Unseen Academicals

[basketcase]

The latest Discworld's out.On offer at ASDA, according to my Little Boy...

[OverWyreGrower]

Ooohhhh, don't tempt me!!

However, read a couple of reviews that said it was good, but a bit disjointed in places....

[Flummery]

ASDA here I come!

[bluemoon]

ASDA here I come!

And me!!!!!!!!!!

[snohare]

OOH ! Can I borrow your copy when you are finished, Basketcase ? (Spot the native Aberdonian ! )
Disjointed or not, Terry Pratchett is the only person I have ever come across who writes like I think...all footnotes and weird asides.

[basketcase]

OOH ! Can I borrow your copy when you are finished, Basketcase ? (Spot the native Aberdonian ! )
Disjointed or not, Terry Pratchett is the only person I have ever come across who writes like I think...all footnotes and weird asides.

Weeeeeeell... we'll see! If you promise to be good

He talks like that, too, of course!

[kirsty b]

His footnotes often have me in stitches!! Thats on my wish list

[Rocketron]

I've never read any of his books, but have heard they are good. What has me intrigued is that a number of you are women. I thought women didn't like sci-fi. Am I a complete moron or is this something that shouldn't be classified as sci-fi ?

[seasprout]

Its not due out till next thursday....?!?!?

[snohare]

I thought women didn't like sci-fi.

All generalisations are inaccurate (including this one). Mark Twain.
This fallacy is quite commonly held, and is probably something to do with the fact that there are virtually no female Klingon speakers. But I have seen just as much sci-fi on women's bookshelves as on men's, it seems that it is just that it tends not to be the only thing they read.

Am I a complete moron or is this something that shouldn't be classified as sci-fi ?

You may be a complete moron rocketron, but it should properly be classified as science fantasy. (Personally I am an incomplete moron, I had my appendix removed.)
Why they call it science fantasy when there is absolutely no science mentioned ...is historical rather than rational !

[Flummery]

I bought it yesterday - I've got to finish the one I'm reading first though - and I never had ANY self control!
Have to read it before Tuesday night. Himself wants to take it when he goes abroad on short business trip on Wed!

[bluemoon]

I've never read any of his books, but have heard they are good. What has me intrigued is that a number of you are women. I thought women didn't like sci-fi. Am I a complete moron or is this something that shouldn't be classified as sci-fi ?

Can't stand sci-fi, haven't watched Dr Who since I was old enough to be allowed to leave the room when it was on, never seen Star Wars, never seen Star Trek. Terry Pratchett is more fantasy, which is also a genre that I don't like, but it's satire, it shows society for just how ridiculous it really is and I love it.

I went to ASDA and they didn't have it; I asked, but all they could come up with was 'Nation', which is apparently newly in paperback.

[Caro]

I love sci-fi and fantasy (and I'm a girly in case it wasn't clear). Love Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, for the comedy side of Fantasy/Sci-Fi. David Eddings is genius, as is Anne McCaffrey (tho she may be definitely more for the girlies). And for more serious Sci-Fi have a few Iain M Banks cluttering up my bookshelves.

The one thing I have learnt, is never ever by a novel from a beloved author when he suddenly decides to co-write it with his wife (or in the case of Stephen King, writes about a female novelist married to a more famous novelist).

Has anyone else noticed that?

Caro

[bluemoon]

Years ago I read an interview with a writer (can't remember who now) who said that when a writer starts writing about being a writer then they've reached the point where they've nothing valuable left to say. I suppose in Stephen King's case you could argue that it's not the first time he's done it, and his last attempt wasn't half bad (if you like that sort of thing) so the theory would fall flat. I have noticed though, that of the few books I've read which featured a writer as the main protagonist, it does seem true and they have been weaker than previous ones. Can't say I've ever read a book that's been co-authored with a spouse, so can't comment.

[seasprout]

Sir Terry Pratchett.

Well I discovered it had been released a week earlier than planned.
Did a bit of searching around Pratchett fan-sites and found that Waterstones are the only retailer who are doing the free gift with the book.

Its a small set of Football cards of the Characters in the book by the Artist Paul Kidby.

He's the guy who did the cover illustration, and many Pratchett fans like myself collect his work.

I have started the book, but my boyfriend was constantly disturbing me last night by trying to engage me in conversation, he is now bound and gagged and dumped in the shed till i'm finished.!