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Teppicymon should be Pteppicymon, and 'deaths domain' and 'deaths deceptively' should be "death's"

Surely 'deaths domain' should be 'Death's Domain'? Death being capitalised as a person (well, anthropomorphic personification) and Domain being capitalised as a place?

I’ve added a section on the Thud board game, fixed the typos, and added a footnote explaining the spelling of ‘nomes’.

>>‘deaths domain' and 'deaths deceptively' should be "death's"<<

I think I found 'Death’s Domain', but where’s 'Death’s deceptively'?

It's just before the heading for The Colour of Magic. Don't you know how to use the Find function?

I seem to recall Cosgrove Hall doing a stop-motion animation of Truckers a few years back. And there were cell animation versions of Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music, too.

Are you going to include the short stories too?


Geggs

>>Don't you know how to use the Find function?<<

Would it make me sound terribly ignorant if I were to say yes?


>>I seem to recall Cosgrove Hall doing a stop-motion animation of Truckers a few years back. And there were cell animation versions of Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music, too.<<

I never knew about that Truckers one. I've added mentions about all three of them.

>>Are you going to include the short stories too?<<

I've added in a section about 'Once More . . .' in to the non-affiliated section. I'm not sure if I can do much more with the short stories.

The Diaries are coming back by the way:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0575077239/qid=1122403815/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-6862026-4346067

The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook: Discworld Diary 2007

Here is the first tranche of characters - they're a bit randomly ordered on occasion not sure whether that's a problem. Anyone is welcome to argue about missed main characters or those which they do not think have enough of a major role to get a mention.

The Colour of Magic
Main characters: Rincewind*, Twoflower*, Luggage*, Hrun the Barbarian*, assorted Gods*, and first cameo appearance of Death*.

The Light Fantastic
Main characters: Rincewind, Twoflower, Luggage, Wizards of Unseen University (UU), Librarian*, Death, Ysabell*, War*, Famine* and Pestilence*, Cohen the Barbarian*

Equal Rites
Main characters: Eskarina, Simon, Granny Weatherwax*, Wizards (of UU), Mrs Whitlow*

Mort
Main characters: Death, Mort*, Ysabell, Albert*, Binky*, Rincewind (briefly), Princess Keli, Cutwell

Sourcery
Main characters: Rincewind, Luggage, Librarian, Wizards, Coin, Conina, Nijel the Destroyer, Four Hoursemen of the Apocralypse*, Vetinari the Patrician*

Wyrd Sisters
Main characters: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg*, Magrat Garlick*, the Fool*, Hwel*, Suan Ogg*, Jason Ogg*, Tomjon

Pyramids
Main characters: Chidder, King Pteppicymon XXVIII (Teppic), Dios, 'You Bastard' the camel, Ptraci, Ptaclusp

Guards, Guards!
Main characters: Elucidate Brethren of the Ebon Night, Capt. Vimes, LPC Carrot, Patrician, Sgt. Colon, Cpl. 'Nobby' Nobbs, Lady Sybil Ramkin, Librarian, Draco nobilis, Errol the swamp dragon

Eric
Main characters: Eric, Death, Wizards, Rincewind, Demon King Astfgl

Moving Pictures
Main characters: CMOT Dibbler*, Wizards, Guild of Alchemists, Thomas Silverfish, Victor Tugelbend, Theda Withel, Ginger, Gaspode* (the Wonder Dog), Detritus*

Reaper Man
Main characters: Auditors of Reality*, Death, Mrs. Flitworth, Wizards of the UU, Priests of Ankh-Morpork, Mrs. Cake, Ludmilla, Reg Shoe*, Patrician

Witches Abroad
Main characters: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat Garlick, Lilith, Mrs Pleasant, Mrs Gogol, Emberella, Casanunda

Small Gods
Main characters: Lu-Tze, Nhumrod, Brutha, Great God Om, Vorbis, Didactylos, Simony

Lords and Ladies
Main characters: King Verence, Magrat, Nanny Ogg, Greebo, Jason Ogg, Shawn Ogg, Granny Weatherwax, Archcancellor Ridcully, Ponder Stibbons, Bursar, Librarian, Diamanda Tockley, Perdita Nitt, Casanunda, Lancre Morris Men and some elves

Men at Arms
Main characters: Cpl. Carrot, Cpt. Vimes, Cpl. Nobbs, Sgt. Colon, Lady Ramkin, Lord Rust, LC Detritus, LC Cuddy, LC Angua, Gaspode, Dr Cruces & the Assissin's Guild, Patrician, Dr Whiteface & the Fools' Guild, Cpt. Quirk & the day watch.

Soul Music
Main characters: Susan Sto Helit, Death , Mr Crete & Guild of Musicians, Imp y Celyn (aka Buddy), Glod Glodsson, Lias Bluestone (aka Cliff), Albert, Wizards of UU, CMOT Dibbler

Interesting Times
Main characters: Rincewind, Wizards (of UU), Twoflower, Cohen the Barbarian, Silver Horde, Lord Hong, Hex.

forgot to mention the * signify first appearances of important recurring characters.

Added a bit about the diary, a section on 'Where's My Cow', and I put in all those Main Character lists.

Isn't it Agnes Nitt/Perdita X. Dream?

But that's a plot-twist, you can't give away plot-twists.

Dole: It's not a plot-twist Ben.

Ben: OK, well maybe I just don't believe in all that alternate personality nonsense.

I was replying to Scrumph not about the entry.

Just wondering if the 'main characters' section is going to be added to the second half of the Discworld Novels? I like the way in which they help to show how the series progresses, and it just seems a little bit odd that the info is there for the first batch but not for the second.

P

Well I'm waiting on scrumph to finish those so that I can add them.

Excellent!

P

so Terry Pratchett re-wrote --> so Pratchett re-wrote it

a convents maternity ward --> a convent's maternity ward

copy-write issues --> copyright issues

who constantly trying to live normal lives --> who constantly try to live normal lives

who are forced find --> who are forced to find

inside a department story --> inside a department store

basicly --> basically

Four Hoursemen --> Four Horsemen

MacBeth --> Macbeth

throws the kingdom into it own universe --> throws the kingdom into its own universe

turning peoples lives into stories --> turning people's lives into stories

Archcancellor Ridcully --> Archchancellor Ridcully

to the Discs population --> to the Disc's population

They plan to use the suck the blood of the humans --> They plan to suck the blood of the humans

than meets that eye --> than meets the eye

several month before --> several months before

than that of her brothers --> than that of her brother

are painting of major Discworld characters --> are paintings of major Discworld characters

Calenders and Diaries --> Calendars and Diaries

Mini calander blocks --> Mini calendar blocks

Illustrated wall calenders --> Illustrated wall calendars


G

Well 21 mistakes isn't so bad for an entry of this size.

*cough*

Anyway, I've fixed all those.

Great entry, GodBen!

A few small points:

The first edition of The Carpet People was illustrated by Pratchett himself. It's so rare that copies are selling for £500 and £600!

Since you mention Macbeth and Faust, you might include two other literary references: Lords and Ladies plays around with some of the ideas from A Midsummer Night's Dream, while Maskerade refers to The Phantom of the Opera.

Wyrd Sisters and some of the other Discworld books have been turned into play scripts by Stephen Briggs. These seem to be very popular with amateur dramatic societies, especially ones that want to attract younger members. The paperbacks of these play versions seem to sell well.


One small niggle, from the bit about The Truth:
"Lord Vetinari has been found trying to abscond the city with millions of dollars."
-->Lord Vetinari has been found trying to abscond from the city with millions of dollars."


Azara

OK, I've added in sections on those things and I've fixed the line about Vetinari.