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On a cold wet rock, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Dec 2003
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Beta, it is a series of books written by Terry Pratchett, and there are about 33+ in total. All of them are set on the Disc, but there are severaal different leaad charateres in the series.
for Example, the is Rincewind, a "Wizzard" so inept that when he finally dies (i.e. someone actually catches him after he runs away) that the net magical ability of the human species will increase.
There is also the Witches, the Guards, Death, and an assortment of books where the main characters are newly created, and he has written two childreens books into the series (the only differeence in writting style in them is that Pratchett is less cynical), although recently all of the stories have Ankh Morpork as the main background.
I suggest that you have a look at the books. I started reading them when I was eight, and I still reread them now. Best writer I have ever seen 
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snoopy369
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Of the Peanuts Gallery
Apr 2004
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Or just head over to your local bookstore and buy a copy of "The Colour Of Magic" ... then read "The Light Fantastic", "Equal Rites", "Guards, Guards", and "Mort". Then decide if you like the series or not (as you'll have been introduced to most of the main characters in the series now).
The series, other than being hilarious and well written, is sort of unique in that it has multiple storylines written essentially independently of each other in the books; you can generally read all of the books of one "storyline" and ignore the others if you want.
Storylines (main characters therein):
Rincewind (The Colour Of Magic, The Light Fantastic, etc.)
Captain Vimes et al. (Guards! Guards!)
The Witches (Equal Rites)
Death/Mort ("Mort")
There are also three or four books with none of the above characters in them, and several with more than one of the above characters in them. 
Terry Pratchett has been inaccurately compared to Douglas Adams and Piers Anthony. He's not like either one, although fans of both often like him.
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ormuzd
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the greatest team, really
the captain/turn player/team creator doesn't know what the team name means
the man with the lowest artistic skills created an unglu icon and it is our sign now
we have no philosophy, no theme, no role-playing
Actually the only real choice (and discussion) we had was about the civilization we will take.
it is so similar to the live in Ankh-Morpork...
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joncnunn
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Maryland Heights, MO
Sep 2002
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Which book does Rincewind die in? I thought I run them all and don't recall him actually dieing in any of them.
Some of my favorite characters are "Death of Rats" and the lady-were wolf that's a member of the guard.
There's also a troll who they kept liquid nitrogen in his helmet because the troll's brain works at the optimum tempature very close to absolute zero.
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Originally posted by Krill
Beta, it is a series of books written by Terry Pratchett, and there are about 33+ in total. All of them are set on the Disc, but there are severaal different leaad charateres in the series.
for Example, the is Rincewind, a "Wizzard" so inept that when he finally dies (i.e. someone actually catches him after he runs away) that the net magical ability of the human species will increase.
There is also the Witches, the Guards, Death, and an assortment of books where the main characters are newly created, and he has written two childreens books into the series (the only differeence in writting style in them is that Pratchett is less cynical), although recently all of the stories have Ankh Morpork as the main background.
I suggest that you have a look at the books. I started reading them when I was eight, and I still reread them now. Best writer I have ever seen |
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joncnunn
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Maryland Heights, MO
Sep 2002
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Also note that the novels in the disk world series is generaly NOT divided into chapters. But the books are rather long to read in one setting so you need to pick your own places to stop.
The most recent book not centered on Ankh Morpork that I'm aware of is "Monstrous Regiment"
About a lady who joins the army in disquise as a man to go rescue her brother during a war. Soon, she discovers she's not the only female in the regiment in disquise ...
(It is note worthy that in the middle ages, several ladies did successfully join armies in disquise and were thought to be young males too young to need to shave.) The outfits for soliders then were extremely baggy by todays standards. It is also a matter of historic record about one lady fighting in the Southern army during the US Civil War. (A couple of years after the war she was arrested for prostitution and asked about her past.)
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Originally posted by snoopy369
Or just head over to your local bookstore and buy a copy of "The Colour Of Magic" ... then read "The Light Fantastic", "Equal Rites", "Guards, Guards", and "Mort". Then decide if you like the series or not (as you'll have been introduced to most of the main characters in the series now).
The series, other than being hilarious and well written, is sort of unique in that it has multiple storylines written essentially independently of each other in the books; you can generally read all of the books of one "storyline" and ignore the others if you want.
Storylines (main characters therein):
Rincewind (The Colour Of Magic, The Light Fantastic, etc.)
Captain Vimes et al. (Guards! Guards!)
The Witches (Equal Rites)
Death/Mort ("Mort")
There are also three or four books with none of the above characters in them, and several with more than one of the above characters in them.
Terry Pratchett has been inaccurately compared to Douglas Adams and Piers Anthony. He's not like either one, although fans of both often like him. |
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ormuzd
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after the 10th book I have the feeling I have already read the new book
Otherwise it is fun to read something abou tthe Diskworld from time to time
Anyone (not involved in this game) interested to join our team?
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