Discworld (Literature) - TV Tropes. The turtle moves! People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way round. The strongest have survived, and they have grown fat.. Stories etch grooves deep enough for people to follow.. A thousand wolves have eaten grandmother, a thousand princesses have been kissed.. Stories don't care who takes part in them. All that matters is that the story gets told, that the story repeats. The humour ranges from simple wordplay to wry reflections on the absurdities of life. While all of the Discworld books exist in the same Constructed World, with the same continuity (and roughly in chronological order, with a few exceptions), many can be loosely grouped into different series, following some of Pratchett's recurring characters. These include Rincewind the incompetent . Some books follow one- off protagonists who may or may not appear in supporting roles in other books. In addition to the main characters, there is a large cast of recurring characters, including dodgy street trader Cut- Me- Own- Throat Dibbler and benevolent tyrant Havelock Vetinari (. Villains have included sociopathic geniuses, Eldritch Abominations, and the Auditors of Reality, cosmic bureaucrats who consider life too untidy to be tolerated. As of August 2. 01. There are also Discworld calendars, diaries, maps, compendia, three Video Gamesnote Four if you include the Colour Of Magic 1. Board Gamesnote One based on the Watch, one on the witches, one based on a power struggle for Ankh- Morpork, the Defictionalised chess- analogue Thud and one based on the semaphore system, and a pen and paper RPG, each with additional background information about the Disc. All the books have been adapted for the stage, two have become animated series, and three (technically four, as The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic were filmed as a single story under the former title, but the second is a direct follow- on) have become live- action Made For TV Movies. A police procedural based around the Ankh- Morpork Watch is in the works, and discussions are underway for cinema films of Mort and The Wee Free Men. Because of his failing health, in a November 2. Terry Pratchett revealed plans for his daughter, Rhianna Pratchett, to take over the Discworld series in the event of his eventual Author Existence Failure. She has since clarified that this doesn't mean writing more books, but protecting his legacy (and she includes herself among the people it needs to be protected from). She is currently working on the TV series The Watch and the film of Wee Free Men. Terry Pratchett passed away at the age of 6. March 1. 2, 2. 01. The music of The Rocky Horror Show and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, including cast albums, soundtracks, and cover songs. Discography, song lyrics, mp3 sound files. Alzheimer's. His final novel, The Shepherd's Crown was published on August 2. Pratchett was working on another novel at the time of his death, this will not be published. See also the character sheet for details on the more major of the series' Loads and Loads of Characters, and the fan- run L- Space Web for quotes and annotations (which unfortunately hasn't been updated since Going Postal, from 2. There is a reading order guide. New contributors are always welcome! The Discworld series was pre- dated by a science- fiction novel entitled Strata. While this isn't a Discworld book per se, it does prominently feature a flat Earth, and it does seem to contain the seeds of many ideas that would feature in the Discworld books later on. Warning: Some of the summaries contain spoilers. Brackets denote date of UK publication and main character(s) - standalone indicates that it is not part of a series. The Colour of Magic (1. Rincewind the wizard)The Light Fantastic (1. Rincewind)Equal Rites (1. Granny Weatherwax the witch)Mort (1. Death)Sourcery (1. Rincewind)Wyrd Sisters (1.
The Lancre witches, inc. Granny Weatherwax)Pyramids (1. Guards! Second edition as The Discworld Companion Updated (1. Review/Film; A French Girl, a Chinese Lover And Colonial Days in Old Vietnam. The New Discworld Companion (2. Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion .. So Far (2. 01. 2). Discworld Roleplaying Game, originally published as GURPS Discworld. RPG (1. 99. 8), and one supplement for it, GURPS Discworld Also (2. Phil Masters); the first book was later repackaged as Discworld RPG in 2. A new edition, incorporating material from both the earlier books and other sources, and with the rules updated to GURPS Fourth Edition, was released in 2. The Science of Discworld I- IV (with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen) (1. Nanny Ogg's Cookbook (with Tina Hannan and Stephen Briggs, illustrated by Paul Kidby) (2. The Discworld Almanack (with Bernard Pearson) (2. The Folklore of Discworld (with Jaqueline Simpson) (2. The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld (quotations; compiled by Stephen Briggs) (2. Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook to Travelling Upon the Ankh- Morpork & Sto Plains Hygienic Railway (with Discworld Emporium staff, illustrated by Peter Dennis) (2. Several Radio adaptations on The BBC Stage- play adaptations of many books, most originally scripted by Stephen Briggs for the Studio Theatre Club in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Unpublished works. Barring Rhianna Pratchett changing her mind and writing/completing these or permitting someone else to do so they will forever remain What Could Have Been titles. Scouting For Trolls was mentioned by Sir Terry in an interview as a possible future book. Some background material has emerged - scouting is extant in Ankh- Morpork according to one of the short stories in the A Blink of the Screen collection and a scene where Carrot is running a scout troop comprised of two rival gangs appears in Jingo. A minor character in Raising Steam is mentioned to be a scout. Raising Taxes - at the end of Making Money Vetinari and Drumknott have a brief conversation about the need for reform of Ankh- Morpork's archaic tax system and Moist von Lipwig is mooted as a possible architect. The title was mentioned by Sir Terry during promotional tours for Making Money but the book appears to have been radically reworked into the Raising Steam novel instead. The afterword of The Shepherd's Crown mentions some other ideas. Twilight Canyons - a group of elderly people solve a missing treasure mystery and foil the rise of a dark lord despite failing memories. The Dark Incontinent - presumably would have done for Africa what The Last Continent did for Australia with carnivorous plants and a crystal cave. An unnamed book about Constable Feeney from Snuff investigating a whodunit amongst the goblins. An unnamed sequel to The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents detailing his adventures as a ships cat. Tropes that are not specific to one character (or group of characters) and appeared in three or more books (anything else should go in those pages, since otherwise five sevenths of the tropes on this site would be listed): open/close all folders Tropes A to D Absurdly Dedicated Worker: If not attended, golems will continue carrying out their last order indefinitely, potentially causing huge property damage. Other characters have mused that this is their approach to protest. Absurdly Long Stairway: The Unseen University's Tower of Art is 8. After someone did the math on that, it's also been pointed out that the steps are very small. Several wizard traditions require senior wizards climb those steps, then spend five minutes being out of breath and wheezing. There may be something supposed to happen after this, but since most UU wizards are elderly and overweight, few ever get enough puff back to carry them out. They still climb the spiral steps though, because it is tradition. Absurdly Sharp Blade: Death's scythe and sword, Carrot's sword, and Inigo Skimmer's palm knife. Especially Death's scythe, which is described as . It exudes an aura of sharpness that extends several inches from the actual blade - because it is that sharp. Carrot's sword is also very interesting. It is one of the very few swords on the Disc without a single hint of magic in it, making it more real than anything it tries to cut. Instead, it is a long and very sharp piece of metal designed specifically to cut through man, horse, and armour. It is also an extremely old sword. This makes sense, given its implied origin. Academy of Adventure: If the Unseen University doesn't have adventure happen to it, the wizards will make one (usually by accident). Addiction Displacement: All Black Ribboner vampires turn to a particular obsession (coffee, photography, politics, et cetera) as a psychological substitute for craving human blood. Sam Vimes also replaces alcohol with cigars. On the more psychological level, Vimes has channeled his obsessive tendencies into policing and detective work. He's even lampshaded this, saying that what he needs is a support group where he can stand up and say, . Unseen University itself is so afflicted with this trope that it has a faculty position entitled Professor of Recondite Architecture and Origami Map Folding, whom the others can consult if they need to find another staff member's office. Bloody Stupid Johnson has this as his stock in trade, due mainly to his utter inability to perform basic math (when combined with the Disc's shaky reality). He has designed flat triangles with three right angles, a circle for which pi was precisely 3 (breaking space- time in the process), and laid out an apartment complex for which the various doorways and windows don't necessarily open out onto the garden of the same building in which they're set. All Witches Have Cats: Nanny Ogg has Greebo; Granny Weatherwax eventually has You. Tiffany's family has the cat Ratbag, although it loathes her (and the feeling is mutual). All Theories Are True: Especially the morphogenic field, and anything involving the word . They sometimes go dormant for long periods of time and are mistaken for rocks. The legend of trolls turning into stone during the day is based on the fact that trolls are nocturnal: their brains are silicon- based and easily overheat, leading both to torpor and stupidity and startling intelligence under the right circumstances. To wit, Detritus is once trapped in a freezer and slowly freezes to death. Lovesong Movie Review & Film Summary (2. Whether you find . This is one of those films that puts most of its trust in longing looks and knowing glances rather than idle chitchat and big confessionals to carry a story. And, for the record, that is fine with me. Thankfully, both of the leads possess intoxicating smiles and profoundly expressive blue eyes. For added interest, she splits her drama into halves, each focused on reunions between Keough. The entangled thematic thread that connects the two appears to be the institution of marriage as it affects their own not- fully- defined relationship. When we first meet 2. Sarah, she is a rather listless and moody mother of Jessie, a curious and headstrong three- year- old (played by Kim. In a remote home near Pennsylvania. They go to a rodeo, where Mindy flirts a little too willingly with a cowboy, and later share youthful memories and details about their sex lives late into a booze- filled night. A touch lingers, a kiss is exchanged and then, just like that, it. There, Kim makes the most of a Ferris wheel ride when Jessie urges her mom and Mindy to gleefully scream as they go round and round. But the fun is cut short when Mindy suddenly decides to buy a bus ticket back home. Jump ahead and we are on another road journey, this time to the outskirts of Nashville. Mindy is about to be married and Jessie (now played by the director. And this is where a female director comes in handy. I love that Kim smartly telegraphs the current status of her main female characters by the change in their hairstyles. And Sarah, who has rid herself of her always- absent spouse, is calm and confident. But now it is Sarah who is steadfast and reassuring while the bride- to- be is a wreck, overwhelmed by her good- guy groom. Despite being all but ignored by Mindy, Sarah agrees to pitch in with flower arrangements and pick up her friend. But at her pre- ceremony bachelorette party, Mindy seems more intent on drinking, dancing and making out in public with Sarah at a bar than she is in looking forward to what her future holds. When Mindy has a last- minute panic attack the next day, she takes off into the woods with Sarah. But there is no disputing that Kim has wisely provided her two stars. While both actresses have been lured by big- budget blockbusters in the past.
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