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HAVE U HEARD OF TERRY PRATCHETT?  

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Yes. Now' date=' the point of this thread?

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The point of this thread is to discuss Terry Pratchett and his books; on that note, you three fail at looking cool.

 

I'm a huge fan of Discworld, I've read around 8 or so of the saga, and it's absolutely hilarious. I'm reluctant to continue reading though, as every comedic writer has its prime and goes downhill from there - and I refuse to read a T.P. book and find it unfunny. :P

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Terry pratchett is one of the best authors out. he may be dying of alzheimers but he is still a great author. fans of terry pratchett will be pleased to know he has planned 3 more books. I reccomend Witches abroad and obviously the colour of magic. there are more i'd reccomend but that would be listing a hell of a load of books.

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Now...let's see....ah, here we go, my favorite quotes from The Light Fantastic

 

Yeah, I did save them on my computer. Because they're that good.

 

[spoiler=]

It is a well known fact that warriors and wizards do not get along' date=' because one side considers the other side to be a collection of bloodthirsty idiots who can't walk and think at the same time, while the other side is naturally suspicious of a body of men who mumble a lot and wear long dresses. Oh, say the wizards, if we're going to be like that, then, what about all those studded collars and oiled muscles down at the Young Men's Pagan Association? To which the heroes reply, that's a pretty good allegation coming from a bunch of wimpsoes who won't go near a woman on account, can you believe it, of their mystical powers being sort of drained out. Right, say the wizards, that just about does it, you and your leather posing pouches. Oh yea, say the heroes, why don't you...[/quote']

...this particular hero was a heroine. A redheaded one. Now' date=' there is a tendency at a point like this to look over one's shoulder at the cover artist and start going at length about leather, thigh boots and naked blades. Words like 'full', 'round' and even 'pert' creep into the narrative until the writer has to go and have a cold shower and lie down.[/quote']

'When I wash a young man' date=' carving my name into the world, well, then I liked my women red-haired and fiery.'

'Ah.'

'And then I grew a little older and for preference I looked for a woman with blonde hair and the glint of the world in her eye.'

'Oh? Yes?'

'But then I grew a little older again and I came to see the point of dark women of a sultry nature.'

He paused. Rincewind waited.

'And?' he said. 'Then what? What is it that you looked for in a woman now?'

Cohen turned one rheumy blue eye on him.

"Patience,' he said.[/quote']

'No' date=' what I mean is, well, I mean physically, the point is, what about, you know, the age difference and everything, it's a matter of health, isn't it, and-'

'Ah', said Cohen slowly, 'I shee what you mean. The strain. I hadn't looked at it like that.'

'No,' said Rincewind, straightening up, 'No, well, that's only to be expected.'

'You've given me something to think about and no mishtake,' said Cohen.

'I hope I haven't upset anything.'

'No, no,' said Cohen vaguely. 'Don't apologishe. You were right to point it out.'

He turned and looked at Bethan, who waved at him, and then looked up at the star that glared through the mists.

Eventually he said, 'Dangerous times, these.'

'That's a fact.'

'Who knows what tomorrow may bring?'

'Not me.'

Cohen clapped Rincewind on the shoulder. 'Shometimesh (sometimes) we jusht have to take rishks,' he said. 'Don' be offended, but I think we'll go ahead with the wedding anyway and, well,' he looked at Bethan and sighed, 'we'll just have to hope she's shtrong enough.'[/quote']

Cohen was shocked.

'Bonfires of books?'

'Yes. Horrible' date=' isn't it?'

'Right,' said Cohen. He thought it was appalling. Someone who spent his life living rough under the sky knew the value of a good thick book, which ought to outlast at least a season of cooking fires if you were careful how you tore the pages out. Many a life had been saved on a snowy night by a handful of sodden kindling and a really dry book. If you felt like a smoke and couldn't find a pipe, a book was your man every time.[/quote']

...grinning like a necrophiliac in a morgue.

In fact most people on the Disc were currently in a state of mind normally achievable only by a lifetime of dedicated meditation or about thirty seconds of illegal herbage.

 

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