I seem to recall that a lot of the stuff I thought was Pratchett turned out to be Gaiman.
Initially, I did most of Adam and the Them and Neil did most of the Four Horsemen, and everything else kind of got done by whoever – by the end, large sections were being done by a composite creature called Terryandneil, whoever was actually hitting the keys. By agreement, I am allowed to say that Agnes Nutter, her life and death, was completely and utterly mine. And Neil proudly claims responsibility for the maggots. Neil's had a major influence on the opening scenes, me on the ending. In the end, it was this book done by two guys, who shared the money equally and did it for fun and wouldn't do it again for a big clock."[
Isn't today Dr. Seuss's birthday? Happy Birthday!
Isn't today Dr. Seuss's birthday? Happy Birthday!
Aw, you think Google would have done something with the banner for that. Maybe it needs to be a significant birthday number?
Speaking of Pratchett, despite reading The Wee Free Men (which I LOVED!), I still know nothing about Discworld, but I keep hearing that I need to read it or my nerd card will be taken away. So, where should I start? At the beginning? (which I just realized I don't even know what that is). Guards, Guards? (That's one I keep hearing mentioned.) Continue on with Tiffany Aching and then go back to the beginning?
Rayne, there are various sub-series within Discworld, although most of them include characters which appear in other series as well. All of the books are pretty much free-standing, plot-wise, although as you progress you'll see the characters grow and change.
The order you read them in depends on what you like: crime stories, go for the City Watch sequence, starting with Guards, Guard; fairy tales, go for the Lancre Witches, starting with Weird Sisters (I don't think Equal Rites is as good); metaphysics and the nature of reality, go for the Death books, starting with Mort or Reaper Man.
Tiffany Aching is most closely associated with the Lancre Witches sequence, but hers stand pretty well on their own. And they're wonderful.
Woops, here's a good reference:
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I keep forgetting to bookmark that!
I just Google "discworld reading order" every time I need it. Heh.
by the end, large sections were being done by a composite creature called Terryandneil
It's possible that Terryandneil is one of my favorite authors. I found that book ridiculously and wonderfully readable.
