There are two actually: Thud, which has something in common with chess but not a lot, and Watch Out. Thud you can buy easily but Watch Out is more difficult...
MASKERADE by Terry Pratchett (adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs) There is a phantom in the opera of Ankh Morpork who happens to write musicals about cats...
You know, now that I've seen the movie Phantom of the Opera, I'll have to reread Maskerade -- I'll bet that I pick up on a lot more of the subtle allusions...
... The same thing will happen if you watch The Blues Brothers and then read Soul Music. You suddenly find all kind of references you didn't notice before. ......
Hi all - if I could just distract you from Darwin's Watch for a tad (I've finished the fiction bit & some of the factual, I've now got to get to grip with...
The only reason I can think of is that in most US book stores SF & Fantasy are kind of lumped in together and to a great number of people (who maybe don't read...
... For starters, unless things have changed recently, I think that most publishers and booksellers count science fiction and fantasy as a single category --...
... I was told "Good Omens is well known as science fiction, and is always -- always -- located in this section in bookstores" I was also told that Penguin...
You can't wear it if you wern't there - though the 'who are you most like' matching program twinned me with Vimes, - and like him I forgot, until reminded. All...
my friends very kindly managed to get me a *signed copy* of Nightwatch for my birthday. in typical pratchett fashion, all the inscription says is "You had to...
Hi everyone, does anyone know where I might find a cool Discworld-screensaver? I've got one that shows drawings by Paul Kidby and Josh Kirby, which is nice but...
Hello all, It has been a while since someone made a post to the mailing list. I thought trying to breath some life back into the list wasn't a bad idea, and...
Nice to hear from you Dan, :-x I was really, really sad not to have been able to take part in this ccde. There are lots of photo sites out there with people's...
... I did notice you weren't there and I wondered why. Will you be at next years dwcon? I signed up during Clarecraft. ... Though I did bring a camera with me...
... During a quick look through alt.fan.pratchett I found the following pages with photos of the 2005 CCDE event: http://lisa9641.fotopic.net/c637317_1.html ...
Same here. I have some of the greeting cards, a plaque and small Granny statue. But then, I also have all his books except the newest and Last Hero.... which...
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... If, with the newest, you mean Thud! it isn't out yet in the uk. Amazon.co.uk says that it will be available from the 1st of October. You should get The...
Hello all, I'm new here, and don't know the rules. But, I have plenty of scumble and I'm dying to meet you all. Give me a holler and let me know what's going...
1)where are you from - & what do you like/dislike about it? I'm from Brooklyn. What can be said? We have a distinct accent. We curse enought to create a...
... Hi Jessica, at the moment it is a bit quiet at the mailing list. The amount of posts made to the list varies greatly over time. You should have had a mail...
