The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 12: Witches Abroad

When we last left the Witches, all the way back in Wyrd Sisters, things seemed to have settled down a little bit in the mountainous kingdom of Lancre. There was a new king who seemed prepared to give witches the respect they deserved, the coven of Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick appeared to … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 12: Witches Abroad →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 11: Reaper Man

As I said in the last entry in this series, it was more than a year before I was able to read a new Discworld novel after buying the hardback of Moving Pictures. Reaper Man, the eleventh book in the series, was what I was waiting for. But in paperback this time. At first glance, … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 11: Reaper Man →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 10: Moving Pictures

We haven’t visited the wizards of Unseen University properly since the events of Sourcery, so Moving Pictures was a very welcome entry in the series for me, especially after the return of Rincwind in Eric, the previous book. Imagine my surprise then, when after a really big build-up at the beginning of the novel, the … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 10: Moving Pictures →