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1 A Brief Introduction to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld

2 Sir Terence David John Pratchett
28 April 1948 “The Carpet People”, 1971 “The Colour of Magic”, 1983 “The Shepherd’s Crown”, 2015

3 Knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours
Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, 2007 12 May 2015, aged 66

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5 The Great A’Tuin

6 Ankh-Morpork River Ankh Lord Havelock Vetinari Guilds Pseudopolis Yard
The Unseen University

7 The Night’s Watch Commander Samuel “Sam” Vimes
Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson Sergeant Fred Colon Corporal Nobby Nobbs

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9 Wizards (Unseen University)
Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully Ponder Stibbons The Librarian Rincewind

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11 Rincewind “…being able to solve minor problems by turning them into major disasters.” “…the overall magical potential of humanity would actually increase after his death.”

12 Witches Granny Weatherwax Nanny Ogg Magrat Garlick Tiffany Aching

13 Witches

14 A B C Yellow 10 20 7 Blue 30 15 Orange 5 24 16

15 Death Death Mort and Ysabell Susan Death of Rats Binky

16 That’s a lot of money And a lot of users Total success!
89,526,124$ That’s a lot of money 185,244 users And a lot of users 100% Total success!

17 Industrial Revolution
“The Truth” “Going Postal” “Monstrous Regiment” “Making Money” “Moving Pictures” “Raising Steam”

18 Stand-alone books “Pyramids”, 1989 “Small Gods”, 1992
“The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents”, 2001

19 Awards Fantasy and Science Fiction Author of the Year, 1994
British Science Fiction Award, 1989 (“Pyramids”) Three of the five Discworld novels that centre on Tiffany Aching won the annual Locus Award for Best YA Book in 2004, 2005 and 2007 Margaret A. Edwards Award, a lifetime honour for "significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature"

20 Credits “Bad Luck Rincewind” – fan art, no idea
“The Great A’Tuin” – been around the new for ages “Small Gods” cover art – gift-edition hardback, Gollancz, 2014 All other images are taken from Paul Kidby’s “Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Imaginarium”, Gollancz, 2017

21 Thank you


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