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07-07-2008, 05:13 PM | #62 |
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07-07-2008, 05:16 PM | #63 | |
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07-07-2008, 05:27 PM | #64 | |
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07-07-2008, 05:53 PM | #65 |
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Now I have Eric on my 505. I can begin reading.
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07-07-2008, 10:02 PM | #67 |
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Eric is fantastic, I'm sure you'll love it. Interesting Times that follows it is also one of the highlights of the Discworld series so far.
However, for sheer epic greatness and easily one of the best novels I've ever read, you just can't go past Mort. It sounds weird, but Death is funny! |
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07-08-2008, 09:40 AM | #69 |
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Mort makes an excellent introduction to Death, I think.
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Yeah -- Death is one of my favorite Pratchett characters! [ That feels very strange to say ....]
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07-08-2008, 02:08 PM | #71 |
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At a panel at a WorldCon a few years back, on death and humor in SF, TP introduced himself as, "I'm Terry Pratchett, and I invented Death."
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07-10-2008, 01:58 AM | #72 |
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I would start with Guards Guards or Wyrd Sisters or Pyramids or The Colour of Magic. If starting with Colour of Magic - skip the intro/foreword stuff as it's likely confusing and get right to the story.
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07-10-2008, 05:43 AM | #73 |
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Without in any way dismissing any previous suggestions otherwise, and despite what Terry Pratchett himself might say, I don't see a problem with simply reading them in the order they were written. After all, there are probably quite a few bazillion of us who read each one within days of its first release and have been quite satisfied with that order's experience.
Besides, the earliest ones are very short one-night-stands, so they're quickly filed on the bookshelves rather than in the TBR pile. Cheers, Marc |
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