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Terry Pratchett has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Some estimates claim his books account for 2 percent of all book sales in Great Britain.
His Discworld series is a ridiculous romp through a fantasic world carried on the back of a giant space-turtle. Pratchett has a way with words that turns the most trivial event into an adventure! Utterly fascinating.
Note that you can easily read these books in any order. Prices are for books
(paperback where available). Other media are much more expensive.
The Science of Discworld
368 pages, paperback.
Despite its title, this book is not about the science of Discworld. Rather it is about the science
of our world using Discworld characters as a sounding board to provide interesting and amusing contrast.
Did you know that:
- Scientists weren't sure the first nuclear chain reaction would stop before blowing up the world?
- The Earth once had a natural nuclear reactor in Oklo, Gabon?
- The planet Mercury will probably leave orbit and possibly the solar system in about a billion years?
- It took 50 years for scientists to accept the idea of continental drift?
- In 2020, NASA hopes to launch a squadron of spacecraft to form an interferometric telescope with a baseline of several thousand miles that can easily image planets in other solar systems?
Space elevators, DNA, general relativity, quantum mechanics, pulsars, ... just about everything presented
in a clear, not-too-technical way.
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The Last Hero
A must for serious Discworld fans. Tons of fantastic illustrations of Cohen the Barbarian
and his Silver Horde, Vetinari, Rincewind, Dunmanifestin, Ankh-Morpork, etc.
Click here to see the cover featuring Cohen up close.
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$24.50 |
160 |
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Nanny Ogg's Cookbook
(special order)
Learn to cook Sheep's Eyeballs, Klatchian Delight, and Rat Pizza (or reasonable simulations).
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$24.95 |
175 |
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| Discworld Books, Videos, and DVDs |
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The Color Of Magic |
$6.99 |
210 |
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The Light Fantastic |
$6.99 |
241 |
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Equal Rites |
$6.50 |
213 |
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Mort |
$6.50 |
256 |
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Sourcery |
$6.50 |
272 |
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Wyrd Sisters |
$6.50 |
272 |
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Pyramids |
$6.99 |
352 |
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Guards! Guards! |
$6.99 |
384 |
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eric
(special order) |
$15.95 |
155 |
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Moving Pictures |
$6.99 |
229 |
(Feb 2002)
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(Feb 2002)
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Reaper Man
(special order) |
$16.95 |
288 |
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Witches Abroad
(special order) |
$16.95 |
288 |
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Small Gods |
$6.50 |
344 |
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Lords and Ladies |
$6.99 |
282 |
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Men at Arms |
$6.99 |
384 |
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Soul Music |
$6.99 |
374 |
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Interesting Times |
$6.99 |
288 |
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Maskerade |
$6.99 |
358 |
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Feet of Clay |
$6.50 |
320 |
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Hogfather |
$6.99 |
384 |
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Jingo |
$6.50 |
437 |
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The Last Continent |
$6.50 |
390 |
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Carpe Jugulum |
$6.99 |
378 |
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The Truth |
$6.99 |
368 |
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Thief of Time |
$6.99 |
368 |
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Night Watch
Don't read any teasers or it'll spoil a small surprise early on. I will say that Sam Vimes is one of the main characters and Lu-Tse (aka Sweeper) is involved.
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$17.47 |
338 |
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The Wee Free Men
Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching becomes leader of the Nac Mac Feegle (Wee Free Men) and encounters the Queen of Faerie and other baddies.
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$11.89 |
272 |
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Monstrous Regiment
Adventures of a small military unit including a vampire, troll, Igor, and a young woman with an extra pair of socks. The action centers on the small kingdom of Borogravia.
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$17.47 |
368 |
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Good Omens
(w/Neil Gaiman) |
$6.99 |
210 |
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