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==Wikis==
==Wikis==


* [http://pterryfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Discworld_Fanon_Wiki Pratchett Fanon Wiki] - A repository for all things Pratchett fanon. Feel free to use this for inspiration.
* [https://pterryfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Discworld_Fanon_Wiki The Discworld Fanon Wiki] - A repository for all things Pratchett fanon. Feel free to use this for inspiration.
*[http://thelongearth.wikia.com/wiki/The_long_Earth_Wiki The Long Earth Wiki] - A great source for information on the Long Earth Series.
* [https://thelongearth.fandom.com/wiki/The_long_Earth_Wiki The Long Earth Wiki] - A great source for information on the Long Earth Series.
*[http://discworld.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Discworld Wiki] - The other Discworld Wikia.
* [https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Discworld Wiki] - The Discworld wiki at Fandom.com (previously Wikia).
*[http://www.thediscworld.de DiscWiki] - the German-language Discworld wiki.
* [http://www.thediscworld.de DiscWiki] - the German-language Discworld wiki.


==Podcasts==
==Podcasts==
=== Active ===
Moved to their own page: [[Podcasts]].
* ''[https://radiomorpork.wordpress.com/ Radio Morpork]'' - a Discworld podcast. Hosts Colm and Steve read each Discworld book in order, and create rankings. Launched August 2015; episodes released sporadically.
* ''[http://pratchatpodcast.com Pratchat]'' - a monthly Terry Pratchett book club podcast. Australian hosts Elizabeth Flux (writer) and Ben McKenzie (comedian) read and discuss every Pratchett book (not just the Discworld), each with a special guest. Launched November 2017, released on the 7Ath of each month. Also has a supporter only bonus podcast, ''Ook Club''.
* ''[https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/ Wyrd Sisters]'' - a monthly Discworld re-read podcast, hosted by Americans Dani, Manning and Liz. Launched January 2019, released on the 28th of each month.
* ''[https://mindkindle.net/from-a-dream-world/the-discworld-portal/ The Discworld Portal]'' - a weekly Discworld discussion podcast. Hosted by the Medieval Gnome, a Canadian(?) fantasy fan in his 60s, it's "a portal between that fantasy world called the Discworld and Roundworld, what we call reality". Launched April 2019; released weekly.
* ''[http://thetruthshallmakeyefret.buzzsprout.com The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret]'' - a weekly Discworld podcast. Hosts Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel read and recap every Discworld book in order, over three episodes for each book with a week off in between. Launched November 2019.
* ''[https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com Desert Island Discworld]'' - a Discworld interview podcast. Host Al Kennedy interviews a variety of guests about their favourite Discworld books. Launched November 2019; released weekly in seasons of six episodes.
* ''And he said to me'' - artist and author Bernard Pearson, longtime friend of Terry's and owner of the Discworld Emporium, shares stories about Pratchett in conversation with his other friends, including Rob Wilkins. Launched December 2019, released sporadically (only two episodes as of April 2020). No web site, but it appears to be on most podcast platforms.
* ''[https://www.compleatdiscography.page/ The Compleat Discography]'' - a Discworld fancast. “Four nerds” do a book club style read-through of the Discworld novels and related works, in publication order. Occasionally special guests; also intend to cover ''[[TV and Film:The Watch|The Watch]]''. Launched January 2020; released fortnightly, at least at launch.
 
=== Inactive ===
* ''The Pratchett Podcast'' - a sometimes monthly news, discussion and review podcast, mostly about the Discworld. Hosted by Graeme Sheridan and sometimes Rhys Parton. Launched October 2011; released monthly or bi-monthly for 61 episodes through to October 2018. [https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-pratchett-podcast Most recent thirty episodes available here]; the [https://thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com first fifteen episodes here].
* ''[https://shoutengine.com/AnkhMorporkPublicRadio/ Ankh-Morpork Public Radio]'' - a Discworld re-read podcast hosted by Discworld newcomer Trevor and long time Pratchett fan Jodhi Doyle. Launched in September 2016, and released monthly, though only two episodes appear to have been made (''[[Book:The Colour of Magic|The Colour of Magic]]'' and ''[[Book:The Light Fantastic| The Light Fantastic]]'').


==Teaching Guides==
==Teaching Guides==
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*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discworld-Philosophy-Popular-Culture/dp/081269919X ''Discworld and Philosophy''] by Nicolas Michaud (editor), 2016, Cricket Books.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discworld-Philosophy-Popular-Culture/dp/081269919X ''Discworld and Philosophy''] by Nicolas Michaud (editor), 2016, Cricket Books.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Narrative-Worlds-Approaches/dp/3319672975 ''Terry Pratchett's Narrative Worlds: From Giant Turtles to Small Gods''] by Marion Rana (editor), 11th January 2018, Palgrave Macmillan.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Narrative-Worlds-Approaches/dp/3319672975 ''Terry Pratchett's Narrative Worlds: From Giant Turtles to Small Gods''] by Marion Rana (editor), 11th January 2018, Palgrave Macmillan.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Terry-Pratchett-Marc-Burrows/dp/1526765500 ''The Magic of Terry Pratchett''] by Marc Burrows, 30th July 2020, Pen & Sword History.
*[[Book:The Magic of Terry Pratchett|''The Magic of Terry Pratchett'']] by Marc Burrows, 30th July 2020, Pen & Sword History. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Terry-Pratchett-Marc-Burrows/dp/1526765500 Link]
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Ethical-Worlds-Narrative-ebook/dp/B08G3KZ239 ''Terry Pratchett's Ethical Worlds: Essays on Identity and Narrative in Discworld and Beyond''] by Kristin Noone and Emily Lavin Leveret (Editors), 5th August 2020, McFarland.


==See also:==
==See also:==

Revision as of 02:48, 2 October 2021

External links

Newsgroups

Publishers' Websites

  • Terry Pratchett - Bibliography, forums and features from Verlagsgruppe Random House / Doubleday / etc.
  • Terry Pratchett Books - A very active forum with members from around the world. Main page also includes current news and information about the books and Terry Pratchett. (HarperCollins)

Blogs and Discussion

National Sites

Peripherals

Forums

Wikis

Podcasts

Moved to their own page: Podcasts.

Teaching Guides

Criticism, biography, commentary

See also:

  • Fan fiction
  • TV tropes - a really neat and entertaining site discussing the recurring "tropes", ie literary shortcuts, stereotypes and literary conventions present in TV, literature and art. A lot of space is given over to Pratchett's work, detailing how the tropes, those conventions, hooks and short-cuts present in the universal consciousness of all creative writers, work in the Discworld.

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