h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I've have now managed to get my friend in the US addicted to my favorite author!!

Who's that I hear you ask... (well maybe ya not but I'm gonna say anyway!!) It's Terry Pratchett!! The man is a scifi/fantasy genius in my opinion!!

I became addicted to his dry wit when I was 13 yrs old thanks to a friend who shall remain nameless - PAUL CHURCH - Ha ha ha

He slyly mixes modern ideas such as movies (the Fifth Element) to create hilarious books (the Fifth Elephant)

Throw in wizards from the Unseen University (feels like where I work!!) DEATH riding his white charger called Binky and various dwarves, trolls, witches including the ubiquitous CMOT Dibbler standing for Cut My Own Throat Dibbler - who would sell his grandmother if it made a profit and there's laughs and guffaws abounding.

I myself was reading one of his books on a bus and the seat was hiding the book, I was laughing outloud as I read and I looked up to find that people were moving away from me. Obviously thinking, that I was the local nutter sat in a corner laughing at some joke that no one else heard or understood!!

Anyway... for those who haven't tried his books, I suggest you start at the beginning with The Color of Magic and work forward, it's worth the odd looks on the bus!! If you hold no store for books then there's a couple of videos out, so you've no excuse!!!