{"product_id":"the-ultimate-discworld-companion-hardcover","title":"The Ultimate Discworld Companion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Briggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Kidby\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe absolute, comprehensive, from Tiffany Aching to Jack Zweiblumen guide to all things Discworld, fully illustrated by Paul Kidby.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Discworld, as everyone knows, is a flat world balanced on the back of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the shell of the giant star turtle, the Great A'Tuin, as it slowly swims through space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is also the global publishing phenomenon with sales of over 70 million books worldwide (but who's counting?). There's an awful lot of Discworld to keep track of. But fear not! Help is at hand. For the very first time, everything (and we mean everything) you could possibly want to know has been crammed into one place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you need a handy guide to locales from Ankh-Morpork to Zemphis . . .\u003cbr\u003eIf you can't tell your Achmed the Mads from your Jack Zweiblumens . . .\u003cbr\u003eIf your life depends on distinguishing between the Agatean Empire and the Zoons . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLook no further. Updated and perfected by Stephen Briggs, the man behind \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Discworld Companion\u003c\/i\u003e's predecessor \u003ci\u003eTurtle Recall\u003c\/i\u003e, this is your ultimate guide to Sir Terry Pratchett's beloved fantasy world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sir Terry Pratchett is a publishing phenomenon. Among his many prizes and citations are the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award, the Carnegie Medal, the BSFA Award, eight honorary doctorates and, of course, a knighthood. In 2012, he won a BAFTA for his documentary on the subject of assisted suicide, 'Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die'. He is the author of fifty bestselling books but is best known for the globally renowned Discworld series. His books have sold approximately 85 million copies worldwide (but who's counting?), and been translated into forty languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2007, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease. He died in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Briggs (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Stephen Briggs lives in Oxfordshire and has been involved for many years in the sinister world of amateur dramatics, which is how he came to discover the Discworld. Having read one book, he was hooked and read the entire canon over the next three weeks. As well as compiling THE DISCWORLD COMPANION, THE NEW DISCWORLD COMPANION and TURTLE RECALL: THE DISCWORLD COMPANION ... SO FAR, he has also co-authored the Discworld Diaries, the Mapps and has dramatised most of the Discworld novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Kidby (Illustrator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paul Kidby is Terry Pratchett's 'artist of choice' for Discworld and has been illustrating the series for over twenty years. He is the illustrator of THE DISCWORLD IMAGINARIUM, the bestsellers THE LAST HERO and THE ART OF DISCWORLD, as well as THE ILLUSTRATED GUARDS GUARDS and THE ILLUSTRATED GOOD OMENS.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392886456498,"sku":"9781473223509","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/219bfe4ea6805e262e37a559c659b198.webp?v=1777971584","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-ultimate-discworld-companion-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}