Messages between booksncats and beckysdad
Hi! I am alive, coming up for a few seconds of air. Glad you are enjoying the books!
Hey there...been a long while since we chatted. I know you were really busy there for a bit and I suspect that's continued. I hope things are good despite the busyness. I've finished three of Pratchett's books now and find I'm really enjoying them. He hasn't bounced around quite so much since his first one...definitely easier to follow. Drop a line when you come up for air and let us know how things are.
Busy is okay...just wanted make sure all was well. I hope it's all good stuff that's filling up real life.
I've been incredibly busy! Just stop by for a short while then I'm off again. Glad you are enjoying teh Discworld! you are right--his books engage the brain. :)
conga rats for yesterday's JC FP
Muddy dog FP Congrats!
Have fun with it! The Light Fantastic is the second half of that particular story-- I just bought Nanny Ogg's Cookbook and Where's My Cow in hardcopy; those ancillary titles will make more sense when you get further along in the series.
htdog FP Congrats!
Not a problem--I just wish the hard returns would have copied so you could keep the titles and descriptions apart from the start. Hope that helps--As I said, I started with Guards! Guards! just to pick up a book to read on the plane, and I read a few others out of order, but i re-read them in order and then the background references made more sense, etc. The audio books are great for the commute or traveling, too!
Not a problem--I just wish the hard returns would have copied so you could keep the titles and descriptions apart from the start. Hope that helps--As I said, I started with Guards! Guards! just to pick up a book to read on the plane, and I read a few others out of order, but i re-read them in order and then the background references made more sense, etc. The audio books are great for the commute or traveling, too!
If you look on the other sites, you will see there are short stories, etc, too. Very prolific writer--should keep us all busy for a little while, at least!
Discworld maps: The Streets of Ankh-Morpork (with Stephen Briggs) The Discworld Mapp (with Stephen Briggs) A Tourist Guide to Lancre – A Discworld Mapp (wwith Stephen Briggs and illustrated by Paul Kidby) Death’s Domain (with Paul Kidby)
Other books about Discworld: The Science of Discworld (with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen) The Science of Discworld II: The Globe (with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen) The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch (with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen) The New Discworld Companion (with Stephen Briggs) Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook (with Stephen Briggs, Tina Hannan and Paul Kidby) The Pratchett Portfolio (with Paul Kidby) The Discworld Almanak (with Bernard Pearson) The Unseen University Cut-Out Book (with Alan Batley and Bernard Pearson) Where’s My Cow? (illustrated by Melvyn Grant) The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld (compiled by Stephen Briggs) The Folklore of Discworld (with Jacqueline Simpson) - September 08
31. Monstrous Regiment Even vampires and women go to war. 32. A Hat Full of Sky (for younger readers) Tiffany’s out-of-body experience. 33. Going Postal A conman tries to revive Ankh Morpork’s ailing postal service. 34. Thud! An ancient feud between dwarves and trolls threatens to erupt again. 35. Wintersmith (for younger readers) The spirit of winter is in love with Tiffany. 36. Making Money Discworld’s financial system is shown to be almost as idiotic as our own. 37. Unseen Academicals Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. 38. I Shall Wear Midnight (for younger readers) Conclusion of the adventures of Tiffany and the Wee Free Men. 39. Snuff. Commander Vimes takes a vacation.
21. Jingo Discworld goes to war. 22. The Last Continent Only a hero can prevent a parched country from dying. 23. Carpe Jugulum Mightily Oats gets caught up in a war between vampires and witches. 24. The Fifth Elephant Dwarfs, diplomacy, intrigue and big lumps of fat. 25. The Truth Behind the scenes at Ankh-Morpork’s first newspaper. 26. Thief of Time Time is a resource – but it’s running out. 27. The Last Hero (illustrated by Paul Kidby) Cohen the Barbarian goes on a quest. 28. The Amazing Maurice & his Educated Rodents (for younger readers) A scruffy tomcat, a stupid-looking kid as a piper, and a plague of rats. 29. Night Watch Commander Vimes is cast back in time. 30. The Wee Free Men (for younger readers) Tiffany’s brother is stolen by fairies.
11. Reaper Man Death takes a break from the job. 12. Witches Abroad A fairy godmother has to ensure that a servant girl doesn’t marry a prince. 13. Small Gods In the beginning was the Word. A young novice gets to grips with being the Chosen One. 14. Lords and Ladies It’s Midsummer Night, and the fairies are back. 15. Men at Arms The City Watch have only twenty-four hours to clean up the streets of Ankh-Morpork. 16. Soul Music A music-loving teenager whose Grandfather rides a white horse and wields a scythe. 17. Interesting Times Workers of Discworld unite (Twoflower’s vacation memoirs stir up trouble, Rincewind is reunited with his friend, and Cohen takes over). 18. Maskerade An innocent young soprano and a deformed mastermind at Ankh-Morpork’s Opera House. 19. Feet of Clay Commander Vimes of the Watch must find out whodunnit, howdunnit, and what they dun. 20. Hogfather ‘Tis the night before Hogwatch: a festive feast of darkness, Death and tinsel.
1. The Colour of Magic Introducing Discworld through the eyes of its first tourist. 2. The Light Fantastic Only a singularly hapless wizard can save Discworld from destruction. 3. Equal Rites Meet Discworld’s first female wizard. 4. Mort Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. 5. Sourcery Can Rincewind prevent the death of all wizardry? 6. Wyrd Sisters Three witches on a lonely heath decide to right the wrongs of a bloody Discworld kingdom. 7. Pyramids Set in an ancient desert kingdom. 8. Guards! Guards! Imposing Law and Order in Ankh Morpork. 9. Eric (illustrated by Josh Kirby) The disc’s only demonology hacker calls up a demon. 10. Moving Pictures Alchemists discover the magic of the silver screen.
1. The Colour of Magic Introducing Discworld through the eyes of its first tourist. 2. The Light Fantastic Only a singularly hapless wizard can save Discworld from destruction. 3. Equal Rites Meet Discworld’s first female wizard. 4. Mort Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. 5. Sourcery Can Rincewind prevent the death of all wizardry? 6. Wyrd Sisters Three witches on a lonely heath decide to right the wrongs of a bloody Discworld kingdom. 7. Pyramids Set in an ancient desert kingdom. 8. Guards! Guards! Imposing Law and Order in Ankh Morpork. 9. Eric (illustrated by Josh Kirby) The disc’s only demonology hacker calls up a demon. 10. Moving Pictures Alchemists discover the magic of the silver screen.
you could copy and paste into a word doc--(I really think it helps to read in order as much as possible so that you get the character development and back jokes/references. ) but here it is in pieces (by tens) if you want it. see next message--
Here's another link with the entire list--http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/terry-pratchett/ I could try pasting my list with the short descriptions here--I still haven't found the site--I thought it was L-space, but they may have taken it down in favor of the chart.
you could do that. There is also the publication order list, which is what I have used, but that other chart is very helpful for figuring out how things are interelated, or for just sticking in one track. Things that happen in previous books (pub order) are often referred to across tracks--I am trying to remember where I got the pub order list with the short description that I made my personal check off list with--
There is an order, and it does help, although not necessary. One of my very favorites is Guards! Guards! but there are a lot of really enjoyable ones--well, they all are-- Here are a couple sites--http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/ http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/the-discworld-reading-order-guide-20.jpg and go from there--
I see you like Eddings--fun, well written series! I have re-read it many times. Right now I am busy going through Pratchett's discworld series, and sadly, I am almost done and going back to revisit some...
Yeah, I see your name all the time, too! I kept going over to talk to you, and kept getting "add as friend" but I thought it was just ICHC being stupid. I finally just hit the request button! Fixed that!
