Terry Pratchett's Discworld

From the first time I read The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett I was literally hooked on the Discworld.

I have liked comic books since I was a kid and one of my favorite ones was DC Comics' The Sandman which was written by Neil Gaiman. Then I found out that Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett co-wrote a book called Good Omens, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter the Witch, this book was my first encounter with Pratchett and led me to seek out more of his work.

I purchased a copy of The Color of Magic and as soon as I had finished reading it I went to a local book store and grabbed The Light Fantastic. Over the years I have read nearly every book that Terry Pratchett has written. I have loaned out books to friends and have "created" quite a few Pratchett fans.

I am being completely honest when I tell you that Terry Pratchett is my favorite author. He has such a way with words and social commentary that you can't keep yourself from laughing out loud as you read about the characters and the amazing Discworld he has created.

The Discworld is flat and sits atop four huge galactic elephants named The Great T'Phon, Tubul, Jerakeen and Berilia who in turn are standing upon the Great Cosmic Turtle A'tuin of the species Chelys galactica. A'tuin travels through space. No one knows where A'tuin is going, except perhaps A'tuin herself.

The Omnian Church, Discworld's major religion, has long held that the Discworld is sphere shaped, although modern science has proven it is flat. Indeed, if the Discworld was a sphere wouldn't all the water just fall off?

The controversy over flat or sphere world was finally settled, or so some thought, by a book written by an Ephebian philosopher titled De Chelonian Mobilis, which means The Turtle Moves in Ephebian. The ideas presented in this book resulted in a war which you can read about in Small Gods

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