Any Questions?
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Are there two different types of troll in the Discworld? Because in the Colour of Magic, the first scene involving trolls describes them as fleshy beings, as does the front cover illustration, but later on it mentions 'Mountain Trolls' which are made of stone. From then on, only stone trolls are mentioned.
It has more to do with development of the books than anything. Trolls, for example, are supposed to turn to stone in daylight, but Detritus doesn't and neither do any of the other trolls we meet. Although there is some talk in at least one of the books about them using some sort of sunblock.
I wouldn't pay too much attention to the illustrations on the covers, especially on Josh Kirby's covers. I've never liked or agreed with his representation of trolls.
And don't forget the yetis as in Thief of Time. They are described as being trolls.
I wouldn't pay too much attention to the illustrations on the covers, especially on Josh Kirby's covers. I've never liked or agreed with his representation of trolls.
And don't forget the yetis as in Thief of Time. They are described as being trolls.
We first meet Ponder in Moving Pictures where he passes his exam with flying colours due to him getting the wrong paper. I think we next meet him in Lords and Ladies, but I'm not certain. By that stage he's become the Reader in Invisible Writings. He was pretty unambitious to start off with and was getting ready for a nice quiet life in the UU eating large meals and sleeping a lot.
In L&L he goes along with Ridcully, The Bursar and the Librarian to Lancre to attend the Royal Wedding. It's kind of suggested at the end that he was going to stay in Lancre to study the 'thunderbolt iron' in the Dancers standing stones. There's a slight suggestion that he may have had a romantic interest in Lucy (Diamanda) Tockley.
However, by Soul Music he is very much back and more like the Ponder we know now. The bit with his ear is in (I think) Interesting Times, when he is shot by a lead pellet fired from the trunk of a ceramic elephant.
He plays a large role in The Last Continent, where he is tempted to leave the university and become the assistant to a Creator.
He's one of my favourite characters.
In L&L he goes along with Ridcully, The Bursar and the Librarian to Lancre to attend the Royal Wedding. It's kind of suggested at the end that he was going to stay in Lancre to study the 'thunderbolt iron' in the Dancers standing stones. There's a slight suggestion that he may have had a romantic interest in Lucy (Diamanda) Tockley.
However, by Soul Music he is very much back and more like the Ponder we know now. The bit with his ear is in (I think) Interesting Times, when he is shot by a lead pellet fired from the trunk of a ceramic elephant.
He plays a large role in The Last Continent, where he is tempted to leave the university and become the assistant to a Creator.
He's one of my favourite characters.
