New to Pratchett and new to the forum.

[SwordfishTrombone]

Thanks for the warm welcome!!!

I'm currently loving Wyrd Sisters. Much better than Sourcery.

I've ordered Guards! Guards! to read next and I have to admit I can't wait to read Small Gods...

How does Reaper Man compare to Mort? Which is the best Death book?

 

[Tonyblack]

Reaper Man and Mort are both 'Death' books, but they aren't very much alike. Death has developed as a character a lot from Mort. He's caught Humanity.

I will say that the first time I read Small Gods, I wasn't very taken with it. It really needed a second read to appreciate the depth of the story. It's my favourite book now.

 

[Sir Toby]

I'm currently loving Wyrd Sisters. Much better than Sourcery.

Happy to see you're enjoying Wyrd Sisters. It was the first Terry Pratchett book I read and has always been a bit of a favourite!

 

[SwordfishTrombone]

I'm currently loving Wyrd Sisters. Much better than Sourcery.

Happy to see you're enjoying Wyrd Sisters. It was the first Terry Pratchett book I read and has always been a bit of a favourite!

Yeah, I feel it's got a much stronger narrative drive than both Mort and Sourcery. Absolutely loving it so far.

 

[A Dirty Lurker]

Welcome I'm pretty new myself and started reading from the beginning and am currently on Moving Pictures which I must say I am enjoying immensely.

Just looking at that L Space link and never heard of any of those short stories and was wondering where they were published and how "short" they actually were?

Sorry if this jacks the thread

 

[pip]

Welcome I'm pretty new myself and started reading from the beginning and am currently on Moving Pictures which I must say I am enjoying immensely.

Just looking at that L Space link and never heard of any of those short stories and was wondering where they were published and how "short" they actually were?

Sorry if this jacks the thread

Some of the short stories are available on line legally (can't comment on other sources)
Others appear in various anthologies .
They are collected together in 'Once more with Footnotes' but that was a limited run and they cost ridiculous money now to get a copy
Three online (and Legal copies of stories as follow
Theatre of Cruelty
Death and What Comes Next
A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
http://www.lspace.org/books/toc/toc-english.html

http://www.lspace.org/books/dawcn/dawcn-english.html

http://loki.ovh.org/T Pratchett - A Collegiate Casting-Out Of Devilish Devices.htm


Hope this helps

 

[A Dirty Lurker]

Wow that first one you linked is veeeeeeery short, glad I know about em now though =]

On another side note as a few people above have suggested, from what I have read so far Guards! Guards! is my favourite book so far and definately a good starting point.

 

[pip]

I agree with Guards Guards. Love the book and its exciting enough to draw anyone in

 

[Doughnut Jimmy]

Thanks for the links Pip, hadn't read the Collegiate casting out before but it's very good!

 

[pip]

Thanks for the links Pip, hadn't read the Collegiate casting out before but it's very good!

No worries. I've made a point of collecting the stories where possible without buying Once More With Footnotes

 

[deldaisy]

Welcome I'm pretty new myself and started reading from the beginning and am currently on Moving Pictures which I must say I am enjoying immensely.

Just looking at that L Space link and never heard of any of those short stories and was wondering where they were published and how "short" they actually were?

Sorry if this jacks the thread

"Jacking the Thread" is a given on this forum

Most of them suffer dementia dear... they couldn't remember the original subject of the thread if you paid them.....we used to have a "Where do I live again" thread until we issued them with nametags to pin to their vests.