Tag Archives: Terry Pratchett

Until I saw a post the other day on Mr. Goon’s Simply Jews about how author Terry Pratchett had fallen victim to Alzheimer’s, I had never actually heard of Pratchett. Well, I may have heard of him and forgotten it, but I certainly never read any of his 33-and-counting Disc World fantasy-scifi novels. Now I have. The Color of Magic, circa 1983, was mildly amusing. Rincewind the failed wizard is charming. So is Twoflower the tourist and his sapient and fiercely loyal luggage. I even think I see a few precursors to Harry Potter. I assume the series will get better. I believe I will venture into the second book, the Light Fantastic. See what the blogosphere is good for? Besides social and political commentary or, occasionally, even actual news, I mean.