The Terry Pratchett Thread: For the sake of prisoners and the flight of birds

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dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

NastyPBears posted:

Not that the book is anything less than great. I think it is the first one where we learn that Vimes' butler Willikins is secretly hard as gently caress. He is my favourite cameo type character - I love him in Thud after the dwarfs break in to Vimes' cellar when he is all "I regret to say I was forced to deal somewhat strictly with them. I fear one might be dead"

"The ones in the cellar had an apparatus for projecting fire, sir." ... "I apprised myself of its use, sir, and tested my understanding by firing it down the tunnel they had arrived by until it ran out of igniferous juice, sir. Just in case there were more. It is for this reason, I suspect, that the shrubbery at Number Five is on fire."

# ¿ Aug 23, 2007 05:38

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dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

Krinkle posted:

so they're exactly the same as jelly beans except shaped like babies ok

or are they gummi bears but shaped like human children. A picture doesn't really help me out here. What are they like?

soft on the outside, softer on the inside, eat them legs-first

# ¿ Sep 1, 2007 14:33

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

Nilbop posted:

HERE IS YOUR loving COW

LEOPARDS DON'T WEAR SHORTS, FUCKWIT

# ¿ Oct 3, 2007 09:25

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

Leospeare posted:

If you don't count Eric (illustrated, and about half the size of most other Discworld novels so it always felt to me more like a novella than a proper novel), there was a 12-book gap in Rincewind novels from Sourcery (5) to Interesting Times (17). Even if you do count Eric (9), that's still a pretty decent gap to IT. So who knows?

Similarly Last Hero (27), The Amazing Maurice (28), Monstrous Regiment (31) and the introduction of Tiffany Aching and Moist Von Lipwig happened in between Thief of Time and now. Only time will tell, indeed.

On the other hand, the next two books to be announced are Aching and Lipwig⁽¹⁾, so we won't be seeing Susan for a while yet anyway.

ninja edit: also he is apparently working on a non-Discworld book called Nation, according to that wiki page. Even longer to wait now!

⁽¹⁾Discworld's OTP

# ¿ Nov 14, 2007 11:16

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

RagingPawn posted:

Can someone link me to the Pratchett file. Everywhere I try is either down, or just doesn't respond.

This is the only one I know of, it was working a few days ago but seems to be very slow now: http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/

# ¿ Dec 5, 2007 03:23

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

daggerdragon posted:

With a 0 feedback seller, all the images are broken, and unverifiable signature authenticity? No thanks.

Images are there now, and the proceeds go to Alzheimer's research. Not that I have �2500 to fritter away, mind..

# ¿ Mar 16, 2008 15:15

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

Moist von Lipwig posted:

That pissed me off so badly. What the christ Daily Mail?!

The Daily Mail does and has done a lot worse than misquoting Terry, but that typifies their editorial style neatly.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2008 11:45

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

Eunabomber posted:

I disagree. The point made in the books is not that Vimes "hates kings" (he hates most authority figures if you haven't noticed) but that he hates the idea of anybody being considered outside or above the law. The salient point about his ancestor is not that he killed a king, but that he killed a king who was clearly violating the law and yet nobody else would stop him. You actually say this but then double back and say "Vimes hates kings" which is kind of simplistic and wrong.

You are right regarding how it actually is, but I think Frozen One meant Nobby's reaction is to the popular opinion of Vimes within the Discworld - cf. Nobby saying "Vimes'll go spare!" It's easier for us as outside readers to pick up "Stoneface Vimes killed a notorious criminal who happened to be a king", but in the Discworld that filters more down to "Stoneface Vimes killed...a king". And as we all know, a lie can run round the world before the truth has its boots on.

Of course, this could all be twaddle, it's been a while since I've read the older Discworld books.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2008 09:47

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

Entropic posted:

Amazing Maurice even had David Tennant in it as Dangerous Beans!

There were some good points too...

I jest, David Tennant is actually quite a decent actor, just a shame about Doctor Who really.

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 02:41

dregan: Jan 16, 2005; I could transport you all into space if I wanted.

Mokinokaro posted:

About 1/3rd in Moving Pictures and liking so far, even if a lot of the jokes are cornier than usual for Pratchett Holy Wood? Really?

I guess I'd probably be fine reading the his earlier Rincewind and Witches stuff. I've read much worse comedy/satire.

About fifteen miles down the motorway from me is a town called Holywood. No relation, as far as I'm aware, but I've never gone to the cinema there :tinfoil:

# ¿ Feb 26, 2009 17:05

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