Terry Pratchett

I want to buy a new fantasy book to read but I don't know which to choose between these two;I heard they're both very good.What do you recommend?Which is better,more compelling and worth reading,in your opinion?I like the Twilight series,Uglies, Harry Potter,Blue Bloods,Blood and Choc...

Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" SF novel has a frequently quoted or re-interpreted monologue about finding "a molecule of mercy". I know I have heard this or something VERY similar in a SF movie or TV program other than Hogfather, but cannot recall which. I suspect it has been used by numerou...

i personally think she doesn't (I'm 15) her writings boring, there's no plot (the last 60 pages doesn't count) and all her characters are mary sues, they might as well be made of cardboard compared to other modern writers such as Terry Pratchett and JK Rowling it doesn't even remotely comp...

His characters are one-dimensional, his plotting is terrible, his research contains bigger holes than the Titanic. The next generation is stunting its literary prowess on Twilight and my generation is doing the same with Dan Brown. What is happening to us as a soceity that people like Dan...

Just a little something I noticed. Did anybody else ever notice this? In the fantasy genre, there are at least three big names that have the first name of "Terry." Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks, Terry Pratchett. Is this a coincidence, or is there some kind of meaning behind it? xD @ thunder: If y...

I am looking for some good fantasy authors to read. Some new or old stuff I may have not heard of. I prefer epic fantasy and preferably more then one book. Below is a list of my favs and some I have read. 1. Tolkien (of course) 2. Stephen Donaldson 3. Robert Jordan 4. George R. R. Martin 5. Terry Pratchett 6. Ter...

ok, i would like all Terry Pratchett fans to please tell me which is their favourite book by him (discworld or not) but most impportantly i would like a why it is your favourite. answers like: mort because it is good will be ignored as they are not descriptive enough. i will reveal mine later so n...

Near the end of the book Good Omens (by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett) when Aziraphale and Crowley are dining at the Ritz, it mentioned a nightingale singing, for the first time, at Berkeley square. I was wondering, does anyone know what that means? It may be a reference that I just didn't g...

He has collaborated with many other fine artists, including Terry Pratchett (Good Omens), Dave mckean (Violent Cases, Signal to Noise, and The Tragical ... and more »

 UK We haven't really got any fantasy," said Eccleshare. "There is still a lot of fantasy around, but exceptional fantasy has always been rather hard to find." Terry Pratchett's Nation, a novel set outside his popular Discworld universe on a South Sea ...

Following Phedre, the remaining plays in the series include Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well with Clare Higgins on October 1, 2009; and in early 2010, Nation, based on the a novel by Terry Pratchett and adapted by Mark Ravenhill as well as Alan ...

 United Kingdom By Peter Ingham by Stephen Deas Readers of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels think of dragons as slightly pathetic creatures with dodgy digestion, but in Stephen Deas’s first novel they are restored to all their scaly, fire-breathing glory. ...

 OH My six and nine year old children both liked and were able to read the book easily and quickly (though neither of them are reluctant readers), while my 11 year old took a break from his his Terry Pratchett to have a read too, just to provide an example ...

Times Online  UK - So much so he began to talk about the character, Death, in his Discworld novels, a character that people aren't scared by. Pratchett realised that it wasn't ... Rehab; Nature’s Great Events; Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer’s Times Online all 2 news articles

 UK - Wyrd Sisters Radio 7, 6pm The first of four episodes of the dramatisation of the sixth of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, concerning three Macbethean ...

By rss@youtube.com (sffchronicles) The first SFF Chronicles broadcast, covering Matt Smith's appointment as Doctor Who no.11; Terry Pratchett's knighthood, and a review of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. More: http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/ Keywords: Science Fiction Fantasy Matt Smith Doctor Who Terry Pratchett N...

By noreply@blogger.com (Neil) posted by Neil Let's see. The biggest and the best news of the day is that Terry Pratchett is now Sir Terrence of Pratchett. Hurrah.  I shall doff my cap the next time I see him. It will be the best-doffed cap in the land. I shall buy a cap first, specially. Pondering, Karen L

Yes believe it or not there are several very good books out there such as Strata and The Dark side Of The Sun by a little known author called Terry Pratchett (yes I know he's pottered about with something feeble called ?Discworld?) Has anyone actually read these 'other' books as well as a few...

Best known for his "Discworld" books, Terry Pratchett has crafted a quirky, richly complex tale in "Nation" (HarperCollins, $16.99). Pratchett tells the story of Mau and Daphne, two survivors of a tsunami, and how they work together to ...

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By Alice(noreply@blogger.com) This is Susan Death's first Discworld outing, but apart from that, it's all pretty standard stuff. The story is the usual device of New Magical Power Appears To Threaten the Discworld®, But Is Thwarted And Life Continues As Normal, with the added Death side-story of Death Tries To Underst...

Since the publication of The Colour of Magic 25 years ago, Terry Pratchett has been spinning tales of comedic fantasy set on Discworld. The realm sits as a disc on the back of four elephants who, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, swimming through space, and it gets more complex from...

By Jacob Aron Nation, however, is straight fiction - and also Pratchett’s first non-Discworld novels in a while. Set 150 years ago, it’s about a boy named Mau who returns from the ritual that will make him a man to find his island home has been ...

 - Now, the 33-odd Discworld romp, Making Money is out. If you’ve followed the Discworld since its Rincewind beginnings, enjoy; if you’re a fantasy lover but ...

By Jeff Provine This world being, of course, Discworld, the setting for many of Terry Pratchett’s comedy-fantasy novels. For those unfamiliar with his works, Pratchett takes fantasy and its many peculiar elements (magic,...

 OH - You can’t go wrong with any of the Discworld novels. But, like his characters, Prachett is well rounded. He’ll make you laugh and think, possibly even tear ...

Before J.K. Rowling exploded onto the scene, the best selling British author was Terry Pratchett. via DVD Talk

DVD Review: Hogfather  OR - Feb 20, 2008 Hogfather" is one of the many stories set in the Discworld, a conceit of Terry Pratchett (or "practically Lord Pratchett" as Good Omens co-author Neil ...

I just love what I've read of the "Discworld" books by Terry Pratchett, myself. I'm just asking out of curiosity. Personally I LOVE Jonathan Teatime from "Hogfather" (although in my opinion, Marc Warren portrayed him horribly in the movie adaptation). He's just so intriguing (and also fun...

By Argyle Title: For the Birds Author: Argyle Fandom: Good Omens Characters: Aziraphale and Crowley Rating: G Disclaimer: These characters were created by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This is a piece of nonprofit fanfiction, and no copyright infringement is intended. Summary: Everyone's a...

By ldkirby Title: Obligations Fandom: Good Omens Rating: PG Pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley. Ish. Disclaimer: Everything belongs to Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, as I'm not nearly clever enough to have come up with any of it. Summary: In which Aziraphale reflects, gets utterly smashed, and has app...

So, did anyone else happen to catch the wonderful tv movie "Hogfather" last night, on the ION channel? I've been a Terry Pratchett fan for many years, and I wasn't even aware that a film version of my favorite Pratchett book (Hogfather) had been made. I thought it was wonderful. It's probably...

Terry Pratchett's admission of Alzheimer's is a sad absurdity for ... The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - The ape is a long-standing character in Discworld, and that scene in the 1990 fantasy novel hooked me. But humorist Terry Pratchett was only getting started ...

Title: Give Them Enough Rope Fandom: Good Omens Prompt: 73 - rope tamingthemuse Warnings: None Rating: General Summary: The Forces of Evil have nowhere near the imaginative ability for anger and hatred that humans do. Disclaimer: Good Omens is penned by Neil Gaimon and Terry Pratchett. T...

Title: The Morale and Mental Health of Pot Plants Rating: PG for a few swears Disclaimer: Property of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, I'm just borrowing them S ...

Hogfather on DVD Digital Spy, UK - The first ever live-action adaptation of world renowned, best-selling novelist Terry Pratchett is released on DVD. With an all-star ensemble cast of the ...

By By info@associatedcontent.com (Diane Hartt) Young and old alike will enjoy Wintersmith Terry Pratchetts latest Discworld creation.

By scolere@gmail.com (Michele) Terry Pratchett's Small Gods is a good place to start reading the Discworld books - it's a stand-alone (ie. not part of a several-books-long character arc) and it's not too outrageously funny (which some people might find off putting). It's also profound, very thought-provoking and stil...

By Ian Calcutt Oh dear, Sky made a pig’s ear of this one! Hogfather might have attracted up to 2.8 million viewers on its first night – really big numbers for Sky One – but how many subscribers felt they got their money’s...

 UK - Or rather, it is in Terry Pratchett’s reality-skewed ... know — the basis of his 1997 Discworld novel, The ... What Pratchett-heads may be more surprised to read ... Why David's dead funny Manchester Evening News all 2 news articles

By Matt Bradshaw The novel is basically a humorous look at the coming of the anti-christ, told with a marvelously absurd British wit. Gilliam is American, but his nightmarishly bizarre cartoons for Monty Python's Flying Circus meshed seamlessly with the contributions of his British colleagues. Gillia...

With Terry Gilliam's luck what it is these days, it might be smart for him to move ahead with projects when he can. In the case of his next film, Good Omens, may mean not casting as he would prefer. It seems that the religious fantasy comedy, which is based on the novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil G...

subscription), MN - Mar 10, 2006 Omens" Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman met in 1985 when Gaiman, a journalist at the time, interviewed Pratchett after the release of Prachett's first Discworld ...

 Ireland - Mar 10, 2006 Sky One and RHI Entertainment’s commission of Terry Pratchett’s worldwide best-selling ... marks the first ever live action / CGI film of Discworld and its ...

Fourteen-year-old Euan Macrae from Tain, Ross-shire, who lives with EwingÂ’s Sarcoma, had a fantastic day to remember last week (Wednesday 8th February) when his literary wish to meet celebrated best selling author Terry Pratchett was granted by Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, the char...

It's the latest book written by Terry Pratchett. It's funny fantasy. He is a very good writer from Britain. The other ones I remember are Truckers, about these teeny little people who live inside this store. Wee Free Men is about a witch who realizes that there are little blue people that live in...

subscription), Israel - Feb 24, 2006 They include an adaptation of the fantasy novel "Good Omens," by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, with Johnny Depp and Robin Williams; an adaptation of Dickens ...

 UK - Feb 22, 2006 As with another of his mooted projects - an adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel, Good Omens - the problem lies in raising enough ...

 UK - Feb 8, 2006 By BECI WOOD. SIR DAVID JASON is to star in a TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s best-selling series Discworld. Only Fools And ...

 UK - Feb 8, 2006 And Terry Pratchett, the best-selling author, now ... growing popularity of the Discworld books in America ... Pratchett described his literary style, which combines ...

 UK - Feb 8, 2006 high-definition live-action/CGI adaptation of author Terry Pratchett's fantasy fiction ... in the 'semi-medieval but strangely familiar' Discworld, and revolves ...