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Discworld Series

The greatest comic fantasy series ever written — Terry Pratchett's 41-novel Discworld

Carnegie Medal (The Amazing Maurice), BSFA Award, World Fantasy Award Lifetime Achievement, OBE, Knighthood
Discworld Series
Genre
Comic Fantasy, Satire
Language
English
Dates
November 24, 1983September 1, 2015

<p>Terry Pratchett's Discworld is one of the greatest and most beloved comic fantasy series ever written — 41 novels spanning three decades. Set on a flat world carried by four elephants standing on a giant turtle, Discworld is a brilliantly comic mirror of our own world that tackles philosophy, politics, religion, technology, and human nature with savage wit and profound warmth.</p><p>The series spans multiple sub-series including the Wizards (Unseen University), the City Watch (Ankh-Morpork), the Witches (Lancre), Death, Tiffany Aching, and more. Notable works include <em>Guards! Guards!</em>, <em>Small Gods</em>, <em>Mort</em>, <em>Night Watch</em>, <em>The Truth</em>, and <em>Going Postal</em>.</p><p>Pratchett wrote with unparalleled insight into the human condition — his books are simultaneously the funniest and most humane works in the fantasy canon.</p>