How did you discover Discworld/Terry Pratchett?

[Verns]

Welcome to the site, Verns!

You can find the Discworld World Cup (vuvuzela free) HERE in the link in the first post.

You are a star, Tonyblack. Thank you very much.

Clearly The Broken Drum is where I should have started my search, as any member of the Night Watch could have told me...

The tournament is hard to call at the quarter-final stage - Thud! versus Going Postal was a particularly difficult match, finally won on penalties. I was disappointed that Small Gods didn't qualify from the earlier rounds, but the competition is particularly fierce.

 

[Tonyblack]

I know what you mean about Small Gods - but not everyone 'gets' it on the first read. It took me a while, but it's still my favourite Pratchett.

 

[chuckie]

welcome to the forum Verns

 

[Future Nanny]

I'm new today! Thought this would be a good place to start....

I discovered Discworld at my friend's house when I was about 14, he had his first girlfriend and consequently ignored me for much of the time we spent together. I picked up Mort from his bookshelf and loved it and have been hooked ever since.

I love the later books more and I've found my favourites have changed from the Witches to the City Watch. It might have something to do with Vimes and Vetinari...they're two of my favourite characters. I can never pick a favourite book but Lords and Ladies, Jingo and Thud! are usually the ones I come up with!

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome to the site, Future Nanny!

 

[michelanCello]

Welcome from me too, Future Nanny!

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Welcome to the site, Future Nanny

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Welcome to the forum Future Nanny

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Welcome from me too

 

[fords]

Welcome!

 

[Penfold]

Helloo and welcome frm me too, Future Nanny!

 

[Future Nanny]

Thanks for all the welcomes!

 

[Courtjezter]

I was handed a well thumbed copy of Sourcery in the playground when i was about 12. What was the strangely illustrated world on the front cover of the book. I had to find out. Who knew a seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son was a sourcerer? I didnt i had to find out more, what were the origins of this strange box on legs.
A young lad was hooked for life.

 

[Tonyblack]

Erm... 8th son.

Glad you got hooked.

 

[mgw42]

I was watching a programme quite some years ago, i think it was on bbc and was being broadcast from the eden project. Terry was interviewed and was talking about,IIRC, Reaper Man, it sounded funny so i went out and bought it. Been reading his books ever since, and i have to say i think my favourite is The Truth.


Anyways, i'm new here, so hellooooo eveybody

 

[michelanCello]

Welcome to the forum, mgw42!

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome from me too!

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Welcome

 

[Okopipi]

I read Pyramids when I was a child, and I didn't like it. Then I've grown up P) and discovered Neil Gaiman, whom a few years ago was one of my favourite writers. Since I've read Good Omens, I was wondering if Terry Pratchett could deserve another chance... so, one day (one and a half year ago), I bought a book, Guards!. And Neil Gaiman suddenly fell to the very bottom of my topten
(Besides jokes, I've loved - and I still do love - Coraline, but Neil hasn't the bright... overview? which is inside every Terry's novel).

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

you may not know but Pterry is going to write some SF in collaberation with Steven Baxter should be fun,check out the other thread:Ferry Interesting for a full details. 8)