The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 26: Thief Of Time

Susan Sto Helit, daughter of Mort and Ysabell, granddaughter of Death, has taken up a teaching position, discovering that she is rather good at it, too. She has achieved some degree of normality, and even her ability to manipulate reality has become something that she utilises with much less of the disdain and doubt that … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 26: Thief Of Time →

The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 25: The Truth

Terry Pratchett hadn’t written a novel that didn’t feature a Wizard, Witch, Watchman or Death since Soul Music, so when The Truth was published, featuring the exploits of William de Worde as he sets up the city of Ankh-Morpork’s first proper newspaper, it was a breath of fresh air. William didn’t come out of nowhere, … Continue reading The Great Discworld Retrospective No. 25: The Truth →

A “Biography” Ian Likes: I, An Actor by Nicholas Craig

Now Ego is on the stage and walking swirly-burly. A thought. What a strange word ‘stage’ is: sta-ge, ssssssstttttttaaaaaagggggeeeeeeee, stage. Trembling, Ego reaches the microphone (so no need to project). ‘Must speak,’ thinks Ego, ‘must kiss. No, must speak first – then kiss.’ Words tumble. Nicholas Craig’s memoir begins, like all the best showbiz memoirs, … Continue reading A “Biography” Ian Likes: I, An Actor by Nicholas Craig →