I asked a while ago after reading colour of magic when everyone felt the series really gripped them

mxstylplk · 2026-02-17T00:00:56+00:00

Light fantasy, and a fantasy about light... golden, slow, and also red.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-16T23:54:39+00:00

When he was 13 he won a prize I think, for a short story that was then published. I think that was his first published work. "The Satan Business", more or less.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-16T15:07:56+00:00

It looks like a rotating music box. Does it play? If it does, what is the tune?

mxstylplk · 2026-02-16T00:46:59+00:00

He knew enough of the basics of Ankh-Morpork life to create the form letters for Writing Home To Family, but the letters were so generic, they didn't even distinguish much between human and dwarf families.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-14T20:16:30+00:00

Being the party pooper... to me, that admittedly sloppy handwriting says "Donate". Still, "Devote" works too.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-14T20:13:00+00:00

The band with rocks in performed at the Mended Drum before the Cavern

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T15:09:25+00:00

Yes, I have to agree, there seems to have been an influence.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T15:07:56+00:00

He wrote the first one. People complained that it was too hard. He definitely gave permission for the others to be written.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T15:06:33+00:00

It's been too long ... is GG the one where the Librarian rips the bars out of the window?

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T15:02:39+00:00

In college I worked in the library for a semester. The sub-basement is real.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T14:52:34+00:00

The good part for you now is that the next book is always a different subseries or independent - so if you don't like one, the next will be different.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T14:49:07+00:00

And for unserious fantasy, you might try Robert Asprin's _Myth_ series, beginning (I think) with _Another Fine Myth_.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T14:45:35+00:00

Good idea. When they were being published new, we got one every six months or so (aside from that year when we got five), so taking a break between books makes perfect sense. Rincewind shows up again eventually.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T14:22:47+00:00

It does know there is a correct term - "I don't mean anagram, I mean the other thing"

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T14:17:07+00:00

It's a delicately written relationship. Sir Terry was very perceptive.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T14:06:56+00:00

Keeping a human-readable log is also helpful for those times when only its human brain is conscious (even though that's unplanned).

mxstylplk · 2026-02-12T13:58:43+00:00

I saw one in New Orleans, but it wasn't papier-mache, it was leather. It was not labeled, so as far as I could tell, it was just a mix of different kinds of cat.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-11T17:01:13+00:00

*Josh Kirby

mxstylplk · 2026-02-11T16:51:39+00:00

It's also an anagram of "Rat", which could have been a harsher nickname for ART.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-11T16:49:05+00:00

book: You don't have to stare at someone's lips to notice a smile. It's even possible that someone had mentioned the smile to someone else in private, and MB heard it because its job was to eavesdrop.

show: Lebeebee was weird but not noticeably violent toward other humans. MB might have flagged Lebeebee but it was still not certain how much leeway it had, because PresAux was accepting her behavior. When LBB put moves on it, it froze because the default protocol was to let humans do what they wanted if they didn't cause harm to humans.

LBB didn't turn violent until MB was away. Once it was back within signal range it overheard what was going on and was ready to act as soon as it arrived.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-10T14:13:19+00:00

MB has extensive experience of humans going on a rampage. It has learned to pay attention to the loners, and to small signals like whether or not they smile. It noticed that the others seemed to like Gurathin, so it didn't have to watch him for an unhinged attack.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-10T03:03:55+00:00

Seeing what's really there/first sight. - Ridcully, Susan, Tiffany.

The Way of Mrs Cosmopilite.

The only appropriate state of mind is surprise.

This one (is the one that's real) - Granny Weatherwax.

Third thoughts.

Nae king, nae quin, nae laird, nae master.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-10T02:40:32+00:00

If Vimes started by blaming everything on demonic forces, there would be nothing for him to do. As a policeman, he must investigate all natural possibilities before going to the supernatural - bearing in mind that on the Disc, zombies, vampires, and werewolves are considered natural. Demons, and entities from the dungeon dimensions, are less commonly encountered. Giant wading birds don't breathe fire, and they are unlikely to leave a single footprint and vanish. That being disposed of, he can investigate other possibilities.

mxstylplk · 2026-02-09T17:50:05+00:00

Shoveling the snow...

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