Discworld news

[Steffi]

Hi Susan and welcome pop into introductions, you'll get lots of welcome messages there.

The more TP fans the better

[Allegra]

I wonder if anyone has more info about another new book The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld, which'll be released on 1 Oct. together with Making Money:
Amazon.com: The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld: Books: Terry Pratchett

[Allegra]

The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld will be out on 24-09-07:
Amazon.co.uk: The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld: Books: Terry Pratchett,Stephen Briggs

The cover design is cool.

[Marky Lazer]

It's a book with the best quotes from the Discworld series, I've been told.

[Joel007]

Must be one huge book

[Who's Wee Dug]

Originally Posted by Who's Wee Dug

Martin Walker sent me the synopsis of Making Money. It really makes
me want to read it now. Unfortunately we will have to wait until it
is released in October.

"It's an offer you can't refuse. Who would not wish to be the man
in charge of Ankh-Morpork's Royal Mint and the bank next door?
It's a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is
learning, the life is not necessarily for long. The Chief Cashier
is almost certainly a vampire. There's something nameless in the
cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless), it turns out
that the Royal Mint runs at a loss. A 300-year-old wizard is
after his girlfriend, he's about to be exposed as a fraud, but the
Assassins Guild might get him first. In fact lot of people want
him dead. Oh. And every day he has to take the Chairman for
walkies. Everywhere he looks he's making enemies. What he should
be doing is ... Making Money!"

Sorry! my apologies for that.

[The Sweeper]

Originally Posted by Joel007

"What kind of person would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Aside from, say, the average voter."

Here, our fabulous Vice President has been charged with corruption and fraud about 3 times (I've actually stopped paying attention) and rape. The political song he sings begins "Bring me my machine gun..." in Zulu or some other South African language. The really sad thing is that he's still got a lot of supporters. And our health Minister says that vegetables are the cure for AIDs. is that a criminal activity?; it's probably gonna kill people as she's not anding out ARVs

Anyway I cant wait for it... only coming out next month in civilised places, it'll probably be ages before we get it onto shelves here Going Postal was really great, but then again, which ons aren't

[purple_kathryn]

Originally Posted by The Sweeper

Here, our fabulous Vice President has been charged with corruption and fraud about 3 times (I've actually stopped paying attention) and rape. The political song he sings begins "Bring me my machine gun..." in Zulu or some other South African language. The really sad thing is that he's still got a lot of supporters. And our health Minister says that vegetables are the cure for AIDs. is that a criminal activity?; it's probably gonna kill people as she's not anding out ARVs

is she too busy blaming the homosexuals perhaps?

[Marky Lazer]

Barnes and Nobles put this video online:
Terry Pratchett | Barnes & Noble

[Allegra]

Thanks for the video link, Marky. Don't you just love the silly cheeky pTerry! Good news about The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic films.

[Who's Wee Dug]

Thanks Marky!! that was interesting.

[Marky Lazer]

Pratchett rubs his head disturbingly often, don't you think?

[Joel007]

Probably still can't get used to the lack of hair. Or maybe he has an abundance of thoughts trying to get out onto paper.
And in Pratchett's randomy style, allow me to present... abundance!

[Marky Lazer]

What do you mean with the big yellow square, Joel?

[Joel007]

what yellow square?