Where's My Cow? by Terry Pratchett5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The world is flat (on the back of a giant turtle), wizards are bumbling cowards, elves are nasty little imps, and heroes are big and dumb with arrogant talking swords. The Discworld Series starts with The Colour of Magic, and The Light Fantastic as an ironic satire on conventional fantasy tropes. His works appealed not just to fans of genre (although they, perhaps, were the most loyal), but also across fiction boundaries to appeal to theoretical physicists, historians, sociologists, and even religious leaders - despite his avowed atheism throughout his life! His work travels across the children's and fantasy genre from alternate histories of colonial era (Nation) to alternate histories of the Western World (Dodger) to children's stories (Where is My Cow, The Carpet People) and, most importantly, to his life's work in the Discworld Series. However, his prodigious output (sometimes as many as two books a year, and often one book every year), alongside his wit, humour, and compassion grew his audience by a factor of millions. He started his career as a form of a hobby, with only little awareness of his works outside the fantasy and science fiction field. His works were much loved across the world, and earned him a knighthood, a fan club, and notoriety across genres. Sir Terry Pratchett was a phenomenon of literature, who sadly passed away in the spring of 2015. ![]()
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