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[veeia]

Yeah, I love Terry Pratchett. It's a sad day. 

[Serza]

I've been feeling absolutely gutted since I found out, but this quote from I Shall Wear Midnight helped me feel a little better:

 

"One day all of us shall die but - and this is the most important thing - we are not dead yet."

 

"And we shall not die today" would be a fitting thing to end with, I guess.

[raging_monkey]

"And we shall not die today" would be a fitting thing to end with, I guess.

you just reminded me of ander's qoute haha

[LightningPoodle]

I don't think I've actually read any of Terry Pratchett's books. I must correct this.

[raging_monkey]

Hey idk who he was so

[YourFunnyUncle]

Pleeeease, y'all.

 

Got some good music, right here.

Also, shameless promotion of my favorite musician.

 

*snip*

 

Sorry... I do like rock music but there's something about that song that just leaves me cold*. I can't even quite say why. The production, maybe?

 

In terms of videogame-based singers, I'm more of a Malukah man, myself... (Plus she's Mexican which is always a bonus. )

 

 

*Musical taste is really subjective, so please don't take this as an attack on you or what you like.

[Serza]

Sorry... I do like rock music but there's something about that song that just leaves me cold*. I can't even quite say why. The production, maybe?

 

In terms of videogame-based singers, I'm more of a Malukah man, myself... (Plus she's Mexican which is always a bonus. )

 

 

*Musical taste is really subjective, so please don't take this as an attack on you or what you like.

 

Oh, I chain-listened to Malu before high school exams. She's awesome. Her version of In Uthenera is also flawless.

[veeia]

Hey idk who he was so

 

Fantasy author. He wrote the Discworld series, co wrote Good Omens with Neil Gaiman, and wrote some standalone books too, like the ya book Nation. He's known for writing books that are smart, funny, and absurdist but internally coherent. If you're familiar with Douglas Adams, he's kind of been described as the Adams of Fantasy.  It's not the greatest comparison under a microscope, but it's a good shorthand. 

[YourFunnyUncle]

Fantasy author. He wrote the Discworld series, co wrote Good Omens with Neil Gaiman, and wrote some standalone books too, like the ya book Nation. He's known for writing books that are smart, funny, and absurdist but internally coherent. If you're familiar with Douglas Adams, he's kind of been described as the Adams of Fantasy.  It's not the greatest comparison under a microscope, but it's a good shorthand. 

Yeah. If you love sci-fi and fantasy and don't mind it lovingly having the p*ss taken out of it, then Pratchett and Adams are both highly recommended.

[Duelist]

Pratchett also gave advice on defending yourself against dropbears.

[YourFunnyUncle]

Pretend I'm an idiot( not that hard haha ) who are you talking about? What theme if any do these stories have? I love me a good fantasy and sci-fi story however I'm a bit shallow and like simplistic stories ( not dumbed down ) but easy to follow with nice tidy story arcs. And battles lol, good vs evil, good vs good as long as it's gripping.

We are talking about Terry Pratchett who sadly died today. The books are humorous. They make fun of fantasy and sci-fi tropes, so not quite your usual good vs evil thing, but I wouldn't say that they are hard to follow.

[raging_monkey]

Fantasy author. He wrote the Discworld series, co wrote Good Omens with Neil Gaiman, and wrote some standalone books too, like the ya book Nation. He's known for writing books that are smart, funny, and absurdist but internally coherent. If you're familiar with Douglas Adams, he's kind of been described as the Adams of Fantasy.  It's not the greatest comparison under a microscope, but it's a good shorthand.

ah i see i read discworld when i was a ypunger

[raging_monkey]

Pratchett also gave advice on defending yourself against dropbears.

you and dropbears haha

[YourFunnyUncle]

So, humorous. Like Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy humor or no?

A bit. As Veeia said, it's not a 100% accurate comparison but he's quite like a fantasy Douglas Adams (Who wrote Hitchiker's Guide). Absurdist British humour.

[veeia]

I wouldn't say there are big gripping battles. Pratchett made fantasy worlds that were surreal and also mundane. Villains in his stories, if they exist, are more likely to be bureaucrats than anything else.

They are very simple to read though and worth a try, IMO.

[Lady Luminous]

Cool, I actually own both the book and movie Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

 

42.

[Serza]

Pratchett also gave advice on defending yourself against dropbears.

 

I get the feeling your nickname comes from dueling dropbears.

[LightningPoodle]

Tomorrow leaves only a month until Game of Thrones!

 

Book spoiler - and only a little one at that... C'mon, you knew it was going to happen. 

 

Spoiler

I hope we see, at the end of the season, Dany riding Drogon.

[LightningPoodle]

Pratchett also gave advice on defending yourself against dropbears.

 

Do dropbears actually exist? I'm not so sure anymore.