Terry Prachett

[Anchovy]

Ok, i have been given permission by the lovely and ineffable 'Binder to start my book threads in this forum. SO! Let's talk Terry Prachett! I love this man. ABsolutely the best satirist of the twentieth/twenty-first century. Anybody agree? If so, which are your favorite books? Do you favor the Discworld novels? If so, which ones? Fave characters?

Gotta say, I love Good Omens (his collaboration with Neil gaiman) Never seen the Apocalypse done quite like that. I meanThe Four Horsemen ride motorcycles! A highway is evil! An angel owns a second-hand bookstore! Fantastic.

But I mostly like the Discworld books, especially the "Guard" novels. Also: I love Nanny Ogg, DEATH, and Lord Vetinari. Here are my fave Terry Prachett books in no particular order:

Night Watch (Truth, Beauty, Reasonably Priced Love and A Hard-Boiled Egg!)
Guards! Guards!
Wyrd Sisters
Lords and Ladies
The Fifth Elephant
Soul Music (DEATH on a motorcycle and Music With Rocks In!)
Good Omens

How 'bout you?

[Hawksmoor]

It has to be said, I'm liking the direction he's going in now; since the first few, the books have moved further and further away from the pure-fantasy world it was, making it ever more a mirror of this world. Their world is changing, and the parallels are strengthening; plus, as far as I'm concerned, with the exception of Monstrous Regiment, have all been superb in the last few years, easily exceeding the earlier qualities.

I think Thud! was the greatest one so far, with some of the most far-reaching changes brought to the Discworld ever seen, along with several worthwhile new characters, great politics, and some fantastic police work by Sam Vimes, who is definitely my favourite character (well, joint equal with Lord Vetinari, who never ceases to amaze).

Whilst those two are my favourites, my favourite pair are Rincewind and The Luggage, and I am anxiously awaiting the next Rincewind-heavy book, since he is the greatest un-hero ever written, with his cowardice having achieved more for the Disc than most heroes' courage.