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duckiemonster
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Joined: 10 Dec 2005 Posts: 554 Location: Oxford, UK
THUD! Is Pratchett in on it? *dons anti-trout armour, I DID do a search, honest...*
Got a copy of THUD! by Terry Pratchett for Christmas (after a rather long wait) I'll bung the next bit in a spoiler in case any of you are in the middle of it
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The plot just happens to be about dwarves that are searching for a "cube" which contains a recording of the true happenings at a famous dwarf-troll battle.
Probably completely nothing and I'm off on one after a little too much Christmas cheer, but there's a couple of number references and quotes in the book that might be worth checking out, and a lot of extrapolation that could be done
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:55 pm
sledgecallier
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Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 414 Location: Behind the Sofa...
I'm guessing it is just coincidence as I doubt anyone as well known as Terry Pratchett would be involved with Mind Candy to the point of changing books to match...
Still it's a nice idea.
(I'm officially awaiting THUD in softback before I go get it... I may not last that long though... )
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:09 pm
Centipede
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Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 439 Location: Bronx, NY
I'm waiting for the paperback version too, though I do have the game, and it's much more difficult that first it seems at first glance. I think it is just as cerebral as chess.
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:23 pm
myf
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Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 917 Location: Hiding from squirrels
I'm glad I'm not the only person who waits for the paperbacks! My PTerry-reading friends keep trying to make me borrow their hardback copies.
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:48 am
Mikeyj
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Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
Rather than in on it...he could be one of us! Come on then, own up, which of you is the esteemed Mr. Pratchett? (I suspect Leeravitz...he's always been the most verbose) Are any of the rest of you famous too? Imagine if the Earth cube retrievel team consisted of popular novelists...Maeve Binchey, Dick King Smith...
actually I forgot the collaborative story...none of us have any ability in this field at all.
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:48 pm
Centipede
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Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 439 Location: Bronx, NY
myf wrote:
I'm glad I'm not the only person who waits for the paperbacks! My PTerry-reading friends keep trying to make me borrow their hardback copies.
If I had friends that bought the hardcover, I'd definitely borrow then, I might even return them too.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:16 pm
myf
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Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 917 Location: Hiding from squirrels
But it's not the same as reading your own copy!
And I'd forget to give them back. I've got library books I borrowed 10-15 years ago sat somewhere at home
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:14 am
Juxta
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Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 675
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I've got library books I borrowed 10-15 years ago sat somewhere at home
*A plaintive "OoooOOook!" is heard off in the distance
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:34 am
Gibbet
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Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 121
myf wrote:
And I'd forget to give them back. I've got library books I borrowed 10-15 years ago sat somewhere at home
So long as you put them altogether and stick up a sign saying "myf's library" then L-space should sort out the rest.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:36 pm
patrick
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Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 37 Location: london(ish)
Personally I can't stand Pratchett. I've tried, lord I've tried, but...but...
*runs to the hills*
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:10 pm
Centipede
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Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 439 Location: Bronx, NY
* offers the Librarian a bunch of bananas to rip the arms off patrick *
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:47 pm
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