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#GNUTerryPratchett March 12 2015

An evening of Pratchett

Last night we were at The Stables in Wavendon (near Milton Keynes) for a show by Marc Burrows about one of our (and his) favourite authors Sir Terry Pratchett (RIP).

The Watch

As mentioned in a previous post I have been reading a lot more Terry Pratchett and I specifically like the books about The Watch. More specifically I like Captain

The Long Earth series by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

The first book in the series which also gave its name to it. The remaining four. I am nearing the end of the fifth and final book. It's a long read as is long the

Stal se ze mě sběratel na vrcholu bubliny

Zeměplocha. Hrál jsem čarodějky a ty jsou super. Telegrafy jsme jen koupil, ale nehrál. No a ta první co na ní je želva A'Tuin tak tu už neměli a ani v bazarech.

Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.

Never come to often across with quote of Terry Pratchett: Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.

Good Omens – TV Show Review

If you are feeling down right now, this is the show for you. It is such a feel good pick me up. Who knew that a show about the end of the world can be so cheerfully

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I'd rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel #TerryPratchett

TOTAL VERHEXT ... zur letzten #Bookchallenge / Tag 7 🧙‍♀️ 🧙‍♀️ 🧙‍♀️

Geschafft! Heute zum siebten und zum letzten mal stelle ich eines meiner Lieblingsbücher vor, was ich in den letzten Tagen aufgrund einer Einladung von @erniegreenhill,

Good Omens Trailers and Poster are Here

I admit that I still haven't read the book which is written by two excellent writers: Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. After seeing this amazing trailer I am putting

Quote of the day- somethings to think about

Some philosophical quotes to make you think.

Quote of the day- some people just want to watch the world burn

Sometimes to be inspired you need to look outside the box. This quote gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "when life gives you lemons."

Quote of the day- the written word

I love it when people make fun of metaphors, Sir Terry Pratchett was really good at doing that. Since this weekend celebrates his birthday, I thought it would be

The Long War: Not your average Pratchett

Some of you will know I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett. I've read most of his many books. Most of those are set in a place called the Discworld where magic plays

"Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you "- the great Terry Pratchett and his words

Teri Pratchett undoubtedly is one of the most famous names in modern world literature. The British writer is the most popular and beloved of his series of comic

Sources of evidence explained...

“The stories never said why she was wicked. It was enough to be an old woman, enough to be all alone, enough to look strange because you have no teeth. It was enough

A better world...

"You cannot go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage." Terry Pratchett-

Christmas Book Flood- Jólabókaflóð

I saw a pic about this and when I read more, it really touched me. "Every year since 1944, the Icelandic book trade has published a catalogue – called Bókatíðindi

A Pratchett pilgrimage

Salisbury is an ancient cathedral city that people have travelled to for centuries. We went there for a slightly different reason this weekend. Terry Pratchett lived

Pulp fiction

Apparently author Terry Pratchett requested that the hard drives containing his unfinished stories be crushed by steamroller and this has now been done. It's a shame