Discworld

Discworld is a comic fantasy book series by the British author Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which are in turn standing on the back of a giant turtle. The books frequently parody or at least borrow ideas from J. R. R. more...

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Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft, as well as myth, folklore and fairy tales, often using them for satirical parallels with current cultural, technological and scientific issues.

Since the first novel, The Colour of Magic (1983), the series has expanded, spawning several related books and maps, four short stories, cartoon and theatre adaptations and even music inspired by the series. Two live action screen adaptations, one for television (Hogfather), and one for the cinema (The Wee Free Men) are currently in development. Newly released Discworld books regularly top The Sunday Times bestsellers list, making Pratchett the UK's best-selling author in the 1990s. He has since been overtaken by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, but still holds the record for the most shoplifted books.

Discworld novels have also won awards such as the Prometheus Award and the Carnegie Medal. In the BBC's Big Read, four Discworld books were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200.

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The novels

As of 2006 there have been 35 Discworld novels published (four of which are marketed as children's or "young adult" books). The original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had distinctive cover art by Josh Kirby; the American editions by HarperCollins used their own cover art. Since Kirby's death in October 2001 the covers have been designed by Paul Kidby. Recent British editions of Pratchett's older novels no longer re-use Kirby's art.

Very few of the Discworld novels have chapter divisions, interweaving storylines instead. Pratchett is often quoted that he "just never got into the habit of chapters" , adding later "I have to shove them in the putative YA books because my editor screams until I do" . However, the first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was divided into "books", as is Pyramids. Going Postal does have chapters, including both a prologue and epilogue along with brief teasers of what was to come in each chapter in the style of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories.

Many novels share the same lead characters and show their development over time. Some of the main characters of one book may also make a cameo appearance in another book where they are not the primary focus; for example, Captain Carrot and Sergeant Angua appear briefly in Going Postal. The books take place roughly in real time, and the characters' ages change to reflect the passing of years. The novels can be grouped into several story arcs, with characters or themes in common:

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