Any Questions?

[archerinwood]

welcome dune!

 

[deldaisy]

WELCOME DUNE! Now get yourself over to the welcome thread and introduce yourself proper like!

 

[DaveC]

Sorry for correcting you Dave

That's OK, I needed it, I shouldn't answer questions whilst at work with no resoucres to hand.

 

[dune]

Another one...

the political system of Ankh-Morpork is described as "One Man, One Vote," in which Vetinari alone is the Man, and he has the Vote.

Anyone know which novel this one is from?

 

[archerinwood]

Feet of Clay?

 

[michelanCello]

I think it was rather or Making Money, or Mort... not sure...

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Guards! Guards! ?

 

[dune]

Mort it is

 

[Anonymous]

I am looking for websites besides the main ones such as Amazon and ebay for rare Discworld books, Such as the Stephen Player paperback Colour of Magic. Can anyone recommend any please and if you have used the site what is it like it terms of quality and reliability.

 

[The Mad Collector]

www.abebooks.co.uk is your best bet. Be prepared to pay about £6,500 for a 1st edition

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome to the site, Mr.Hazey!

I would concur with the Mad Collector regarding Abe Books. Good luck and happy hunting.

 

[Anonymous]

@ The Mad Collector & Tonyblack, many thanks went on and I have found it, just waiting for the seller to reply to my many questions before I purchase it.

It is a great website and will be using it more often. Also thanks for the welcome.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi, me again:

Say, in which book do we learn Ponder never knew his father? I just can't find it anymore
(Yes, still working on that guide)

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Hi, me again:

Say, in which book do we learn Ponder never knew his father? I just can't find it anymore
(Yes, still working on that guide)

I think in the Last Continent it's mentioned Ponder was raised by his Aunts

 

[Anonymous]

Hi, me again:

Say, in which book do we learn Ponder never knew his father? I just can't find it anymore
(Yes, still working on that guide)

I think in the Last Continent it's mentioned Ponder was raised by his Aunts

That I got, but I think elsewhere it was also said he never knew his father.

 

[Anonymous]

And yep, me again.
In addition to the still standing question:
How far is Pseudopolis from AM?
I heard some say 500 Miles, other's say half a day's ride, which is about 40 miles.

 

[poohcarrot]

Pseudopolis, (its name means "fictitious city,") is the nearest major city to Ankh-Morpork (approximately a half day's journey by horse) and is first mentioned in the first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks, but I'd appreciate a quote from the stories. After all, AFAIR the Mapp also put it roughly 500 Miles away from AM, not 50

 

[ChristianBecker]

Rounding error.

 

[Tonyblack]

There's an excellent map of the Sto Plains on Deviant Art. I know the maker of the map posted here about it some time ago. I think it's pretty accurate* and, as you can see from the scale, it is much less than 500 miles. I thought that Lancre was about 500 miles from A-M.

Click on the map to enlarge.


*as accurate as a map of a fictitious place can be.