Stephen Briggs is een Britse schrijver die gevierd wordt om zijn nevenwerken en merchandise, verbonden aan de komische fantasiewereld van Terry Pratchett. Hij is ook een befaamd verteller van talrijke Discworld-audioboeken, die de geliefde personages en omgevingen tot leven brengen. Zijn academische achtergrond in Theaterwetenschappen en Creatief Schrijven, samen met studies in omroep, heeft hem voorzien van een diverse reeks vaardigheden. Naast zijn literaire bijdragen heeft Briggs een opmerkelijke carrière in stemacteerwerk en heeft hij zich op het gebied van filmproductie begeven, waarbij hij zijn werk vaak doordrenkt met een satirische ondertoon.
This is where the dragons went. They lie... not dead, not asleep, but... dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly. And presumably, somewhere, there's a key...
As autumn fogs hold Ankh-Morpok in their grip, the City Watch must find a murderer who can't be seen. The golems may know something, but they've all started to commit suicide. And on top of all this, the Watch have other problems to deal with, such as a werewolf suffering from Pre-Lunar Tension.
The one and only official guide to all things Discworld including, but not limited to:What to do when approached by a hermit elephantWhere to get a beer in Ankh-Morpork*How to play Cripple Mr Onion* and live to tell about it.
The Discworld, as everyone knows, is a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the shell of the giant star turtle, the Great A'Tuin, as it slowly swims through space. It is also a global publishing phenomenon with sales of over 70 million books worldwide (but who's counting?). The publication of Snuff brought the Discworld canon to 39 books - not including the various guides, mapps, diaries and other side-projects. That's a lot of Discworld to keep track of - more than most people can manage with just the one head - but fear not: help is at hand! If you're looking for the ultimate authority on probably the most heavily populated - certainly the most hilarious - setting in fantasy literature... If you need a handy guide to Discworld locales from Ankh-Morpork to Zemphis... If you want help telling Achmed the Mad from Jack Zweiblumen... If your life depends on being able to distinguish the Agatean Empire from the Zoons... ...look no further than Turtle Recall - the latest Discworld Companion, fully updated and completely up to Snuff!
'THERE'S A SAYING THAT ALL ROADS LEAD TO ANKH-MORPORK. AND IT'S WRONG. ALL ROADS LEAD AWAY FROM ANKH-MORPORK, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WALK ALONG THE WRONG WAY' from Moving Pictures Ankh-Morpork! City of One Thousand Surprises (according to the famous publication by the Guild of Merchants)! All human life is there! Although, if it walks down…
They said it couldn't be done. Well, it has been done, proving them wrong once again. After years of research, cunningly contrived in as many minutes, the Discworld has its map. It takes full account of the historic and much documented expeditions of the Discworld's fêted (or at least fated) explorers: General Sir Roderick Purdeigh, Lars Larsnephew, Llamedos Jones, Lady Alice Venturi, Ponce da Quirm and, of course, Venter Borass. Now travellers on this circular world can see it all: from Klatch to the Ramtops, from Cori Celesti to the Circle Sea, from Genua to Bhangbhangduc. The great cities of Hunghung, Pseudopolis, Al Khali and, of course, Ankh-Morpork are placed with loving care upon this world which is carried through space by Great A'Tuin.
A collection of some of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations.
The Discworld is an unpredictable place, what with rivers you can skateboard across (if they weren't so knobbly), rocks that like a stroll about of an evening and points of raw magic that can turn a body inside out soon as look at it. For safety's sake, you need a guide! The DISCWORLD COMPANION contains everything you need to know about the Discworld. This edition, the first major revision since HOGFATHER was published (1997), covers the eight DISCWORLD novels from JINGO onwards, including THE LAST HERO and MAURICE AND HIS AMAZING EDUCATED RODENTS, as well as the Diaries, the plays and other Discworld Spinoffery.
Ti, kdož cestují kruhovým světem, tady mají všechno jako na dlani: od Klače k horám Beraní hlavy, od Cori Celesti ke Kruhovému moři, od Genovy po Brmbrmduc. Velká města jako Pseudopolis, Al Kali a samozřejmě Ankh-Morpork jsou umístěna s neskonalou péčí a láskou na mapě tohoto světa, který na svém krunýři unáší vesmírem Velká A'Tuin.
Plán proslulého města planety Zeměplocha
Říkali, že je to neproveditelné. Nuže, my jsme to provedli, a tak jim znovu dokázali, že se mýlili. Po mnoha letech podrobných výzkumů, mazaně uskutečněných ve stejném počtu minut, má Zeměplocha konečně svoji mapu. Obsahuje i popis zaznamenaných a historicky doložených expedic nejproslulejších zeměplošských cestovatelů a objevitelů, jako byli: generál sir Roderick O´Mezeney, Lars Larssynovec, Chalamanda Jones, lady Alice Trouffallová, Pasák z Quirmu a samozřejmě i Břichoš Jura zvaný Omrza. Jejich cesty měly pro Zeměplochu osudový (i když častěji spíše osudný) význam. Ti kdož cestují kruhovým světem, tady mají všechno jako na dlani: od Klače k horám Beraní hlavy, od Cori Celesti ke Kruhovému moři, od Genovy po Brmbrmduc. Velká města jako Pseudopolis, Al Kali a samozřejmě Ankh-Morpork jsou umístěna s neskonalou pěčí a láskou na mapě tohoto světa, který na svém krunýři unáší vesmírem Velká A´Tuin.
