TERRY PRATCHETT
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Carpet People
(1971)

His first novel, written when he was just 17. He completely rewrote it in 1992.
Strata

(1981)
A parody of Larry Niven’s Ringworld. Features the first mention of a "Discworld".
The Colour Of Magic
(1983)

The first bona-fide Discworld book. A first edition is now worth around £500.
Equal Rites

(1987)
By now Terry had established the tone of the books to follow.
Wyrd Sisters

(1988)
Later serialised on radio, and animated for TV.
Guards! Guards!

(1989)
Also serialised for Radio 4, was recently transformed into a stage show starring Paul Darrow, better known (perhaps) as Avon from Blake’s 7.
The Unadulterated Cat
(1989)

Terry’s first non-Discworld book since the 1970s.
Truckers

(1989)
The first of the Discworld Gnomes Trilogy, intended primarily for children.
Good Omens

(1990)
Another non-Discworld book, this was co-written with comic author Neil Gaiman.
Only You Can Save Mankind

(1992)
Another non-Discworld kids book. The first of a series featuring juvenile hero Johnny Maxwell.
Johnny and the Dead

(1993)
The second Johnny Maxwell novel. Made into a TV series by LWT.
Hogfather

(1995)
The Discworld Christmas novel. Sort of.
Carpe Jugulum

(1998)
The final Discworld book to date. The Fifth Elephant is due to be released in November 1999.












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TERRY PRATCHETT
By Paul Rose

Here’s a riddle for you: who wears a distinctive hat, has a big white beard, is somewhat overweight, and makes millions of people happy? No, it isn’t Odin, but one Mr Terry Pratchett, author of the zillion-selling Discworld novels. He’s been writing books since he was 17, with early novels aping the sci-fi of heavyweight authors such as Asmiov and Larry Niven. But it was in 1983 that Pratchett devised the comic, cosmic Discworld fantasy universe, and set a course to fame and infamy. Currently working on The Fifth Elephant, due for release in November this year, Terry took all of thirty seconds to fire out some half-decent answers to our rubbish questions. He doesn’t like rubbish questions, you know.

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HOW DID YOU GET INTO WRITING?

"I never made any decision. It sort of happened. A hobby, it was an incipient hobby that gradually became a career without me making a coherent decision at any point."

YOU WRITE A LOT OF BOOKS DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A PROLIFIC WRITER?

"I'm actually quite astonished that I could be considered to be one, compared to some of the prolific writers of history. I mean, P.G Wodehouse must have knocked up at least sixty novels. I don't know how news got around that I'm particularly prolific. Lets face it, two books a year; that's less than 400 words a day, that's less than two pages of double space A4 a day. That's not a lot of words, so it doesn't take long to type them. The rest of the time is spent getting spurious background information."

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU GET STUCK FOR IDEAS?

"I don't. Ideas are easy. Getting your mind right so that you have the ideas is the hardest part."

DO YOU EVER FEEL UNDER PRESSURE TO BE FUNNY ALL THE TIME?

"No. Curiously enough it tends to go the other way. If you get a reputation for being funny then saying something like ‘can you pass the salt please’ can get some people into a fit of giggles. ‘God, it's the way he tells them.’ In fact, sometimes it's quite hard to be taken seriously."

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE PHANTOM MENACE HYPE?

"It's depressing. Get the merchandising out, then release the movie. and the media all fall for it. Even the BBC dropped its pants and showed a long 'Making of...' programme that was just an extended ad. "

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE ITEM OF DISCWORLD MERCHANDISING?

"I love the gold Death ring Clarecraft made for me as a 'thank you' for letting them do the silver rings."

WHO WOULD YOU CAST IN A DISCWORLD MOVIE?

"That depends on which movie. This is a question that always puzzles me; people say "why don't you have a film made of so-and-so", but it doesn't work like that. You don't just barge into an office and say "Hi, Mr. Spielberg, I want you to make a film."

WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A FILM OF YOUR LIFE, AND WHAT WOULD THE FILM BE CALLED?

"It would be called 'The Film That Won't Be Made'."

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET ASKED TO DO INTERVIEWS?

"Too often".

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