![]() Right from the Prologue, Pratchett introduces his peculiar cosmology of a Disc atop four elephants and a giant turtle, A'Tuin. There are no maps." Mostly because I distinctly remember including a Discworld map in one of my Imaginary Geography Quizzes. I thought it amusing that in the Forward to the 1989 paperback edition (the one with the octarine cover), Pratchett wrote, "geography is fuzzy. Right from chapter 1, Bravd & Weasel are clearly takes on Leiber's Fafhrd & Mouser. Bored of the Rings took care of Tolkien, so Lieber, Howard and McCaffrey were the obvious targets. In 1983 there weren't a whole lot of fantasy comedy, and not nearly as much fantasy to poke at. It's been a couple years, but I remember thinking that there were two pastiches (Conan and Lankhmar?) followed by." Phil wrote: "I quite liked it, especially after having read Dragonflight. Still, the first book was popular enough to allow him to get to the 4th book. Jim wrote: "I've heard that Terry Pratchett himself said that the series didn't really get going until the fourth book-that in the first ones, the plot was just there to serve the jokes." I'm actually just starting on re-reading, so I'll comment as things strike my fancy. When I read on the Kindle Fire, I face the La-Z-Boy toward the light, to avoid screen glare when I read a printed book, I swivel 180° to illuminate the page. (Which quite literally changes one's perspective on the universe. Another Classic Novel discussion that requires dusting off an old printed book. It's been several decades since I read this book.
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