A prolific English writer of satirical fantasy fiction, best known for his Discworld series, Terry Pratchett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in 2009. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for younger readers. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010. He sadly passed away in March, 2015.
Hogfather is the 20th Discworld novel and focuses on Susan Sto Helit and her grandfather, Death.
by Josh Kirby
Susan is trying to live a normal life, despite being both a duchess and the granddaughter of an anthropomorphic personification. Her latest attempt, being the nanny to the two children of a well off family, is thwarted by her grandfather coming down the chimney dressed as the Hogfather, the local Santa Claus equivalent. The real one has gone missing, and while Death tries to keep belief in him alive, Susan has to find out what’s happened.
Sourcery is the 5th Discworld novel and focuses on Rincewind the Wizzard.
by Josh Kirby
In the Discworld, the eighth son of an eighth son is destined to become a wizard, and wizards are forbidden to have children. This is because if an eighth son’s eighth son has an eighth son, he will be a sourcerer, a source of magic, capable of great and terrible feats. This sourcerer has his father possessing his staff, whispering in his ear to do exactly that. It’s up to Rincewind, a wizard with all the magical potential of a paper bag, to stop him, with the help of a barbarian hero-in-training, the daughter of the Disc’s most famous barbarian hero, who just wants to be a hairdresser, and his Luggage, a magical suitcase with hundreds of little legs and serious anger management issues.
Equal Rites is the 3rd Discworld novel and focuses on Granny Weatherwax and Esk.
by Josh Kirby
As everyone knows, the eighth son of an eighth son is destined to be a powerful wizard, and a dying wizard will often seek out such a child to become his successor. It’s due to a simple mistake that the eighth son’s eighth child is not an eighth son at all, but a first daughter, Eskarina Smith. It’s too late to take away the wizard staff now, but perhaps Granny Weatherwax, possibly the greatest witch in the world, can raise her to be a witch and get away from all that nonsense with the wands and chantings. As she grows up, Esk feels drawn to wizardry whenever Granny tries to teach her witchcraft, and when she eventually makes her way to Unseen University, the premier institute of magic anywhere on the Disc, she feels compelled to become a witch after listening to the wizards there.
Guards! Guards! is the 8th Discworld novel and focuses on Sam Vimes and the Watch.
by Josh Kirby
In every fantasy adventure, there is a group of guardsmen that come in and get beaten up by the heroes to show how tough the party is. This book is dedicated to them. There is a general feeling that things are unfair in the city of Ankh-Morpork, and one secret society believes that this unfairness could be solved by putting a king back on the ancient throne. To accomplish this, they decide summoning a dragon is a good idea. It’s up to the few members of the Watch – Sam Vimes, the drunk and recently promoted captain, Fred Colon, the bumbling sergeant, Nobby Nobbs, the only person requiring a certificate to prove he’s human, and new recruit Corporal Carrot Ironfoundersson, a six foot tall adopted dwarf – to solve the conspiracy
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents is the 28th Discworld novel and the first story for younger readers in the series. It focuses on Maurice and his rat friends.
by David Wyatt
Everyone knows the story of the Pied Piper. In a small town nobody has heard of, they are plagued by rats. Several days later, the Pied Piper shows up and, for a price, leads the rats out of town. Everyone lives happily ever after, the end. What isn’t known is that once the Piper is paid, he meets up with the rats to plan where the next performance will be. The mastermind behind this is Maurice, a talking cat. It’s just a shame that their scam will come up short in the next town.
The Wee Free Men is the 30th book in the Discworld Series and the second story for younger readers. It focuses on Tiffany Aching and the Nac Mac Feegles.
by Paul Kidby
Tiffany Aching has decided that she wants to be a witch. She’s not a princess, she’ll never be a knight, so she chooses to become a witch. But first she has to go up against the Queen of the Fairies to get her brother back, with nothing but a frying pan, a determined attitude, and the loyalty of a clan of Scottish pictsies who got kicked out of Fairyland for being drunk and disorderly. Tiffany Aching has decided that she wants to be a witch. She’s not a princess, she’ll never be a knight, so she chooses to become a witch.
Good Omens is a non-Discworld book, co-authored by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
The Apocalypse is coming, with Heaven and Hell both charging headlong towards it. This doesn’t sit well with Aziraphale and Crowley, an angel and a demon who have been on Earth since the beginning and have gotten to quite like it here, and they plan to stop the End from happening. The only problem for everyone’s plans is that nobody knows where the Antichrist is.
Nation is a non-Discworld book, set in an alternate history of Earth.
by Jonny Duddle
The story begins with Mau, a boy from an island in the South Pelagic Ocean, completing his trial to become a man. That dream is washed away, along with everything he cares about by a tsunami. The same tidal wave brings Ermintrude, a young lady from England who prefers the name Daphne, the sole survivor on the ship taking her to meet her father in the Americas. Together they help each other survive the aftermath, and, with other survivors from smaller islands, rebuild Mau’s home. In the process, they discover an ancient secret about the island and about how the world was before.
Space and Dragons 