Terry Pratchett Interviewed in London

Nesacat said:
Have been reading the Discworld books since they first came out and am rather fond of Death. Alright, I'm very fond of Death. Have recently started liking the Watch more and more and this might have something to do with Moo! Have always liked the Witches especially Granny Weatherwax.
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The Witches books and the Watch books are my favourites. I'm afraid Rincewind's incessant running away stopped being a joke after a while and became simply annoying. I note that TP has now relegated the UU faculty to the stories that occur in the "Science of..." books that he writes with Cohen and Stewart...

Nescat said:
I have the Tiffany Aching books. They were a gift and I've not gotten around to reading them yet. But I must say that everything that has been said here has made me move them up the to-read pile.
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Nescat said:
I think Terry's books can be read on many different levels and are not necessarily targetted at any particular age group. You could enjoy them as a young adult or as an adult. You might get different things from the tales and see them from different angles but they do have something to say to everyone.
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Quite right. The Discworld books that aren't specifically marketed at younger readers are listed in the front of the books as being "For Adults of All Ages" - and that sums it up nicely...
 
Sass said:
But it's not a Lance sub-series. Tiffany gets sent to a spot near Lancre in order to learn witchcraft from various witches, but the first book takes place entirely on "The Chalk" (a not-so-heavily disguised Wiltshire, specifically the area around The White Horse of Uffington). Why not just give the first one a go - borrow it from the library if you'd rather not buy it - and see how you like it ? Although the second one is definitely the best of the three...
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Okay, you've convinced me to have a look at one. Whats the name of the first book?
 
Sass ... Rincewind is definitely not my favourite character but he's pretty useful in that he's often used to introduce other characters who turn out to be very interesting. Often feel like flinging Rincewind off the edge and this time without a spell in his head to save him. I do like Luggage though and am always grateful that it at least, knows what is going on.
 
Nesacat said:
Sass ... Rincewind is definitely not my favourite character but he's pretty useful in that he's often used to introduce other characters who turn out to be very interesting. Often feel like flinging Rincewind off the edge and this time without a spell in his head to save him. I do like Luggage though and am always grateful that it at least, knows what is going on.
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The fact that he's often used to introduce other, more interesting characters, doesn't really say a lot for him, though, does it ?
 
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