The Wizards of Odd
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This collection of short stories by various authors contains the very short 'Theatre of Cruelty' by Terry Pratchett.
The story is set in Ankh-Morpork after 'Guards Guards', but before 'Men At Arms'.
It illustrates the devastating simplicity which the young Corporal Carrot can bring to bear in order to solve a crime.
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This collection of short stories by various authors contains 'The Sea And Little Fishes' by Terry Pratchett.
It is a story about the Lancre witches and is apparently set some time after 'Maskerade', and perhaps even after 'Carpe Jugulum'.
It gives us another fascinating glimpse at the subtle machinations of what is probably the most complex character in Discworld -- Granny Weatherwax -- and her use of headology to frustrate the plans of any would-be rival.
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This handy little diary and yearbook is just what every aspiring assassin needs.
It contains illustrated information regarding the Assassins' Guild 'Conlegium Sicariorum' in Ankh-Morpork, the school rules of the college, and pictures of the faculty, as well as an inspiring address by Doctor Downey, the headmaster.
At a pinch, it can also be used as a year 2000 pocket diary......
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YOU KNOW IT MAKES NONSENSE.
The Guild of Fools, Joculators, Minstrels, Buffoons and Mime Artists has taught the principles of humour in Ankh-Morpork for over two hundred years; and humour is a very serious business -- it is no laughing matter. One only has to look at the portrait of Doctor Whiteface, Head of the Guild, on the cover of the Yearbook to realise that !
All manner of information about the Guild, its structures, and its officers is contained within the pages of the Yearbook...
... but don't let the Bloody Fools catch you using it for something as sensible as a year 2001 pocket diary!
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ACVTVS ID VERBERAT
The Thieves Guild and Yearbook 2002.
If this book has no cover, it has been stolen - well done, that man !
Everything you ever wished to know about the Guild, its structures, and its officers is contained within the pages of this book, including momentous occasions in the history of the Guild.
For instance, did you know that on the 23rd of March, 1911, on a bet amongst the inmates of the Tanty Prison, Bistro Frilli ate fifty hard-boiled eggs at one sitting. He lived a further fifteen minutes, but those minutes were full of incident and activity. The chief warder was asked for a report on the incident. He said the report was 'very loud'.
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The Science of Discworld
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When a thaumic experiment by the High Energy Magic department goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic.
Roundworld is, of course, our own universe.We follow its story from the primal singularity of the Big Bang to the Internet and beyond, with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen doing the science bits, and Terry Pratchett doing the funny bits.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke
"Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- Gregory Benford
"There are no turtles anywhere." -- Ponder Stibbons
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The Science of Discworld II : The Globe
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The Science of Discworld related how a thaumic experiment by the High Energy Magic department went adrift, leaving the wizards of Unseen University with a pocket universe on their hands, Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic - not to mention dirty great rocks whizzing down out of the sky at regular intervals and scything away all higher forms of life, leaving nothing but dust and fundamentalists.
In The Science of Discworld II, we find that the Elves have also discovered Roundworld, and have changed things to be a little more to their liking.
And these are the Elves we met in Lords And Ladies, of course. They're not your fairies-at-the-bottom-of-the-garden type Elves, but more fairies-at-the-bottom-of-all-sorts-of-skullduggery-and-nastiness types.
So it's up to Rincewind, Ponder Stibbons and the librarian - ably 'assisted' by the rest of the UU Faculty - to save the day yet again.
In the course of all this, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen take the chance to propound a commentary on the evolution and development of the human mind, culture, language, art and science - while Terry Pratchett does the story bits.
"We may, indeed, share 98% of our genes with chimpanzees, but then, we share 47% with cabbages."
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