Techno is right about Interesting Times.
Jingo is the one with the war between Ankh Morpork and Klatch, and the island.
Jingo is the one with the war between Ankh Morpork and Klatch, and the island.
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Bremenacht 11,697 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI particularly like the ones that had the wizards trying to do each other in as a subplot. Or do they do that in all of them?
Nice list. The Fifth Elephant was the last one I read (when it came out), and I'd assumed I'd got way behind. Looks like I've not got too much to catch up on. -
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Registered 9 years agoI'm not a big fan of the Witches books either, but I did enjoy Witches Abroad. -
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Registered 9 years agoTechno Hippy wrote:
Right, right.
No Interesting Times is the one with Cohen trying to become Emperor.
Yep, The Last Continent was the Australian one, as Lutz said. -
TechnoHippy 14,303 posts
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Registered 10 years agoMaybe I'm thinking of The Last Continent?
Edit: And Good Omens is well worth a read. -
boo 10,798 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI read 'The Colour Of Magic' some years ago. Since then I've been baffled as to how he's made a career out of writing.
There's a fine line between 'funny' and 'crap', and Mr Pratchett is so far over the wrong side of that line he couldn't see it with the Hubble telescope.
Go buy some Douglas Adams. Even the serious stuff like 'Last Chance To See...' is funnier than the Discworld stuff. -
TechnoHippy 14,303 posts
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I like a fine steak, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy eating sausages as well -
boo wrote:
Were you trying to be Pratchett or Adams there?
There's a fine line between 'funny' and 'crap', and Mr Pratchett is so far over the wrong side of that line he couldn't see it with the Hubble telescope. -
keyboardmonkey 409 posts
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Registered 6 years agoAnother vote for any book involving "The Guards"
Watch (Vimes) > Rincewind > Death
and is this bit not
22. The Last Continent (1998)
The Last Hero
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StarchildHypocrethes 22,695 posts
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Metalfish 8,359 posts
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Registered 8 years agoColour of Magic is, in my opinion, one of the worst of the series, maybe that's what our troll-tastic friend is trying to say? -
PES_Fanboy 11,522 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI often go into threads about things I don't like and then post about how I don't like them. I'm an Internet Arsehole. -
ProfessorLesser 19,008 posts
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Registered 9 years agoMetalfish wrote:
Pratchett himself has admitted that the first two were incoherent and rubbish. I agree with him.
Colour of Magic is, in my opinion, one of the worst of the series, maybe that's what our troll-tastic friend is trying to say? -
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Registered 8 years agoBill, the official joke is "it's obvious that he has alzheimer's as he's written the same book 30 times". -
ProfessorLesser 19,008 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI don't think him being in love with the world is a bad thing, nor do I require laughs from every book.
Also, I'd like to see you write a series of 30 books in the same universe with the same characters that produces as many 'laugh out loud' moments towards the end as it did at the start! -
PiD 3,566 posts
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I loved Rogers the Bulls. I don't think I've ever laughed as hard at any of his jokes as I did with that bit.
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PES_Fanboy 11,522 posts
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w00t 10,543 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI actually think his writing has become cleverer and funnier with age. I've enjoyed the most recent books more than the early ones.If you can see this, you're an idiot.
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Night Watch was awesome, but IMO Thud! was better.
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Metalfish 8,359 posts
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Don't expect anyone to claim them classic status any time soon, but for my limited fantasy experience, they're extremely readable examples of a much maligned* genre.
*Aforementioned experience suggests this isn't exactly unwarranted.
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RetardStrong wrote:
Hmm am I the only one who really liked the ones with the witches?
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w00t 10,543 posts
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Registered 9 years agoGranny Weatherwax is rock hard.gif)
I like the headmagic she does. If you can see this, you're an idiot.
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Headology.
The Witches are good, but they have a week start. Equal Rites is shite, Wyrd sisters isn't great.
Lords and Ladies, and Maskerade are awesome though.
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Genji 19,691 posts
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Registered 9 years agoThe City Watch novels were always my faves. Men at Arms in particular.
And the Death novels are great too. Always loved Soul Music for some reason.
Detritus: "I got a club. s'got a nail in it." -
ProfessorLesser 19,008 posts
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Registered 9 years agoLutz wrote:
/slaps wrist for getting Weatherwax wrong
"I ATEN'T DEAD". -
Meh, I've not read it for ages.
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I think his best books might actually be his childrens books. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents in particular is brilliant. A childrens story that doesn't talk down to children and manages to be dark and intelligent while still perfectly easy to understand and enjoy, for kids and adults alike.
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