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10 unusual facts about Discworld


Black Annis

Variations on the name are often used for witch or magic-related characters, such as DC Comics' Black Alice or the Discworld universe's Black Aliss.

Eye dialect

In his Discworld series, Terry Pratchett makes extensive use of eye dialect to extend the caricature of his characters, even going to the point of changing the font used for certain dialog.

Humptulips, Washington

A book mentioned in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett was written by a wizard named Humptulip (no terminal "s").

International Screenwriters' Festival

Scheduled guest speakers include Jane Tranter (Head of BBC Fiction), Tanya Seghatchian (co-producer/development executive, Harry Potter films 1-5), and Terry Pratchett (novelist, Discworld series).

Scifaiku

Terry Pratchett included the following SF haiku as a chapter epigram in his early non-Discworld novel, The Dark Side of the Sun (1976).

Sensational spelling

Terry Pratchett's fifth Discworld novel, published in 1988, is titled Sourcery, a sensational spelling of the word "sorcery".

The Long Earth

The original basis for the novel was Pratchett's unpublished short story "The High Meggas", which he wrote as a starting point for a potential series while his first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was undergoing publication.

Although Pratchett has written some science fiction, he is primarily known for his fantasy series of Discworld novels.

Tina Hannan

Tina Hannan is a London-based writer and photographer, noted for the book Nanny Ogg's Cookbook, co-written with fantasy author Terry Pratchett in association with Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby as a companion to the Discworld series.

Wow-Wow sauce

It is parodied as a sauce of the same name in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett.


Clarecraft

It is one of the few large scale vendors of Discworld merchandise, along with Stephen Briggs, Paul Kidby, and Bernard Pearson.

Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?

In Discworld II the player controls Rincewind the "wizzard" (voiced by Eric Idle, as in the previous game) who has been burdened with the task of coercing Death out of his impromptu retirement and back into his regular duties.

Geek Pride Day

The date was chosen as to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope on 25 May 1977 (see Star Wars Day), but shares the same date as two other similar fan "holidays": Towel Day, for fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy by Douglas Adams, and the Glorious 25th of May for fans of Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

Hedge wizard

In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels, the term 'hedge wizard' is used to describe a wizard who specializes in the magical properties of plants.

Hogfather

A two-part TV series of Hogfather was screened on the 17 December and 18 December 2006 (8:00 p.m.) on Sky One in the UK, with Ian Richardson as the voice of Death and David Jason playing Death's manservant Albert.

Kelda

A queen of a tribe of Nac Mac Feegle, a fictional race featured in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.

Moist

Moist von Lipwig, a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series

Nac Mac Feegle

In The Art of Discworld, cover artist Paul Kidby acknowledged Connolly as the inspiration for Yan's look.

Nanny Ogg

Within the Discworld universe, Nanny has written several books, including The Joye of Snacks, Mother Ogg's Tales For Tiny Folk and Nanny Ogg's Cookbook.

Star Wars Day

A separate initiative for observing Geek Pride Day on May 25 is based on the Star Wars connection along with ties to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (see Towel Day) and Discworld.

The Folklore of Discworld

The Folklore of Discworld is a book written by Terry Pratchett and Jacqueline Simpson as an ancillary to the Discworld series of novels.

The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch

In the Discworld story the wizards learn that, once again, the history of Roundworld has changed, resulting in humans failing to leave Earth before the Extinction Level Event shown in the earlier books.

Welcome to the Discworld

The film featured Christopher Lee as the voice of Death, as did the following animated TV series and the 2008 Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic live-action TV miniseries.

Whisky priest

In the Discworld novel Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, most of the Omnian clergy could be considered whisky priests, with the exceptions of the genuinely holy Brutha, and the pathologically insane Vorbis.