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The book club's reaction to Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

19 Dec 2009 22:14:21 PST

Several testified to the global reach of Discworld. "Big good day from Down Under – the Lost Continent." "Hi Terry, which is coming from Mexico. ...

Original story at EducationGuardian.co.uk .

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Guardian book club: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett - guardian.co.uk

13 Dec 2009 16:43:59 PST

guardian.co.uk (blog) Guardian book club: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett guardian.co.uk (blog) Even now, after 20 years of Pratchett chart dominance and the global phenomenon of the Harry Potter books he so clearly influenced, the Discworld seems a ...

Original story at The Observer Blog .

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Guardian book club: Terry Pratchett on Unseen Academicals

11 Dec 2009 16:36:56 PST

And, of course, as this is a Discworld book, it means that the wizards have to find something to squabble about. Mr Dibbler must try a new scam, ... Unseen AcademicalsThe Southland Times all 2 news articles »

Original story at EducationGuardian.co.uk .

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Unseen Academicals

11 Dec 2009 08:07:25 PST

It's perhaps not quite as laugh-out-loud funny as some of the earlier Discworld novels, but there are plenty of smiles to be had, for sure. ...

Original story at stuff.co.nz .

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Spotlight Falls on Davies & Pratchett at Writers' Guild Awards 2009

29 Nov 2009 12:03:27 PST

Spotlight Falls on Davies & Pratchett at Writers' Guild Awards 2009 Achievement and Sir Terry Pratchett, best-selling creator of Discworld, who was honoured for his Outstanding Contribution to Children's Writing. ... Writers' Guild Honors Andrew DaviesOfficialWire

Original story at ITNews .

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Nation at the National Theatre

25 Nov 2009 01:32:42 PST

Rating: * * * * The great Terry Pratchett, best known for his Discworld novels — which strike me as being among the most striking achievements of modern ... Nation, National Theatre, LondonFinancial Times all 13 news articles »

Original story at Telegraph.co.uk .

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Discworld news and blogs - February 27, 2010

27 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Discworld news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• 2020 vision: Price-erian authors prosper as the latest technology beams ... -- from Independent
• Rowling top-selling author of decade in Britain -- from CBC.ca
• Santa's Blog 12 -- from Times of Malta
• Weird witches are on stage at Conquest -- from Ledbury Reporter
• Broughton author in decades best-sellers list -- from NW Evening Mail
• Santa's Blog 8 -- from Times of Malta
• Fat tails, boomerangs and Rincewind -- from Business Mirror
• Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett -- from guardian.co.uk
• Feel the Spirit -- from Times of Malta
• Countdown to Copenhagen: Jan Zalasiewicz - OUPblog -- from blog

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Smythe presents Discworld to College

18 Nov 2009 10:47:06 PST

Sir Terry Pratchett accompanied his literary agent, and College honorand, Colin Smythe, on a visit to the College last week to help present Smythes' ...

Original story at Trinity .

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Terry Pratchett's Nation at the NT

10 Nov 2009 09:24:24 PST

Are you a Terry Pratchett person? Are you conversant with the zany landscape and inhabitants of Discworld, that flat fantasy world ... Ravenhill - 'theatre is failing playwrights because it is obsessed with new ...Stage all 2 news articles »

Original story at Telegraph.co.uk .

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Radio Interview with Terry!

20 Oct 2009 19:34:38 PDT

Hey everyone! Check out this radio interview with Terry, done just after the end of the first North American Discworld Convention! Terry Pratchett on TheAuthorHour.com

Original story at nadwcon2009 (Livejournal) .

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Opinion: Extra! Extra! NADWCon Newsletter Update! Read Alllllll About It!

06 Aug 2009 23:23:20 PDT

In other Terry Pratchett related News: Going Postal Casting Announced Filming is underway on the next Discworld miniseries being produced by The Mob for airing next Easter on Sky One in the UK. And now, a special bonus missive from The Cunning Artificer himself, Mr. Bernard Pearson:

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For Immediate Release: Sept. 3, 2009: Terry Pratchett at Velma Teague Library, Glendale, AZ!

23 Jul 2009 12:01:31 PDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Internationally bestselling, critically-acclaimed British fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett will discuss his upcoming 37th Discworld novel, “Unseen Academicals,” during the next free Authors @ the Teague talk and signing at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 in the City Hal...

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Science fiction and fantasy genre: review

15 Apr 2009 03:37:01 PDT

United Kingdom By Peter Ingham by Stephen Deas Readers of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels think of dragons as slightly pathetic creatures with dodgy digestion, but in Stephen Deas’s first novel they are restored to all their scaly, fire-breathing glory. ...

Original story at Telegraph.co.uk .

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North American Discworld Convention 2009 Update - 3/19/2009

19 Mar 2009 22:38:57 PDT

A short update from the North American Discworld Convention NA Discworld Convention Updates Lee Whiteside 2009 North American Discworld Convention Chair Note: Yes, in the email that went out I indicated the new miniseries was Making Money and not Going Postal.

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Resolved Question: Does anyone know a TV show about teen witches?

28 Dec 2008 21:56:58 PST

A few weeks ago, while in Chicago, I saw a TV show about a Hogwart's-like witches school with three teen witch room-mates (and one of them was visited by her goth trouble-maker friend just before a big exam). Does anyone know this show? I thought it was called Wyrd Sisters or something of the s...

Original story at Yahoo! Answers .

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Opinion: Nation by Terry Pratchett

02 Dec 2008 03:57:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead)
Terry Pratchett had been talking about a book called Nation he'd really wanted to write for almost half a decade when he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. According to rumour, he'd already begun working on the next Tiffany Aching Discworld novel, I Shall Wear Midnight, but upo...

Original story at The Wertzone .

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Nation by Terry Pratchett Narrated by Stephen Briggs (9.5 hours, unabridged) Published by HarperAudio an audio review podcast by Brian Price

01 Dec 2008 03:00:00 PST

Stepping away from his Discworld universe, Terry Pratchett has written a children's book that will appeal to both kids and adults. When a mile-high tidal wave crashes through the South Seas, 13-year year old native islander Mau and 13-year-old English castaway Daphne believe they are t...

Original story at SF Site .

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North American Discworld Convention 2009 Update - 11/25/2008

25 Nov 2008 21:53:03 PST

The Color of Magic on ION Television - Now in early 2009, with Hogfather repeated on Nov 30th. A Couple of Updates From Terry Terry Pratchett In the past two days we have written more than 2,500 words on Unseen Academicals. Terry Pratchett Rhianna Pratchett In the News

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Fanfiction: ...And there's no hiding from the tears

21 Nov 2008 10:02:56 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (Cexmet)
Fandom - Dresden Files/Discworld Song - Sopor Aeternus - "Do You Know About the Water of Life?" Pairing - Death/Bob Genre - drama Warnings - AU, x-over, character death Author: Cexmet Keywords: Dresden Files Discworld crossover x-over drama AU Death Bob Added: November 21, 2008

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The Rincewind Of Change

06 Nov 2008 03:20:51 PST

Written by bobfischer
The Discworld convention also provided me with a story that currently holds the Wiffle Lever record for encouraging friends to prod me in the ribs and say ‘admit it - you made that bit up, didn’t you?’. In the Discworld chapter, we meet a lovely man called Dave and his even lovelier wife Ali. D...

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Review: Nation

04 Nov 2008 15:46:22 PST

Written by geekylibrarian
It seems like Pratchett routinely does his best work when writing for a YA audience, and I think this is my favorite of those novels. Nation is Terry Pratchett’s first non-Discworld book in ages, it’s also clearly one of the books he has been most passionate about. Essentially this is...

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Book Review: The Turtle Moves! Discworld's Story Unauthorized by Lawrence Watt-Evans

18 Sep 2008 03:37:16 PDT

Written by Jeff Provine
Since the publication of The Colour of Magic 25 years ago, Terry Pratchett has been spinning tales of comedic fantasy set on Discworld. The realm sits as a disc on the back of four elephants who, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, swimming through space, and it gets more complex from...

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Opinion: UK Discworld Convention Report, Part I (Friday)

03 Sep 2008 10:33:16 PDT

The last official event of the evening was Terry's Bedtimes Stories, for which I took the opportunity to change into my comfy Spider-man pjs. Terry read many bits from Nation and even sang for us. It was good fun, and Terry clearly enjoyed it. Eventually, though, it had to end, at which point ev...

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DVD Review: Terry Pratchett's Discworld Collection

06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Written by Jeff Provine
This world being, of course, Discworld, the setting for many of Terry Pratchett’s comedy-fantasy novels. For those unfamiliar with his works, Pratchett takes fantasy and its many peculiar elements (magic, pseudo-medieval setting, ...

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Bibliophile reviews The Last Continent: by Terry Pratchett

17 Jan 2007 01:37:21 PST

Written by Bibliophile
Year published: 1998 Genre: Fantasy Disclaimer: I am a Pratchett fan and have read all the Discworld books, so this review is based on a comparison with the other books in the series, as well as my knowledge of literature in general. It may also be a bit biased.

Original story at Another 52 Books .

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Podcast: Thud! by Terry Pratchett Read by Stephen Briggs (10 1/2 hours, unabridged) Published by HarperAudio

17 Oct 2005 04:00:00 PDT

Thud is the sound made by a heavy troll club when it comes in contact with the head of a very unfortunate dwarf. Or at least, that's the rumor on the streets Ankh-Morpork as dwarves become incensed at the murder of one of their own. And it's exactly what Commander Vimes and the City Watch does not...

Original story at SF Site .

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