Graphic Guide to the Discworld
As many of my friends and family are probably all too aware, I am a big fan of Sir Terry Pratchett and his “Discworld” books. These books are not so much a series, as they are a collection of...
View ArticleFor the Geometry Geeks
Okay, so this does not really have anything to do with Kindles and only marginally with e-books, but… I was re-reading The Color of Magic (book #1 in Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” collection) as one...
View Article‘Making Money’ on Sale for $4.99
I just noticed (thanks, Sharon!) that Terry Pratchett’s Making Money is currently on sale at Amazon for only $4.99. (Most of the “Discworld” catalog is priced around the $7.99 price point.) As you...
View ArticleLiving Life on the Edge (for Me)
I just did something rebellious for me — almost scandalous: I have now purchased two non-free Kindle e-books in succession, without … wait for it … reading the samples first. Okay, now that you’ve come...
View Article‘Snuff’: Good but not Great
I finished reading Snuff, the latest installment in Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” series, about a week ago. Due both to life getting in the way plus wanting to let this one sink in before writing a...
View ArticleDiscworld on 99 Cents a Day
Well, at least for the first day, and assuming you’re a fast reader. Anyway, I just noticed that Amazon has a new Kindle edition of the first book in Terry Pratchett‘s “Discworld” series, The Color of...
View ArticleIs the Magic Gone?
I recently finished Terry Pratchett‘s Raising Steam, the latest installment in his [fifth-]elephant-sized Discworld series, and I fear the magic may be disappearing in a couple ways. Story-wise, there...
View ArticleOnly In Our Dreams Are We Free: RIP, Sir Terry
I finally feel at least somewhat ready to post a few words about the man who was, until recently, my favorite living writer. (The full quote, by the way, from Wyrd Sisters, is “Only in our dreams are...
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