The Discworld

Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels are amazing. He is able to take the reader on a complete journey, through a totally different world (one that is very consistent from novel to novel) but using many different sets of characters.

Now, some of those characters appear in many of the books. And many of the locales appear in them all. Death, WHO SPEAKS ONLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS finds his way into them all.

Many of the books follow either events or other things that the reader will already be knowledgeable about. For instance, he has done an entire book that parallels Phantom of the Opera, without actually being Phantom of the Opera.

There is an official Pratchett newsletter filled with news, appearances, items of info, and other Discworld stuff, published and emailed to your electronic door monthly. Go to Discworld Monthly and check it out.

In addition to the novels, below, Terry releases calendars, daily diaries, and other such books each year, many featuring short pieces by Terry.

Terry's books have been responsible for something like 10-12% of all book sales in the UK over the past few years. He is addictive. The only other books to come near to his popularity are the Harry Potter books.

Terry Pratchett Discworld Novels
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There have also been a couple of Discworld books that feature characters from the main nevels but are not really Discworld stories (or at least not full novels).
This has a dissertation on the science behind all the magic of Discworld interspersed with a clever Discworld novella by Terry.	This is actually a cookbook. Some of the recipies can even be served in polite company.	The second "Science of Discworld" book, a combination of novellette and real science.
This story comes in a large coffee-table sized edition with profuse illustrations
Another clever novella by Terry is "The Sea and Little Fishes" which can be found in the collection LEGENDS3. It concerns Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax and some apples and a contest... and headology! That same story can be heard on one of the LEGENDS audio tape collections.