Small Gods - Terry Pratchett

Advantages: Creative Genius of Terry Pratchett with The Versatility of Tony Robinson
Disadvantages: Abridged

...of the audio version of Small Gods the twelfth book of the Discworld series. Tony Robinson is the very talented voice artist who adds life to story with his cowardly voice of Rincewind, the cracked voice of Nanny Ogg, the hollow voice of Death to even the proud voice of Lady Sybil Ramkin he can play them all well. I found that his interpretations are very good and they easily matched mine. "TONY ROBINSON, SUCCESSFUL WRITER, ACTOR AND DOCUMENTARY ...
...POPULAR TV SERIES TIME TEAM AND HIS ROLE AS BALDRICK IN BLACKADDER." Quote form the cassette of Terry Pratchett's Thief of Time the twenty-sixth book of the Discworld series. The audio books are produced by Corgi Audio, the same company that releases the paperback versions of the books. The Corgi Audio versions are abridged which is a shame, I would love to be able to find unabridged versions read by Tony Robinson. However, these versions are still ... Read review

Advantages: Humourous, madcap antics which amuse for hours
Disadvantages: Laughing out loud when you're alone on the train

Terry Pratchett is a wizard with the English language. His use of it in his novels is fantastic, and the pictures it conjurs up are somewhqat unbelievable, although I frequently wish that our world could be the same as this parallel world. His writing style is also very easy on the mind, as he uses a continuos collection of paragraphs to break up his novels, as opposed to the more traditional layout of chapters, making the books easy to pick up and ...
...spare slot of time one may have in the day. The Discworld novels are set on a planet which is a flat disc resting on the backs of four elephants, who in turn are standing on the back of a giant turtle, swimming through space. Ankh-Morpork, the main city of discworld, is the place where all the guilds are based (discworld has a guild for everything - theieves, alchemists, even cunning artificers!) and also the home of Unseen University, the academic ... Read review

Advantages: Great to unwind with
Disadvantages: can't put them down till youv'e read cover to cover

I have just been brought the Truth novel by Terry Pratchett, The latest in a long line of Discworld novels of which, I have them all, some twice even, as they are re-released as trilogy's. There are not any other authors that works I read, that I would be inspired to go out and buy the set. TP's works are a brilliant look at how things could be in a parallel universe, very witty and cleverly done throughout every novel so far which is no mean feat. ...
...to read them) they are all well written and I always make sure I have at least one Discworld book in my travel bag when I go on my hols, as they are a great escape from the mundane working days we all have to endure. Thanks to Terry for creating this world for us with its witches, wizards, city guard, not forgetting Elephants and Turtles. I'm inspired to try and write myself now, and If you haven't read anything on the Discworld get online ordering ... Read review

Advantages: Hours of Entertainment
Disadvantages: Finally manageing to put the book down at 4am

Terry Pratchet is the best Fantasy writer of our time. If you are looking for laughs, adventure and an interesting insight into the world as you thought you knew it you have picked the best author. The Discworld series is set on a flat world where there is a Guild for everything (including Thieves and assasins), a University for Wizards (in which the Librarian is an ape!), and possibly the most loveable old hag ever. Terry Pratchet has also written ...
...about little creatures the live under the floorboards in a department store, the series is called Truckers. The was even an ITV childrens series based on the books. It was these books that introduced me to Pratchet and I'm always the first in the cue wheneve a new book is released. ... Read review

Advantages: Death
Disadvantages: Once you start reading Mort it's so hard to put down.

Where do you start? The character of Death is really bought to the surface and you end up feeling a compassion for a metaphor of sadness. The book really brings the characters to life and also explains an event from a previous book. He introduces some of the more weird and wonderful ideas of the Discworld which makes you fall in love with its strange habits and naivety of the whole place. There are also some interesting ideas of how the mind works ...
...be true here. The story is one of magic, responsibility, love, life and of course Death, the end product being a story which is bursting with energy and life the ability to become empathetic and sympathetic with the characters. This book is truly amazing and I feel it is one that will be enjoyed by all ho read it for centuries to come. ... Read review