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I actually think it’s a tragedy for English literature that the inexorable march of time has erased all traces of the Lord of the Rings/Pride and Prejudice crossover fic that was written by the teenage Terry Pratchett.

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anyone shocked that Terry Pratchett would have his will explicitly state that his unfinished works and computer were to be run over by a steamroller, have not been paying attention.

this is a man, who when he found a meteorite on his property, forged a sword from that meteorite so he could have a star sword.  because let’s face it, that’s the coolest shit ever.

also, see quote:

“I save about twenty drafts — that’s ten meg of disc space — and the last one contains all the final alterations. Once it has been printed out and received by the publishers, there’s a cry here of ‘Tough shit, literary researchers of the future, try getting a proper job!’ and the rest are wiped.“

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Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE, April 28, 1948 - March 12, 2015

Our friend Pterry.

Mind how you go.

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The vibe I get is that as much as Pratchett hated hereditary monarchy, he did love the fairytale concept of nobility, so he’d have a bunch of characters who fill the role of good and noble royalty before he’d stop the plot and go “But they aren’t the king because of herrydeterry. It’s important to me that you know that.”

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Terry Pratchett at home in Wiltshire with the sword that he forged from his own iron ore and metal from a meteorite. Pratchett decided that he needed a suitable sword after being knighted by the Queen in 2010

Photograph: Adrian Sherratt /Rex Features

Link to the entire group of photos and original tribute to Terry Pratchett

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Reblog this to give Sam Vimes a hard-boiled egg.

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I've seen the theory that Vimes, Vetinari, and Moist are a coven. Makes sense. So much of Vimes' character seems to reflect a lot of the 'headology' we see from Weatherwax and Tiffany Aching. But I don't think I've seen anyone talking about how witches form covens to keep other witches in check; to 'keep them from cackling' and going mad with power.

Time and time again, we see how important it is that Vimes, Moist, and Vetinari need other people to keep them in line. If it wasn't for Vetinari, Moist would revert back to his con-artist ways. And Vimes? How many books revolve around Vimes wanting to use his authority in ways he knows are unjust in order to solve a problem? Like with witches, being a police officer comes with knowing when not to exert power unnecessarily. Then there's Vetinari. Omg. Vetinari is sort of fascinating-- in some ways, you'd think he'd be the most likely to cackling. The man is a literal tyrant. But he and Vimes are always keeping the other in check-- basically always reminding the other not to step out of line.

I know that most of this boils down to Pratchett's own philosophies about human interaction. But, idk. I think with the coven theories it's just a cool idea I haven't seen discussed too much.

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I'm sorry but this is the most Sam Vimes energy.

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Finally, I got time to do some ink doodles, so here is Ankh-Morphork's loveliest family ♥

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My little guys!

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Chibified Angua and Vimes

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I like how in Night Watch Vimes has to face his younger self and has the universal experience of cringing at his younger self but realizes you need to start somewhere. You start out naive and ignorant then life bites you in the ass and you learn, unless you're Vetinari then you've always been cool.

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The entire Discworld fandom on the 25th of May.

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Drawing all of the flowers was both extremely tedious and extremely fun

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Terry Pratchett really knew how to make het ships, huh?

refs under cut

Vimes and Sybila: The bride and the ugly ass groom

Magrat and Verence: I trased this back to the future fanart (that is why it is so much better then rest lol) based on this meme ofc

Carrot and Angua: The source is this famous little mermaid comic but I was inspired by this dungeon meshi fanart

Adora and Moist: This ship dynamic post

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The back of Discworld novels: wowee terry's whipped another wacky and wild adventure for us this time! there's so many silly shenanigans and witty wordplay in this book that you're sure to have a hilarious time!

Discword novels: a cynical alcoholic navigating and overcoming the pointlessness of his job, a transparent metaphor for racism and gun violence in the police system and in general, an intelligent young girl overcoming the ideas she's been taught by her culture and the media she consumes, just an entire novel made of commentary on war and gender, using talking animals as a way to explore what defines personhood and contrasting stories vs reality, an ex-convict coming to terms with the damage he's caused and fighting monopolies that are trying to do the same thing,