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*[http://www.lspace.org The L-Space Web] - ''Everything'' about Discworld (including this Wiki.)
*[http://www.lspace.org The L-Space Web] - ''Everything'' about Discworld (including this Wiki.)


'''Newsgroups'''
==Newsgroups==


* [news://alt.fan.pratchett alt.fan.pratchett] - opens [[alt.fan.pratchett]] in your default mail client
* [news://alt.fan.pratchett alt.fan.pratchett] - opens [[alt.fan.pratchett]] in your default mail client
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** [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/de.alt.fan.pratchett de.alt.fan.pratchett] on Google Groups  
** [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/de.alt.fan.pratchett de.alt.fan.pratchett] on Google Groups  


'''Publishers' Websites'''
==Publishers' Websites==


* [http://www.terrypratchett.co.uk/ Terry Pratchett] - Bibliography, forums and features from Verlagsgruppe Random House / Doubleday / etc.
* [http://www.terrypratchett.co.uk/ Terry Pratchett] - Bibliography, forums and features from Verlagsgruppe Random House / Doubleday / etc.
* [http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/ Terry Pratchett Books] - A very active forum with members from around the world. Main page also includes current news and information about the books and Terry Pratchett. (HarperCollins)
* [http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/ Terry Pratchett Books] - A very active forum with members from around the world. Main page also includes current news and information about the books and Terry Pratchett. (HarperCollins)


'''Blogs and Discussion'''
==Blogs and Discussion==


* [http://www.affordable-prawns.co.uk/planet Planet afp] - A collection of afpers' weblogs.
* [http://www.affordable-prawns.co.uk/planet Planet afp] - A collection of afpers' weblogs.
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* [http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk Discworld Monthly] - A free monthly newsletter about the Discworld.
* [http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk Discworld Monthly] - A free monthly newsletter about the Discworld.
* [http://goodomenslexicon.org/index.php The Good Omens Lexicon] - a fan site dedicated to this one book, and worth visiting
* [http://goodomenslexicon.org/index.php The Good Omens Lexicon] - a fan site dedicated to this one book, and worth visiting
* [https://clacksheader.wordpress.com Clacks Header] - A collection of articles, eulogies, fanfiction and other bits and pieces gathered from various sources.


'''National Sites'''
== Conventions ==
* [http://www.dwcon.org/ DWCon] - the International ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention, held in the UK (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014. 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)
* [http://www.discworld-convention.de Dicscworld-Convention.de] - the German ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)
* [http://www.ausdwcon.org AusDWCon] - the Australian ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention, "Nullus Anxietas" (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024)
* [http://www.idwcon.org IDWCon] - the Irish ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
* [http://www.nadwcon.org/ NADWCON] - the North American ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019)
* [http://www.dutchdwcon.nl/ Dutch DWCon] - "Cabbagecon", the Dutch ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024)
* [https://www.theineffablecon.org.uk The Ineffable Con] - ''[[TV and Film:Good Omens|Good Omens]]'' fan convention (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023); also run smaller events
* [https://llamedosholidaycamp.com Llamedos Holiday Camp] - a Welsh ''[[Discworld]]'' event (2020, 2022, 2024)


== National Sites ==
* [http://www.Ankh-Morpork.de Ankh-Morpork.de] - The German Terry Pratchett Fan Club
* [http://www.Ankh-Morpork.de Ankh-Morpork.de] - The German Terry Pratchett Fan Club
* [http://www.discworld.cz www.discworld.cz] - The biggest Czech web page about Discworld
* [http://www.discworld.cz www.discworld.cz] - The biggest Czech web page about Discworld
* [http://www.dwcon.org/ DWCon] UK  ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
* [http://www.ausdwcon.org Nullus Anxietas] - The Australian ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
* [http://www.discworld-convention.de Dicscworld-Convention.de] - The German ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2007, 2009, 2011)
* [http://www.dutchdwcon.nl/ Cabbagecon] - Dutch Discworld Convention
* [http://www.nadwcon.org/ NADWCON] - The official site for the first North American Discworld Convention (2009)
* [http://www.discworld.pl discworld.pl] - The biggest Polish Pratchett&Discworld website
* [http://www.vademecum-dm.com/index.php Vade Mecum] - a very good French-language site for  Francophonic fans of Terry Pratchett
* [http://dreamers.com/mundodisco/ La Concha de Gran'A'Tuin] - A Pratchett fan site in Spanish
* [http://dreamers.com/mundodisco/ La Concha de Gran'A'Tuin] - A Pratchett fan site in Spanish
* [http://pratchett.org pratchett.org] - a very good Russian-language site for CIS fans of sir Terry
* [http://pratchett.org pratchett.org] - a very good Russian-language site for CIS fans of Sir Terry
* [http://www.idwcon.org The Irish Discworld Convention]
* [http://www.pratchett.pl/ Pratchett.pl] - a rather comprehensive Polish site that has been hiding from us for some time. Includes a "[http://www.pratchett.pl/pratchettopedia.html Pratchettopedia]"


'''Peripherals'''
==Peripherals==


*[http://www.paulkidby.com Paul Kidby's homepage] - Discworld art and news.
*[http://www.paulkidby.com Paul Kidby's homepage] - Discworld art and news.
*[https://www.discworldemporium.com/ The Discworld Emporium] - creators and vendors of objets de Discworld art.
*[[Discworld MUD]] - A text {{wp|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}} game started in 1991, based heavily on Pratchett's work. [http://discworld.atuin.net Link to website]
*[[Discworld MUD]] - A text {{wp|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}} game started in 1991, based heavily on Pratchett's work. [http://discworld.atuin.net Link to website]
*[http://www.nocturnalsoldier.org/Tealin/xhp/disc/index.html Discworld & Pratchett Paraphernalia], a wealth of illustrations by Tealin.
*[https://ko-fi.com/album/Discworld-Q5Q81F4TW Discworld & Pratchett Paraphernalia], a wealth of illustrations by Tealin.
*[[Micro Art Studios]][http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ - A Polish miniature manufacturer] - A company making miniatures for RPGs and collecting with a discworld range.
*[[Micro Art Studios]][http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ - A Polish miniature manufacturer] - A company making miniatures for RPGs and collecting with a discworld range.
*An archive of [http://web.archive.org/web/20081212000857/http://www.cheerycomic.co.uk/ ''Cheerycomic''] via the Wayback Machine - a good resource for Dwarves and the Watch.
*An archive of [http://web.archive.org/web/20081212000857/http://www.cheerycomic.co.uk/ ''Cheerycomic''] via the Wayback Machine - a good resource for Dwarves and the Watch.
*[[Ankh-Morpork MUSH]] - a text {{wp|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}} game started in 2019, based on Pratchett's depiction of Ankh-Morpork at the end of the novel series. [http://discworld.mush.website Link to website]


'''Forums'''
==Forums==


* [http://z6.invisionfree.com/Dungeon_Dimensions Dungeon Dimensions] - A forum dedicated to Discworld. Not very active but a nice community feel.
* [http://z6.invisionfree.com/Dungeon_Dimensions Dungeon Dimensions] - A forum dedicated to Discworld. Not very active but a nice community feel.
* [http://z3.invisionfree.com/DWExtended Discworld Extended] - A new forum for Discworld chat, fan fiction, games and roleplay.  
* [http://z3.invisionfree.com/DWExtended Discworld Extended] - A new forum for Discworld chat, fan fiction, games and roleplay.  
* [http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Terry-Pratchett/biography.html Fantasy Book Review] - Please vote Terry the best fantasy author of all time! Voting ends March 2009.
* [http://forum.discworldemporium.com/ Discworld Emporium Forum] - Set up by [[Bernard Pearson]], a discussion point for all things Pratchett.
* [http://forum.discworldemporium.com/ Discworld Emporium Forum] - Set up by [[Bernard Pearson]], a discussion point for all things Pratchett.
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/ /r/Discworld] - A subreddit (sub-forum) of Reddit, "dedicated to the weird and wonderful Discworld". Reasonably active.


'''Wikis'''
==Mastodon server==


* [http://pterryfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Discworld_Fanon_Wiki Pratchett Fanon Wiki] - A repository for all things Pratchett fanon. Feel free to use this for inspiration.
* [http://mendeddrum.org/ The Mended Drum] - A Pratchett fan Mastodon instance.
*[http://thelongearth.wikia.com/wiki/The_long_Earth_Wiki The Long Earth Wiki] - A great source for information on the Long Earth Series.
*[http://discworld.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Discworld Wiki] - The other Discworld Wikia.


'''Criticism, biography, commentary'''
==Wikis==
* [https://wiki.lspace.org LSpace's Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki] - This wiki.
* [https://pterryfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Discworld_Fanon_Wiki The Discworld Fanon Wiki] - A repository for all things Pratchett fanon. Feel free to use this for inspiration.
* [https://thelongearth.fandom.com/wiki/The_long_Earth_Wiki The Long Earth Wiki] - A great source for information on the Long Earth Series.
* [https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Discworld Wiki] - The Discworld wiki at Fandom.com (previously Wikia).
* [http://www.thediscworld.de DiscWiki] - The German-language Discworld wiki.
 
==Podcasts==
Moved to their own page: [[Podcasts]].
 
==Teaching Guides==
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Maurice-Educated-Rodents-Respond/dp/1407160567 ''The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Read & Respond)''], by Eileen Jones, Scholastic, 1st September 2016.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Summary-Long-Earth-Terry-Pratchett/dp/1388253062 ''Summary of The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett''], WhizBooks, 25th July 2018.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Omens-Terry-Pratchett-Gaiman-Analysis/dp/2808018886 ''Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman'']], Bright Summaries, 8th April 2019.
 
==Criticism, biography, commentary==


*[http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/literature.html ''Terry Pratchett Guilty of Literature'']. The Science Fiction Foundation, 2000, edited by Andrew M. Butler, Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn.
*[http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/literature.html ''Terry Pratchett Guilty of Literature'']. The Science Fiction Foundation, 2000, edited by Andrew M. Butler, Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/So-You-Think-Know-Discworld/dp/0340917326/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447877151&sr=8-1&keywords=so+you+think+you+know+discworld|''So You Think You Know Discworld''] Hodder Children's Books, 2006, by Clive Gifford. Unofficial quiz book unlike the [[Book:The Unseen University Challenge|other]] [[Book:The Wyrdest Link|two]] by Dave Langford which were endorsed by Terry.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/So-You-Think-Know-Discworld/dp/0340917326 ''So You Think You Know Discworld''] Hodder Children's Books, 2006, by Clive Gifford. Unofficial quiz book unlike the [[Book:The Unseen University Challenge|other]] [[Book:The Wyrdest Link|two]] by Dave Langford which were endorsed by Terry.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unofficial-Companion-Novels-Terry-Pratchett/dp/1846450012/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GX5ZYSDJRTYKXE5AD0J&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR210%2C320_| ''An Unofficial Companion to the Novels of Terry Pratchett''] Greenwood World Publishing, 2007, Andrew M. Butler.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unofficial-Companion-Novels-Terry-Pratchett/dp/1846450012 ''An Unofficial Companion to the Novels of Terry Pratchett''] Greenwood World Publishing, 2007, Andrew M. Butler.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchett-Writers-Uncovered-Parker/dp/0431906432| ''Terry Pratchett (Writers Uncovered)''] Heinemann Library, 2007, Vic Parker.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchett-Writers-Uncovered-Parker/dp/0431906432| ''Terry Pratchett (Writers Uncovered)''] Heinemann Library, 2007, Vic Parker.
*[http://www.sfsite.com/08a/tm277.htm ''The Turtle Moves'']. Benbella Books, 2008, by American commentator on all things Pratchett, {{wp|Lawrence Watt-Evans|Lawrence Watt-Evans}}  
*[http://www.sfsite.com/08a/tm277.htm ''The Turtle Moves'']. Benbella Books, 2008, by American commentator on all things Pratchett, {{wp|Lawrence Watt-Evans|Lawrence Watt-Evans}}  
*[http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-The-Wee-Free-Discworld/dp/B004JZWRNA| ''Secrets of The Wee Free Men and Discworld: The Myths and Legends of Terry Pratchett's Multiverse''] by Carrie Pyykkonen and Linda Washington, 2008, St. Martin's Griffin.
*[http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-The-Wee-Free-Discworld/dp/B004JZWRNA| ''Secrets of The Wee Free Men and Discworld: The Myths and Legends of Terry Pratchett's Multiverse''] by Carrie Pyykkonen and Linda Washington, 2008, St. Martin's Griffin.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchett-Fantasy-Craig-Cabell/dp/1843585073 ''Terry Pratchett-The Spirit of Fantasy''] by Craig Cabell, John Blake Publishing, 2011. (£17.99 UK).  An entertaining and well-written  book about Terry, part unauthorised biography, part literary criticism. Rumour has it this book has landed in remaindered bins at less than a fiver, a fate something as good as this does not deserve. (But see Amazon "customer reviews" for some violent disagreement.)
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchett-Fantasy-Craig-Cabell/dp/1843585073 ''Terry Pratchett-The Spirit of Fantasy''] by Craig Cabell, John Blake Publishing, 2011. (£17.99 UK).  An entertaining and well-written  book about Terry, part unauthorised biography, part literary criticism. Rumour has it this book has landed in remaindered bins at less than a fiver, a fate something as good as this does not deserve. (But see Amazon "customer reviews" for some violent disagreement.)
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1137360151/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=188296831X&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=16YXG38P39GVGC20J7QT| ''Philosophy and Terry Pratchett''] edited by Jacob Held and James South, 2014, Palgrave Macmillan.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1137360151 ''Philosophy and Terry Pratchett''] edited by Jacob Held and James South, 2014, Palgrave Macmillan.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Discworld-Disciplines-Approaches-Pratchett-Explorations/dp/0786474645/ref=pd_sim_14_17?ie=UTF8&refRID=02SPB017V1KBZGX8AM5B| ''Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works''] by Anne Hiebert Alton and William C. Spruiell, 2014, McFarland & Co Inc.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Discworld-Disciplines-Approaches-Pratchett-Explorations/dp/0786474645 ''Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works''] by Anne Hiebert Alton and William C. Spruiell, 2014, McFarland & Co Inc.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Tribute-Sir-Terry-Pratchett/dp/1517603609/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453316609&sr=8-1&keywords=in+memory|''In Memory: A Tribute To Sir Terry Pratchett''] by Sorin Suciu (editor), 2015, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Tribute-Sir-Terry-Pratchett/dp/1517603609 ''In Memory: A Tribute To Sir Terry Pratchett''] by Sorin Suciu (editor), 2015, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discworld-Philosophy-Popular-Culture/dp/081269919X/ref=sr_1_79?ie=UTF8&qid=1472727783&sr=8-79&keywords=discworld/ ''Discworld and Philosophy''] by Nicolas Michaud (editor), 2016, Cricket Books.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discworld-Philosophy-Popular-Culture/dp/081269919X ''Discworld and Philosophy''] by Nicolas Michaud (editor), 2016, Cricket Books.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Narrative-Worlds-Approaches/dp/3319672975 ''Terry Pratchett's Narrative Worlds: From Giant Turtles to Small Gods''] by Marion Rana (editor), 11th January 2018, Palgrave Macmillan.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Narrative-Worlds-Approaches/dp/3319672975 ''Terry Pratchett's Narrative Worlds: From Giant Turtles to Small Gods''] by Marion Rana (editor), 11th January 2018, Palgrave Macmillan.
*[[Book:The Magic of Terry Pratchett|''The Magic of Terry Pratchett'']] by Marc Burrows, 30th July 2020, Pen & Sword History. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Terry-Pratchett-Marc-Burrows/dp/1526765500 Link]
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Ethical-Worlds-Narrative-ebook/dp/B08G3KZ239 ''Terry Pratchett's Ethical Worlds: Essays on Identity and Narrative in Discworld and Beyond''] by Kristin Noone and Emily Lavin Leveret (Editors), 5th August 2020, McFarland.
*[[Book:Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes|''Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes'']] by [[Rob Wilkins]], 29th September 2022, Transworld.
*[https://www.mythsoc.org/press/mapping-sense-humor.htm ''Mapping a Sense of Humor: Narrative and Space in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Novels''] by Daniel Lüthi, March 2023, Mythopoeic Press.


==See also:==
==See also==
*[[Fan fiction]]
*[[Fan fiction]]
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Discworld?from=Main.Discworld TV tropes] - a really neat and entertaining site discussing the recurring "tropes", ie literary shortcuts, stereotypes and literary conventions present in TV, literature and art. A lot of space is given over to Pratchett's work,  detailing how the tropes, those conventions, hooks and short-cuts present in the universal consciousness of all creative writers, work in the Discworld.
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Discworld?from=Main.Discworld TV tropes] - a really neat and entertaining site discussing the recurring "tropes", ie literary shortcuts, stereotypes and literary conventions present in TV, literature and art. A lot of space is given over to Pratchett's work,  detailing how the tropes, those conventions, hooks and short-cuts present in the universal consciousness of all creative writers, work in the Discworld.


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External links

Newsgroups

Publishers' Websites

  • Terry Pratchett - Bibliography, forums and features from Verlagsgruppe Random House / Doubleday / etc.
  • Terry Pratchett Books - A very active forum with members from around the world. Main page also includes current news and information about the books and Terry Pratchett. (HarperCollins)

Blogs and Discussion

Conventions

National Sites

Peripherals

Forums

Mastodon server

Wikis

Podcasts

Moved to their own page: Podcasts.

Teaching Guides

Criticism, biography, commentary

See also

  • Fan fiction
  • TV tropes - a really neat and entertaining site discussing the recurring "tropes", ie literary shortcuts, stereotypes and literary conventions present in TV, literature and art. A lot of space is given over to Pratchett's work, detailing how the tropes, those conventions, hooks and short-cuts present in the universal consciousness of all creative writers, work in the Discworld.

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