tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post5182703081004113811..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Witches Abroad by Terry PratchettAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-30473874848483234842009-10-06T13:56:35.894+00:002009-10-06T13:56:35.894+00:00Thanks Jebus and Adam. I'll make sure that I c...Thanks Jebus and Adam. I'll make sure that I check out Pratchett's books as soon as possible, thankyou for your kind help.<br /><br />By the way Adam, I discovered your blog a few months ago and have been visiting it nearly everyday. Your blog rocks keep up the good work!!The Fantasizernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-32952253150631340222009-10-06T01:51:38.993+00:002009-10-06T01:51:38.993+00:00Pratchett has written some children's books, b...Pratchett has written some children's books, but the main DISCWORLD series is not aimed at them. Some of the content is fairly advanced, and he explores some more serious ideas and themes in some of the books that kids wouldn't really get (the next book in the series is about fundamentalist religion and blind faith, for example).<br /><br />In terms of his overall genre importance, it is pretty big. Some have called him the greatest living fantasist and I think there is an argument for that. The only serious contenders to that crown would really be Gene Wolfe and Jack Vance. Few authors have the huge output of Pratchett combined with his general high quality and the variety of ideas, styles and characters he explores, both in and out of the DISCWORLD books.<br /><br />He also has, unusually, a lot of mainstream respect, and has been called the modern Charles Dickens by several critics, a label that has stuck. His high output has led him to being taken for granted, but his recent illness seems to have woken people up to the fact that he's a national treasure that won't be around forever, and we should savour the new works that he will be able to produce over the next few years.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-16117241562345408432009-10-06T01:50:56.678+00:002009-10-06T01:50:56.678+00:00The Fantasizer - they're not for children at a...The Fantasizer - they're not for children at all, they're often social commentary caged in humourist fantasy where only adults would get a lot of the jokes. I started reading them as a teenager and have never looked back.Jebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985667608602099242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-62825803462480576852009-10-05T18:22:58.699+00:002009-10-05T18:22:58.699+00:00I haven't yet read a terry pratchett novel but...I haven't yet read a terry pratchett novel but the the popularity of these books is amazing. What do these books compare to like in terms of other major fantasy works and authors? I'd be thankful if someone could inform me.<br />Are these for children???<br />Yes, I am a completely ignorant bufoon; at least as far as this author is concerned!!The Fantasizernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-80832184216524811442009-10-05T07:28:22.592+00:002009-10-05T07:28:22.592+00:00Well. To be honest: It's MY favorite from all ...Well. To be honest: It's MY favorite from all the Discworld books! It's just hilarously funny, if you're into fairy tales!Darkstarhttp://www.fantasy-news.comnoreply@blogger.com