Pratchett is quoted as saying that he "just never got into the habit of chapters", later adding that "I have to shove them in the putative YA books because my editor screams until I do". Very few of the Discworld novels have chapter divisions, instead featuring interweaving story-lines. There have also been six short stories (some only loosely related to the Discworld), three popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. Recent British editions of Pratchett's older novels no longer reuse Kirby's art. Since Kirby's death in October 2001, the covers have been designed by Paul Kidby. The original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had distinctive cover art by Josh Kirby the American editions, published by HarperCollins, used their own cover art. In the BBC's Big Read, five Discworld books were in the top 100, and a total of fifteen in the top 200.Īs of 2015, there have been 41 Discworld novels published, five of which are marketed as children's or "young adult" (YA) books. Discworld novels have also won awards such as the Prometheus Award and the Carnegie Medal. Newly released Discworld books regularly top The Sunday Times best-sellers list, making Pratchett the UK's best-selling author in the 1990s, although he has since been overtaken by Harry Potter author J.K. A second, two-part TV adaptation of The Colour of Magic was broadcast in March 2008 in the UK. The first live-action screen adaptation for television ( Terry Pratchett's Hogfather) was broadcast over Christmas 2006. Since the first novel, The Colour of Magic ( 1983), the series has expanded, spawning several related books and maps, four short stories, cartoon, theatre adaptations, computer games, and music inspired by the series. Lovecraft and William Shakespeare, as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, often using them for satirical parallels with current cultural, technological and scientific issues. The books frequently parody, or at least borrow ideas from, J. Cover of an early edition of The Colour of Magic art by Josh Kirbyĭiscworld is a comedic fantasy book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin.
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