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==External links== | |||
*[http://www.lspace.org The L-Space Web] - ''Everything'' about Discworld (including this Wiki.) | |||
'''Newsgroups''' | |||
* [news://alt.fan.pratchett alt.fan.pratchett] - opens [[alt.fan.pratchett]] in your default mail client | |||
** [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.fan.pratchett alt.fan.pratchett] on [[Wikipedia:Google_(search_engine)|Google Groups]] | |||
* [news://alt.fan.pratchett.announce alt.fan.pratchett.announce] | |||
** [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.fan.pratchett.announce alt.fan.pratchett.announce] on Google Groups | |||
* [news://alt.book.pratchett alt.books.pratchett] | |||
** [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.books.pratchett alt.books.pratchett] on Google Groups | |||
* [news://de.alt.fan.pratchett de.alt.fan.pratchett] - German fan newsgroup | |||
** [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/de.alt.fan.pratchett de.alt.fan.pratchett] on Google Groups | |||
'''Publishers' Websites''' | |||
* [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) | |||
'''Blogs and Discussion''' | |||
* [http://www.affordable-prawns.co.uk/planet Planet afp] - A collection of afpers' weblogs. | |||
* [http://www.electric-escape.net/pratchett Terry Pratchett Quotes] - A collection of quotations from Pratchett's novels and stories. | |||
* [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 | |||
'''National Sites''' | |||
* [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.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://pratchett.org pratchett.org] - a very good Russian-language site for CIS fans of sir Terry | |||
* [http://www.idwcon.org The Irish Discworld Convention] | |||
'''Peripherals''' | |||
*[http://www.paulkidby.com Paul Kidby's homepage] - Discworld art and news. | |||
* [http://discworld.atuin.net Discworld MUD] - A text {{wp|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}} game started in 1991, based heavily on Pratchett's work. | |||
* [http://www.nocturnalsoldier.org/Tealin/xhp/disc/index.html Discworld & Pratchett Paraphernalia], a wealth of illustrations by Tealin. | |||
*[http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ Micro Art Studio - 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. | |||
'''Forums''' | |||
* [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://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. | |||
'''Wikis''' | |||
* [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://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''' | |||
*[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/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. | |||
*[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.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/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/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/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. | |||
*[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. | |||
==See also:== | |||
*[[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. | |||
Now introducing: | |||
* [[Fan-Art]] | |||
* [[Fan Films]] | |||
[[Category:Fandom|Fandom]] |
Revision as of 15:03, 13 July 2017
External links
- The L-Space Web - Everything about Discworld (including this Wiki.)
Newsgroups
- alt.fan.pratchett - opens alt.fan.pratchett in your default mail client
- alt.fan.pratchett.announce
- alt.fan.pratchett.announce on Google Groups
- alt.books.pratchett
- alt.books.pratchett on Google Groups
- de.alt.fan.pratchett - German fan newsgroup
- de.alt.fan.pratchett on Google Groups
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
- Planet afp - A collection of afpers' weblogs.
- Terry Pratchett Quotes - A collection of quotations from Pratchett's novels and stories.
- Discworld Monthly - A free monthly newsletter about the Discworld.
- The Good Omens Lexicon - a fan site dedicated to this one book, and worth visiting
National Sites
- Ankh-Morpork.de - The German Terry Pratchett Fan Club
- www.discworld.cz - The biggest Czech web page about Discworld
- DWCon UK Discworld Convention (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
- Nullus Anxietas - The Australian Discworld Convention (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
- Dicscworld-Convention.de - The German Discworld Convention (2007, 2009, 2011)
- Cabbagecon - Dutch Discworld Convention
- NADWCON - The official site for the first North American Discworld Convention (2009)
- discworld.pl - The biggest Polish Pratchett&Discworld website
- Vade Mecum - a very good French-language site for Francophonic fans of Terry Pratchett
- La Concha de Gran'A'Tuin - A Pratchett fan site in Spanish
- pratchett.org - a very good Russian-language site for CIS fans of sir Terry
- The Irish Discworld Convention
Peripherals
- Paul Kidby's homepage - Discworld art and news.
- Discworld MUD - A text MMO game started in 1991, based heavily on Pratchett's work.
- Discworld & Pratchett Paraphernalia, a wealth of illustrations by Tealin.
- Micro Art Studio - A Polish miniature manufacturer - A company making miniatures for RPGs and collecting with a discworld range.
- An archive of Cheerycomic via the Wayback Machine - a good resource for Dwarves and the Watch.
Forums
- Dungeon Dimensions - A forum dedicated to Discworld. Not very active but a nice community feel.
- Discworld Extended - A new forum for Discworld chat, fan fiction, games and roleplay.
- Fantasy Book Review - Please vote Terry the best fantasy author of all time! Voting ends March 2009.
- Discworld Emporium Forum - Set up by Bernard Pearson, a discussion point for all things Pratchett.
Wikis
- Pratchett Fanon Wiki - A repository for all things Pratchett fanon. Feel free to use this for inspiration.
- The Long Earth Wiki - A great source for information on the Long Earth Series.
- Discworld Wiki - The other Discworld Wikia.
Criticism, biography, commentary
- Terry Pratchett Guilty of Literature. The Science Fiction Foundation, 2000, edited by Andrew M. Butler, Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn.
- So You Think You Know Discworld Hodder Children's Books, 2006, by Clive Gifford. Unofficial quiz book unlike the other two by Dave Langford which were endorsed by Terry.
- An Unofficial Companion to the Novels of Terry Pratchett Greenwood World Publishing, 2007, Andrew M. Butler.
- Terry Pratchett (Writers Uncovered) Heinemann Library, 2007, Vic Parker.
- The Turtle Moves. Benbella Books, 2008, by American commentator on all things Pratchett, Lawrence Watt-Evans
- 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.
- 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.)?
- Philosophy and Terry Pratchett edited by Jacob Held and James South, 2014, Palgrave Macmillan.
- Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works by Anne Hiebert Alton and William C. Spruiell, 2014, McFarland & Co Inc.
- In Memory: A Tribute To Sir Terry Pratchett by Sorin Suciu (editor), 2015, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
- Discworld and Philosophy by Nicolas Michaud (editor), 2016, Cricket Books.
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.
Now introducing: