How did you discover Discworld/Terry Pratchett?

[Siren]

Cez (my partner) was always telling me about particularly amusing sections/story arcs she'd read over the years and when 'The Amazing Maurice...' was bought for a re-read I jumped in and literally couldn't put the book down!
I didn't have much spare time for reading at the time but a year later when I started commuting 2 hours on the train a day I had the perfect opportunity to get some serious reading in. Then it was picking up the Wee Free Men in Oxfam a couple of months ago that really sealed the deal. I've had my nose buried in a TP book ever since and our collection is steadily growing. Discworld is just so out-of-this-world, unreal-y super awesome that I can't possibly imagine reading anything else now! Soooo that makes me ever indebted I think

 

[author3]

My house has 3 over filled bookshelves and a 4th barely filled and all those bookshelves are mine

 

[Oggham Rune]

Suppose, as a noob, I'd better put mine on here. The old man & I have always been sf/fantasy readers & I remember him bringing Strata back from one of his stints 'on'* merchant navy ships in the early 80's.

We both liked the idea/concept of the 'disc' world & got COM when it came out and every one since.

*He used to do four months on board & 3 months at home - all paid. I'd love to work like that now.

 

[DaveC]

Nice one! I a currently 40 pages into reading Strata for the first time.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Enjoy it Dave. You will see where Terry's mind was going when he wrote this.

 

[meerkat]

Let me know what it's like. It's one I don't have.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Let me know what it's like. It's one I don't have.

Well go and get it then Honest you'll like it

 

[DaveC]

Enjoy it Dave. You will see where Terry's mind was going when he wrote this.

Well I really enjoyed Dark Side of the Sun which I recently finished and this is really good too so far. It's fun reading a story not related to Discworld but that is peppered with familiar words, phrases and ideas from the series.

 

[meerkat]

Let me know what it's like. It's one I don't have.

Well go and get it then Honest you'll like it

ok then!

 

[janet]

Have I posted on this thread? Apologies if so but it was all my brother's fault. He had all the Discworld novels from day one and suggested for years that I would like them. I gave in eventually, read all bro's paperbacks and have been building my own collection since Maskerade. Only about 8 novels to go before I have the full set and it's a harmless hobby to wander round charity shops and the odd second-hand bookshop to fill in the gaps. Cheerfully unconcerned about the state of the books cos I'm not a collecting geek....just like to have them to READ!

 

[cab]

In the ninety's I was into point and click adventure games. Played the Discworld point and click adventure and I was looking if there was more, found out about the books and the rest is history.

 

[Anonymous]

Myself I have been a fan since I was 14 years old, so since mid-1996. I was first introduced to the books by my grandma who had been a fan since the very beginning and got most of her books when she ran a book shop on Chapel Walk in Sheffield (Long since gone, having been bought by Waterstones and moved to Orchard Square). At first it was nothing more than a passing interest in the series and I only read one or two books, anyway two years later I finished by GCSE’s and after the weekend of celebrating my final exam I started my first day in the Royal Navy and that was when my addiction to the series started.

Read my full blog post here: http://thehazey.co.uk/?p=72#more-72

 

[author3]

nice story

 

[Anonymous]

nice story

Thanks

 

[WarlKicken]

I was in a smoke filled, dark living room, sat on my own on a well worn sofa sipping a glass of blackcurrent Ribena. Looking around I noticed numerous dragons and wizards of all shapes and sizes staring back at me and in the corner there was a short round candle, layering the side on which it stood with smoked, yellow wax. I leaned over the sofa and studied one of the wizards closer. I noticed at the base, under his cloak was a label that read "RINCEWIND". I had no idea what this meant but took it upon myself to assume it was his name.

Tise Hurst came into the room and pushed a round button on his magic box in the corner; lights and words immeditately began flashing on the box that sat on top of his desk. Taking out a disc, he plunged it deep into the magic box and I noticed Rincewind appeared on the screen. This version of Rincewind was moving and speaking but in black and white. I took moved my attention across the desk to a blue and red dragon with a tail that stretch from one end of the desk back round it's body. Leaning up against the dragon was a book covered in swirls, stars and a black figure straddling a white horse. At the very the top of the book read the name "TERRY PRATCHETT".


In this, my friends house, upon the seat I sat flicking through the book "MORT", whilst being carefully watched by wizards and dragons my fascination with this great series and writer began. I must have only been about 11/12. I was allowed to borrow "The Colour of Magic" from my friends mum and this is genuinely the first book I really remember reading and enjoying. I managed to purchase a few more on the small pocket money I got at the time and there the love for his books continued.

Discovery Made.

 

[DaveC]

That was a very atmospheric tale. Gave me tingles.

Welcome WarlKicken. 8)

 

[Tonyblack]

Greetings, WarlKicken!

 

[pip]

Greetings. Good story

 

[WarlKicken]

..and hello to you all!

What lovely people I have stumbled upon.

Ironically MORT is now my favourite, though it has been a while since my last read. Three weeks ago I began my adventure into Tolkien's world and at the speed I read, I can pretty much write-off the rest of my reading year!

I've read but only a few of the first Discworld novels but thoroughly enjoy Pratchett's work.

 

[Tonyblack]

..and hello to you all!

What lovely people I have stumbled upon.

Ironically MORT is now my favourite, though it has been a while since my last read. Three weeks ago I began my adventure into Tolkien's world and at the speed I read, I can pretty much write-off the rest of my reading year!

I've read but only a few of the first Discworld novels but thoroughly enjoy Pratchett's work.

If you're reading Lord of the Rings, you can safely skip the bits with Tom Bombadil in. They are boring as hell and totally pointless.