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Micah@rincewind.run |
A DISCWORLD PRIMER*
*or, why should I read this thing that everyone keeps going on about?
Come on in, sit down, pull up a chair. If you have followup questions, feel free to ask me or @ankhmorporkcity.watch, we're always happy to help.
(1/a lot, idk, we'll figure this out as we go)
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Porter
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CapnMarrrrk
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Thank you for your hard work spreading the word.
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BenRad
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Thanks for the primer, I started with the first two and I've enjoyed them, but they do feel like early works. Can't wait to read the DEATH books.
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@foxityfox.bsky.social
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N.R. Lines⁷ (she/her)
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明
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Not to throw a cat among the pigeons, but what is Discworld club's stance on Strata, which was probably the Pratchett book I reread the most (along with Good Omens) during the period when I was trying to do adulting and be cool and other unwise things like that.
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I'm Maxxxine-maxxing. I'm Ti pilled.
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Oh god oh fuck somewhere a podcast is being conceived
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CharlesInSanDiego.bsky.social
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GNU Pterry.
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Bebe 'Electronic Tonalities' Barron
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Discworld is GOATED when bedtime story that is so whimsical you'll be carried unknowingly from wakefulness to dreamland is the vibe.
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Jack Zweiblumen
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I don't know, I'm not convinced
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Jingalls
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I started rereading the series last year, and I am adoring all the Pratchett love
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Tracy O’Connell Novick
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Nicely done!
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Madame Scarlet
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Do you think it would be worthwhile to remove "detritus" from the Discworld feed? It's become a frequently used word now, and I'm tired of reading unrelated posts on the feed.
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Zor
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My absolute most favourite author!! Sir Terry Pratchett, may he rest in peace
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Steve
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Loved it for decades, met the man himself at a signing in Cardiff in November 1997 and got him to sign a birthday card for my mum (who has never actually read any of his books 😅). One of my Lame to Fames.
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Karin 🐉
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Josh Pollock 🌱🌵🌲
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Thank you for this primer. It was helpful it inspired me to remember I have read some of these books and should read more.
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Ken Ryan
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KIMBLY💕✨
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So this isn’t a website about cds and vinyl? Damb
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KCB
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Interested in the silver horde reoccurring theme - which book is a good starting point for that? I’m not familiar with it (haven’t gotten all of his books…YET) New to this site too so hopefully put this request in a good spot.
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Angel
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Invisible Pink Unicorn (yes that one)
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well now i gotta read Discworld again
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The.Simpsons.s4e12.Marge.vs.the.Abigail.avi
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This is lovely, Micah!
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Tempest is doing a Kickstarter! BUY MY BOOK 🏳️⚧️
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Also if you’re a chaos gremlin and don’t mind picking up context as you read, you can also take my approach and just say “I haven’t read this one yet” read the dust jacket and then read it regardless of what it says
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Sabermane
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I'm pretty sure we could make a religion from Discworld thar would be really great, but it would also pass off Sir PTerry something fierce.
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Alan Hasell
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Hwaet
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Pleased to meetcha
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Wool-Encased Tea Addict
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facehead
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I love words and didn’t know this for many years—primer in this usage is pronounced “primmer” not “prImer” with a hard “I”, which is reserved mostly for the painting stuff. I had a pedantic classmate in HS make this point and we roasted him, but he was right
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Krista M.
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Someone recommended Good Omens and The Colour of Magic to me 20odd years ago and I fell in love. Note my handle…
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hekaton
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is there a like 'gimme all you got' option for discworld so i can just like have it? ive read like, a half dozen or so but i dont like being sprawled across a bunch of editions and formats if i can avoid it
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Aimee Yermish
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Plus the little sprinkles of wisdom sprinkled in... I often remind myself of the chase scene at the beginning of Thud!, Vimes *must* get home to read Where's My Cow? to his little kid at precisely the right time every day. "Once you open the door to good excuses, you open the door to bad excuses."
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Alana Kinrich
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Hey @theogordon.bsky.social , in case we want to read discworld (was on the flowchart we were perusing, sci-fi, funny, you already like good omens)
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Ryan LaFlamme
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Has the eternal question ever been solved: Is the turtle coming or going? (I read the Night Watch books years ago and always meant to keep going).
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Tiq (it/its)
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What's a discworld? Is that when mould gets all over your CD collection?
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Ant
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I feel compelled to mention that the first 2 may not be recommended starting points but they are fundamental world builders - they also make a lot more sense if you've read Fritz Lieber's (superb) Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories - the first 2 are also bloody good, but different.
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Jackie
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Clara de Limón🍋
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So how reasonable is it to just pick up one and read it? Is it like a superhero comic book where it doesnt really matter because all the important bits are explained, or are there very explicit continuations youll need context for? My local (spanish) library has a pretty limited selection so...
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Micah
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WHAT IS DISCWORLD? Discworld is a satirical fantasy series by the late Terry Pratchett. There are 41 books in the series, which is set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants, which in turn stand on the great turtle A'Tuin as it swims through space.
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Have you heard this? Terry and Steeleye Span album.
tinyurl.com/yhb2c9k4
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mxhrad
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I've considered starting to read them, but I get overwhelmed by lists online telling me which is the best order to read the books. They all contradict each other.
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Academician Prokhor Zakharov
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Great series.
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Howdini
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Lyn Perkins
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Terry Pratchett was the only thing that kept me going through the months after 9/11, and my grandfather passing around the same time. Read so many of his books then.
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Ben Southwood
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I only started reading ‘Discworld’ recently in my mid-forties. I’m working through them in order and can’t believe the work passed me by, they are right up my street. As a Douglas Adams fan, they share a warmth, humour, and glee in punching up (never down).
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Brother Clippy
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I haven’t read one of these since I was a young teenager but after seeing the thriving Discworld community here have so much fun I got Color of Magic for my Kindle last week and have resolved to give it another read
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FatGuyOnABike🔒
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One of the only true regrets I ever had in my life was not discovering Pratchett until I was in my 40s. I've more than made up for lost time.
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Chinchillazilla
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vouch
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