REAMS OF 
EALITY |
REAMS OF EALITY |
 |
Terry Pratchett: Think Douglas Adams crossed with J.R.R. Tolkien. Hysterically funny and occasionally very profound. |
Below you will find listings for individual books stocked by Amazon.com. I have grouped them first by series and second by title. You will notice that many titles come in more than one edition, so I have tried to give you as much information as possible to help you make your selection. Note: A book graphic next to a title indicates that I personally have read and enjoyed this book. In fact, it may very well be in my own library.
You may scroll down the page to view all the options, or use the quick links below to jump straight to a certain title.
| The Discworld Series |
|
 The Discworld Series: Pratchett's trademark series. The Discworld is a flat world that rides through space on the back of a giant turtle. On this improbable planet live wizards, witches, trolls, elves, dwarves, dragons, and all sorts of other interesting creatures. Pratchett is a master of parody--not only of Tolkien, but also of any other book or movie he can get his hands on. Yet he always manages to be both original and profound. I recommend any of these books highly. There's not a bad one in the bunch. |
|
 The Colour of Magic: Although I've chosen to list these books in alphabetical rather than chronological order, this is, in fact, the first book in the Discworld series. Here we meet Rincewind, the most incompetent wizard in the Multiverse; and Death, who's really a nice guy if you just take the time to get to know him. |
|
|
|
 The Discworld Companion |
|
|
|
 Equal Rites: What happens when the Unseen University, bastion of wizardry and maleness, is faced with a young female wizard? Tough old witch Granny Weatherwax isn't about to let her protegee drop through the cracks. |
|
|
|
| Eric: In an attempt to gain power and meet girls, a teenage wizard wannabe tries to conjure up a demon. He gets Rincewind instead. |
|
|
|
 Feet of Clay: The Ankh-Morpork City Guard investigates golem suicides and a vampire dragon. |
|
|
|
| Guards! Guards!: Our introduction to the Ankh-Morpork city guard and the six-foot-tall dwarf (well, technically) Corporal Carrot. |
|
|
|
| Interesting Times: Very much against his will, the "wizzard" Rincewind is packed off to the mythical province of Hunghung to help start a war. Also featuring Cohen the (senior citizen) Barbarian and his Silver Horde. |
|
|
|
| Jingo |
|
|
|
| The Light Fantastic: Rincewind and terminally naive tourist Twoflower explore the Disc--along with Cohen the Barbarian and Twoflower's murderous Luggage. |
|
|
|
| Lords and Ladies: Good witches battle evil elves in this parody of (among others) Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Granny Weatherwax, in particular, shows why she's the coolest witch around. |
|
|
|
| Maskerade |
|
|
|
| Men at Arms: The City Guard gets integrated, adding trolls, dwarves, and w--ahem--women to its ranks. Vimes faces the ultimate Discworld superweapon: a "gonne." |
|
|
|
| Mort: Death takes on an apprentice: the gawky teen Mort, who quickly proves his heart is entirely in the wrong place for a job like this. |
|
|
|
| Moving Pictures: a parody of the motion picture industry, featuring Gaspode the talking Wonder Dog. |
|
| |
| Pyramids |
|
| |
| Reaper Man: Death takes a holiday (and falls in love!). Mayhem ensues, with undead roaming the streets and demanding equal rights alongside the living. One of the best of the series. |
|
| |
| Small Gods: Reduced to a single true believer, the small god Om finds himself stuck in the form of a tortoise and subject to all kinds of indignities. Fundamentalists should avoid this book like the plague; as for the rest of you, sit back and enjoy one of the best books in the series. |
|
|
|
| Soul Music: "A story of sex, drugs, and music with rocks in it." Death's goddaughter Susan takes over the family business and falls in love with a young rock star. The first Discworld novel I read, and still one of my favorites. |
|
|
|
| Sourcery: Rincewind is back, this time trying to singlehandedly save the Discworld from plunging in the sun. |
|
|
|
| The Streets of Ankh-Morpork |
|
| |
| Witches Abroad: Three good witches battle one evil fairy godmother over the fate of a Discworld Cinderella. Nanny Ogg sings her hedgehog song, Granny Weatherwax cleans up at the cardgame Cripple Mr. Onion, and Gollum makes a cameo appearance. What more could you ask for in a book? :-) |
|
| |
| Wyrd Sisters: A parody of Shakespeare's Macbeth (and Shakespeare himself). The first book to feature the three witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick. |
|
|
|
| All Other Books |
|
| Diggers |
|
|
|
| Good Omens: Cowritten with Neil Gaiman. The "Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter" predict that the apocalypse is upon us. An angel and a demon join forces to find the (misplaced) Antichrist and save their favorite planet. Definitely not a book for Fundamentalists. |
|
|
|
| Johnny and the Dead |
|
|
|
| Only You Can Save Mankind |
|
|
|
| Strata: This science fiction novel prefigures the Discworld series as a trio of mismatched spacefarers discover a flat earth where magic seems to rule. |
|
|
|
| Truckers |
|
|
|
| The Unadulterated Cat |
|
| |
| Wings |
|
|
Can't find the author or book you're looking for? Use the search box below to browse the rest of Amazon.com's stacks quickly and easily.
|
This page hosted by 
Get your own Free Home Page