Articles related to "Discworld"

Author Sir Terry Pratchett and leading British folklorist Jacqueline Simpson explore the influence of folklore on the characters, events and history of the Discworld.

American fantasy author Lawrence Watt-Evans offers an overview for novice and experienced readers of Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld series.

Terry Pratchett's Discworld continues to satirise everyday life in his latest novel, where he focuses on the world of banking and high finance and the power of words.

Introducing Rincewind and Death in a pastiche of Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar, Conan the Barbarian, Larry Niven's The Magic Goes Away and even Anne McCaffrey's Dragon books.

Terry Pratchett has chosen a new style and setting for his latest novel, an enjoyable and thought provoking story about the nature of belief, truth and leadership.

Another fantasy story from Discworld with a new location and a new cast of characters including, most prominently, the incarnation of Death itself.

Director Danny Boyle has tapped Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) to write the script for DreamWorks Animation's Truckers.

An epic new fantasy trilogy that looks set to extend beyond the original three books in the same way as Terry Pratchett's Discworld and Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga

Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) says he wants to adapt Terry Pratchett's Truckers for the silver screen. DreamWorks Animation will finance and produce the film.

A proper staff is necessary for a spell caster to complete his arcane image in any mmorpg. This is as true in Runescape as it is in other fantasy settings.

Here's some more information about Exodus Film Group/The Weinstein Company's Igor, starring the voices of John Cusack, John Cleese and Christian Slater.

Check out the teaser poster for Igor, directed by Anthony Leondis and starring John Cusack, James Lipton, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese. Film opens September 19th.

Compared to John Meaney's Bone Song, Charlie Huston's Almost Human and Mike Carey's The Devil You Know, Angry Robot's new novel owes a debt to Dungeons & Dragons.

Ready for a no-hassle, morals-free jaunt through the streets of New Sfinctr? The Philosophical Strangler will win over any fantasy-lover with a sense of humour

The Apocalypse has never looked so good or so fun in Good Omens, the story written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

Christopher Penczak is an author of several books dealing with healing, magick, and the new age. In this interview, he gives readers a look into what's next in his life.

Once your kid's finished devouring the latest Harry Potter, how do you go about nurturing that yen to read? Here's a list of recommended fantasy and SF novels.