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Terry Pratchett: The Legend Lives On
When Sir Terry Pratchett passed away last week, we lost so much more than an inspiring author and razor-sharp satirist. We lost a husband, a son, a father, a friend. We lost, at the last, a living...
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Rocket Talk, Episode 48: Marc Simonetti Talks Working In Terry Pratchett’s...
In this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin is joined by French artist Marc Simonetti to talk about his work on Sir Terry Prachett’s Discworld Series, as well as his background as a working illustrator. The...
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Terry Pratchett is (Supposedly) the Most Shoplifted Author in Great Britain...
Today, April 28th, marks Sir Terrence David John Pratchett’s birthday, and along with being appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 (an honor that caused him to forge his very own...
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You Shall Not PURRRRRR
We would watch the hell out of a Lord of the Rings remake starring LEGO mini-figs and giant cats. This image comes courtesy of French artist Samsofy, who sums his work up thusly: “My work combines the...
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Speak His Name: Covering The Shepherd’s Crown
“A man is not dead while his name is still spoken,” tweeted @terryandrob late last week. That’s the same @terryandrob who broke the terrible news about Sir Terry Pratchett’s passing back in March. It’s...
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Rhianna Pratchett Confirms The Shepherd’s Crown Will Be the Final Discworld Book
Earlier this month, Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of the late Sir Terry Pratchett, took to Twitter to announce that The Shepherd’s Crown (available September 1) will be the final Discworld novel. While...
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A Farewell to Discworld: Terry Pratchett’s The Shepherd’s Crown
One of the intractable problems of getting older is that you will inevitably watch your heroes die. For a reader, there comes the day when the pleasure of opening a new book by a beloved author is...
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Galloping Straight Into Our Hearts: The Greatest Horses of Fantasy
Even in our normal, mundane reality, horses are amazing—it’s no wonder, then, that so many horses are also found in our ancient myths, legends, and modern fantasy tales. Whether they’re magical or not,...
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Terry Pratchett Fans Sign Petition to Name Element 117 After Discworld’s...
In early January, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) announced the discovery of four new elements to be added to the periodic table. But first, elements 113, 115, 117, and...
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Discworld Artist to Sculpt a Statue of Terry Pratchett
Following the finding of four new elements to be appended to the periodic table, a campaign was launched last month to name one “octarine” in honour of Sir Terry Pratchett, who passed away last March...
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Good Omens Will Be Adapted By Neil Gaiman Into a Miniseries
We have good news and sad news, and that good news is that Good Omens–and several other Terry Pratchett works–are going to be making their way to television screens. While the BBC Radio 4 version of...
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Discworld Comes to Life in Omar Rayyan’s Artwork for Mort
The Folio Society is publishing a new edition of Terry Pratchett’s Mort, a classic Discworld tale of Death and his young inept apprentice. For this special edition, award-winning artist Omar Rayyan has...
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Dialogue You’d Sell Your Firstborn For: Terry Pratchett’s Lords and Ladies
I’ve been a devoted fan of Terry Pratchett ever since I first read his work. Which would be, let me see… the first one I read was The Light Fantastic, shortly after it came out in paperback, after...
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The Jim Henson Company Helping Joins the Adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The...
At Terry Pratchett’s memorial in April, it was confirmed that his daughter Rhianna Pratchett was adapting his 2003 Discworld novel The Wee Free Men into a feature film. Today, Discworld.com has...
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Halloween Comes to Discworld
We were going to stop with the Halloween costumes, but then Featured Creature shared the Great A’Tuin’s costume! It’s good to know that Giant Star Turtles celebrates the holiday with the rest of us.
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This Morning in Publishing: November 4, 2016
Marvel Comics artist J. Scott Campbell has drafted up a new (unofficial) look at Iron Man Riri Williams, in what he called a “Riri Rethink”! Also in today’s publishing culture roundup: how to create an...
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Your Favorite All-Female Super Teams!
Earlier this month, to celebrate International Women’s Day and the importance of female friendships, we asked you to share your favorite fictional girl squads! We got a multitude of responses, many of...
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This Infographic Will Help You Sort Out Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Universe
Look, there are a lot of books in the Discworld universe, and a number of central series and character to keep track of. Whether your a seasoned fan, or just trying to dip your feet into the pool, it...
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Good Idols: Terry Pratchett & the Appropriate Hug
I can tell you the exact moment I discovered Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. I was about fifteen and fortunate enough to be on a trip to England with my father and stepmother. Though I considered...
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Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Coming to Television With The Watch
BBC Studios and Narrativia are teaming up to bring Terry Pratchett’s Discworld to television, starting with a six-part series titled The Watch. Deadline has reported that after plentiful rumors,...
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