These are terrific fun, really, really good fun. They all started with this book Guards, Guards, which is written in tribute to… in any other fantasy story, the poor guards who run into the room and are slaughtered by the hero straight away. There’s a city,Ankh Morpork, and there’s a city watch led by Captain Vimes. Some of the most beloved books are the stories of The Watch. It’s still something of a parody, at this point, of regular fantasy, and it’s interesting… you compare them to the later books how far the books have evolved over time, so… These are great. These two really do tie in, and it covers the story of a cowardly And as the series have evolved, various story threads have evolved, various kind of distinct series within series and fans have their favourites, and it started with The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, pretty much you know, the first book and a sequel. At least, you didn’t until Terry came along. Terry’s stories combine magic with wry humour,Īnd a humanity that I think you don’t see a lot in fantasy. And it’s a wonderful precinct for every kind of story. The Discworld, as its name suggests, is a flat disc of a world on the back of four elephants on the back of a giant flying turtle floating through space. So let’s have a look at some entry points for new readers to the Discworld and Terry Pratchett.
So what I want to talk about today is the debt that I owe to to Terry Pratchett, and how I’ve come to terms with that comparison.īut I’m also aware there are people out there who won’t have read any Terry Pratchett, and they will look at all the backlist and… It’s a bit bewildering and thinking, Well, where do I start? It’s probably one the most common questions from any new reader. And like any fan of Terry’s work, my first reaction when someone says, “This this is just like Terry Pratchett!” is, I’ve not got everything he’s written, but I’m fairly close. It’s safe to say that no writer has come close to capturing my imagination in the way that he did. I’ve been reading Terry’s books since I was 14, 15 years old, which is over 30 years.
In the description of my new book, The Crow Folk, the publisher has written “For fans of Lev Grossman and Terry Pratchett,” and a bit further down there’s lovely quote from the author Ian Sainsbury, who says “Pratchett fans will love this book,” which is a comparison that both thrills and terrifies me.
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