, death and cohen the barbarian.
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