05-25-2002, 03:04 AM | #101 |
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Indeed! All hail Terry!!
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"The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!” |
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08-04-2002, 07:25 PM | #103 |
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY COLLECTION IS FINALLY COMPLETE!! I've been collecting books by Terry Pratchett and I finally got a copy of Reaper Man which means I now own every Discworld novel published so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait till Night Watch comes out.
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08-04-2002, 08:33 PM | #104 |
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I am so jealous.
I'm missing a few of the ones in the middle of the series. |
08-05-2002, 07:35 AM | #105 |
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I still need the two last ones. I'm collecting them in paperback so I always have to wait longer. Even now my book shelf is already squeaking under the weight. I have to really stack them so they'll all fit in. 'The thruth' was the last one. I'm going to have to find new ways to store them when I buy the next one.
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08-05-2002, 07:24 PM | #106 |
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Yeah, all my copies are in paperback. It took me ages to get ahold of Guards Guards the new edition wasn't out yet so I was looking for the out of print edition. I got it in the end though. I have Good Omens and the Unadulterated Cat as well. My friends are starting to refer to my room as the library.
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The unadulterated cat! *sigh* Never could get my hands on that one. Sold out and out of print. *deep sigh* I beter check the real librairy on that one.
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08-06-2002, 02:23 PM | #108 |
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I got it used off amazon.com. I think it was the only copy they had at the time. I think the publishing people are republishing all the discworld books maybe they'll do The Unaldurated Cat too. It's sad you can't get a copy of it. It's a really good book.
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Hopefully they reprint it. I really hope so. I've heard from others too that it's a good book. Which makes it on the whole more frustrating not being able to find it. My own private little quest.
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08-09-2002, 11:43 AM | #110 | |
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08-12-2002, 04:33 AM | #111 |
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Plus its a kiddies book.
I reeallllly cant wait for Night Watch! weve got.....3 months to go argh! Its like waiting for TT!
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08-12-2002, 10:01 PM | #112 |
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well, yeah, but still!
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08-13-2002, 11:16 PM | #113 |
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I just have the main series. That's what I was trying to collect.
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12-17-2003, 06:07 AM | #114 |
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Since this thread is a bit out of date, let me fill in some details:
Night Watch has come out and was the highest-ranking Terry Pratchett book in the Big Read (I may be wrong) Another book, Monsterous Regiment, has been released. I myself have read all of the Discworld series, save for Monsterous Regiment. Terry Pratchett Rules!!!!!
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To begin with, I concur with everyone I've seen here in that Pratchett is genius. I have copies of all the books, but regrettably they are American: which means absolutely awful cover art. The Brit ones are faaaar better.
Personally, I prefer the Vimes series, Color of Magic, and the Science of Discworld. Oh, and the Amazing Maurice & his Educated Rodents is actually as good as many of the "adult" Discworld books... as is Wee Free Men... so even if they are "kids" books, they are well worth the read.
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I've read just about 30 pages of Guards! Guards! and I think it is quite amusing. I like the LotR mocking; 'They [kings] go lurking around in the distant wildernesses for ages, handing down the secret sword...then just when their old kingdom needs them, they turn up and turn out any usurpers that happen to be around. And then there's general rejoicing.'
Good stuff. My favourite line so far: "They [dragons] were myths and they were real," he said loudly. "Both a wave and a particle." Never thought it'd take a knowledge of physics to get a joke in a fantasy novel. Last edited by Linaewen : 03-04-2004 at 04:07 AM. |
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We should make a separate quote-thread for Pratchett!
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I'm a huge Terry Prattchet fan, I've read all the Discworld books. The ones involving the City Watch are my favourites. My favourite character would have to be Death, closly followed by Rincewind.
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