The Ultimate Discworld Companion

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Your guide to the entirety of Discworld®, from The Colour of Magic to The Shepherd’s Crown, and everything in between. The Ultimate Discworld Companion covers the riotous, intricate, and exuberant world that is the life’s work of master storyteller Terry Pratchett.

The Discworld, a flat world atop four elephants stood on the shell of the mighty Great A’Tuin the Star Turtle, home of adventures that unfold over 41 fantastic novels with a cast over 1000 named characters. Terry Pratchett’s incredible book series also includes a rich collection of off-shoots and side publicaitons including maps, guides, journals, diaries, calendars spanning almost forty years – that’s a daunting amount of Discworld to keep a handle on! Why not let the Ultimate Discworld Companion guide you in your journey through Terry Pratchett’s wonderful world, with illustrations by Terry’s foremost artist Mr. Paul Kidby! Your guide to the entirety of Discworld®, from The Colour of Magic to The Shepherd’s Crown, and everything in between. The Ultimate Discworld Companion covers the riotous, intricate, and exuberant world that is the life’s work of master storyteller Terry Pratchett. From Sator Square to The Tower of Art, explore the buildings and grounds of Unseen University, Discworld’s foremost magical educational establishment, and in our opinion the finest and funniest school of wizardry in literature!

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An updated edition of the Companion, published on 18 October 2012, was called Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion ... So Far and included information from all the novels up to and including Snuff. [2] Born Terence David John Pratchett, Sir Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was thirteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. This beautiful volume is the essential guide to Discworld’s characters, concepts and creatures, assembled by Terry’s long-time collaborators, Discworld archivist Stephen Briggs and official Discworld artist Paul Kidby. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987, he turned to writing full time.

Pratchett, Terry; Stephen Briggs (2021). The Ultimate Discworld Companion. Gollancz. ISBN 978-1-47-322350-9. Hardcover, UK edition, 448 pp. Stephen Briggs lives in Oxfordshire and has been involved for many years in the sinister world of amateur dramatics, which is how he came to discover the Discworld. Having read one book, he was hooked and read the entire canon over the next three weeks. As well as compiling THE DISCWORLD COMPANION, THE NEW DISCWORLD COMPANION and TURTLE RECALL: THE DISCWORLD COMPANION ... SO FAR, he has also co-authored the Discworld Diaries, the Mapps and has dramatised most of the Discworld novels. The Companion contains precise definitions of words, people, places and events that have appeared in at least one Discworld novel, map, diary or non-fiction book, or in one of the three short stories " Troll Bridge", " Theatre of Cruelty", and " The Sea and Little Fishes". Material is often quoted directly from these sources, but, in each successive edition, also includes information that had not yet been worked into the novels. For instance, William de Worde is mentioned in the first edition of the Companion six years before the publication of The Truth, the novel in which he is introduced. At the end of each article is an abbreviation indicating the book(s) in which the word, person, event or place appears, though if there are too many, no abbreviation is used. The book includes an introduction by Stephen Briggs and an interview with Terry Pratchett, both of which have been updated in each edition. Look no further. Compiled and perfected by Stephen Briggs, the man behind The Ultimate Discworld Companion‘s predecessor Turtle Recall, this is your ultimate guide to Sir Terry Pratchett’s beloved fantasy world.One side features a glorious full-colour rendition of Unseen University and environs, while the reverse offers a superbly detailed written tour and guide to the University’s rules, traditions, features and facilities. Read it like a broadsheet paper as only the discerning wizard might. Pratchett, Terry; Stephen Briggs (1994). The Discworld Companion. London: Gollancz. ISBN 0-575-05764-5. Hardcover From Ankh-Morpork to Zambingo, and Cori Celesti to the Circle Sea, we invite you to explore Terry Pratchett’s Discworld with the most incredibly detailed, double-sided, fully-illustrated, monumental map of the Discworld ever to have existed!

Besides being the most comprehensive guide to Discworld, this special edition also includes expanded entries and information covering the events of The Science of Discworldseries, additional full-colour artwork, and exclusive brand-new illustrations. Bound in a foil-embossed cover and presented in a matching presentation slipcase, this book is the ultimate companion to your Discworld library.

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In Dec. of 2007, Pratchett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. On 18 Feb, 2009, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Here be dragons . . . and barbarians, luggages, druids, gods, portals to fairyland and cities of a thousand surprises . . . This is, unfortunately, a disappointment. The cover declares "The Ultimate Discworld Companion - containing Everything... and more besides", which is a lie, (apart from the word 'ultimate' in its meaning as 'the last one'). First, the good stuff: Paul Kidby's illustrations are wonderful, and several included here I have not seen before. The new entries for books published since "Turtle Recall" are also covered in reasonable detail, which is good.

One side features a stunning full colour rendition of the Discworld, while the reverse offers an annotated sepia-toned map bearing the names of topographical features, countries, continents and regions, oceans, rivers and settlements. Pratchett, Terry; Stephen Briggs (2012). Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion...So Far. London: Gollancz. ISBN 978-0-575-09118-4. Hardcover The Ultimate Discworld Companion is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Discworld’s characters, concepts and countries from Ankh-Morpork to Zemphis and beyond. If you want help telling your watchman from your wizard, your Octarine from your Octavo or your Klatchian Coffee from your Peach Conrniche then look no further, the Ultimate Discworld guide is THE authority on Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discword books! There are over 40 books in the Discworld series, of which four are written for children. The first of these, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal.Pratchett, Terry; Stephen Briggs (2014). Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion...So Far. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-229255-1. Hardcover, US edition, 464 pp. In 2008, Harper Children's published Terry's standalone non-Discworld YA novel, Nation. Terry published Snuff in October 2011. Besides being the most comprehensive guide to Discworld, this special edition also includes expanded entries and information covering the events of The Science of Discworld series, additional full-colour artwork, and exclusive brand-new illustrations. Bound in a foil-embossed cover and presented in a matching presentation slipcase, this book is the ultimate companion to your Discworld library. A bit smaller than the folded map, this beautiful print also measures 69.5 x 78.5cm for (slightly) more convenient display in your domecile!