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Guards!,[36] and Small Gods[37] have been adapted into graphic novels. Pratchett Terry. Die Scheibenwelt ist eine flache, scheibenförmige Welt mit einem Durchmesser von etwa 10.000 Meilen (rund 16.000 Kilometer). Das gesamte Personal gängiger Fantasy kommt zum Einsatz. Es gibt dort die Zahnfee, einen Weihnachtsmann, den „Schneevater“, und vor allem Hunderte Götter. Klassische Humor-Klischees, wie die rauchenden Stiefel, die stehen bleiben, wenn eine Explosion eine Person zerfetzt, oder das brennende Rad, das bei einer Kutschenexplosion unweigerlich aus den Trümmern rollt, werden ebenso thematisiert wie die berühmte Chance von Eins zu einer Million, die selbstverständlich zwingend eintreten muss. Sie stellt auch eine Reihe von Scheibenwelt-Briefmarken her. The two take on apprentice witches, initially Magrat Garlick, then Agnes Nitt, and then Tiffany Aching, who in turn go on to become accomplished witches in their own right, and, in Magrat's case, Queen of Lancre. Terry Pratchett is the world's bestselling writer of comic fantasy. The books take place roughly in real time and the characters' ages change to reflect the passing of years. Computer (HEX) fehlen dabei genauso wenig wie die schnelle digitale Nachrichtenübertragung via Klackertürmen. They have also appeared in the short story "The Sea and Little Fishes". "There is still talk," (said they) "of a very remarkable darkening of the Sun, which was supposed to have happened because the great turtle which upholds the earth, in changing its position or place, brought its shell before the Sun, and thus deprived the world of sight."'[6]. Major historical events, especially battles, are sometimes used as the basis for both trivial and key events in Discworld stories (Jingo, Eric (the Trojan War),Pyramids), as are trends in science, technology, pop culture and modern art (Moving Pictures, Men at Arms, Thud). She has appeared in five novels (The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight, and The Shepherd's Crown). All are available in the anthology A Blink of the Screen (2012) as well as in the following locations: Seven of the short stories or short writings were also collected in a compilation of the majority of Pratchett's known short work named Once More* With Footnotes (2004). Die Scheibenwelt ist ein Ort, an dem Geschichten, Allegorien und Metaphern real sind. Als eine Art Running Gag lassen sich die ethnospezifischen Sprachfehler (der Satzbau der Trolle, das Lispeln der Igors) oder ganz spezifische Ausdrucksweise einzelner Akteure betrachten. [29] Pratchett co-founded Narrativia in 2012 along with Rob Wilkins to serve as a production company for adaptions of his works, with Rhianna as part of its writing team. They revolve around the growth of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from a hopeless gang of three to a fully equipped and efficient police force. Des Weiteren wurden Pratchetts erste beiden Scheibenwelt-Romane Die Farbe der Magie und Das Licht der Fantasie von dem „Hogfather“-Team zusammen unter dem Titel The Colour of Magic verfilmt und am 23. und 24. The American editions, published by Harper Collins, used their own cover art. Ein ganz eigenes Kapitel ist Terry Pratchetts Verhältnis zu PDAs, ihrem Sinn und ihren Nutzungsbedingungen. Short descriptions of many of the notable characters: There are also a number of short stories by Pratchett based in the Discworld, including published miscellanea such as the fictional game origins of Thud. Why can [the deity] in the form of a tortoise, who possesses an inconceivable potency, not hold the Earth in the sky for a kalpa [billions of years]? Diese dauerhafte Präsenz des Todes ist jedoch nicht angstbesetzt, sondern lässt viel Spielraum für Humor – in vielen Fällen Galgenhumor. September 2020 um 08:15 Uhr bearbeitet. Other characters in this series include Adora Belle Dearheart, Lipwig's acerbic, chain-smoking love interest; Gladys, a golem who develops a strange crush on Lipwig; Stanley Howler, an obsessive young man who was raised by peas and becomes the Disc's first stamp collector; and the very old Junior Postman Groat, who never got promoted to Senior Postman because there was never a Postmaster alive long enough to do so. Die deutschen Übersetzungen stammen von Andreas Brandhorst (Ausnahmen: Schöne Scheine, übersetzt von Bernhard Kempen sowie Der Club der unsichtbaren Gelehrten und Steife Prise, beide übersetzt von Gerald Jung) und sind bei einigen Lesern umstritten. The series began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic and continued until the final novel The Shepherd's Crown was published in 2015, following Pratchett's death. Schließlich der Bibliothekar der Unsichtbaren Universität, ein Zauberer, den ein magischer Unfall in einen Orang-Utan verwandelt hat. The principal witch in the series is Granny Weatherwax, who at first glance seems to be a taciturn, bitter old crone, from the small mountain country of Lancre. Der Trailer erschien nur in englischer Sprache und trägt den Namen Welcome to the Discworld. The main character is Sam Vimes, a haggard, cynical, working-class street copper who, when introduced in Guards! Des Weiteren wurden Wyrd Sisters und Lords and Ladies von No Budget Productions verfilmt. In The Last Hero, he flatly states that he does not wish to join an expedition to explore over the edge of the Disc—but, being fully geared for the expedition at the time, clarifies by saying that any amount of protesting on his part is futile, as something will eventually occur that will bring him into the expedition anyway. 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Very few of the Discworld novels have chapter divisions. [2], Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable lists, without citation, Maha-pudma and Chukwa as names from a "popular rendition of a Hindu myth in which the tortoise Chukwa supports the elephant Maha-pudma, which in turn supports the world". The Discworld Almanak – The Year of The Prawn has a similar format and general contents to the diaries. He is the archetypal coward but is constantly thrust into extremely dangerous adventures. Viele Bücher gibt es als Hörbuch-, Comic- oder Filmbearbeitungen. They may contain characters or locations from other arcs, typically not as protagonist or antagonist but as a supporting character or even a throwaway reference. Forty-one Discworld novels have been published. | Discworld MUD | Language: german. play", "The Stage / News / Sky set for more Pratchett adaptations", "Hogfather (TV Movie 2006) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb", "The Colour of Magic (2008– ) : Full Cast & Crew", "Raimi's a Free Man, Spidey helmer signs for new flick", "Sam Raimi set to direct The Wee Free Men", "Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel 'Wee Free Men' heading to cinemas | WIRED UK", "Crivens! Die Scheibenwelt The Colour of Magic | [29] Rhianna Pratchett said that she would only be involved in spin-offs, adaptations and tie-ins, and that there would be no more novels.[30]. Auf der Scheibenwelt sind es Kästen, in denen ein eingesperrter Kobold seinen Dienst versieht. As such, he not only constantly succeeds in staying alive, but also saves Discworld on several occasions, and has an instrumental role in the emergence of life on Roundworld (Science of Discworld). I'm adapting Wee Free Men into a feature length movie", "Announcing the birth of Narrativia – a production company run by myself, Rod Brown & @terryandrob. – je nach Weltgegend, in der er auftaucht – eine andere lokale „Spezialität“. Prominent members include Ponder Stibbons, a geeky young wizard; Hex, the Disc's first computer/semi-sentient thinking engine; the Librarian, who was turned into an orangutan by magical accident; the Dean; the Bursar; the Chair of Indefinite Studies; the Lecturer in Recent Runes; and the Senior Wrangler. Von Soul Music und Wyrd Sisters gibt es Zeichentrick–Fernsehverfilmungen. In the Discworld series created by Terry Pratchett, the world is said to be a flat plane sitting on top of four elephants astride the shell of a giant turtle named A'Tuin. Sorry, should've been clearer. Der Keyboarder Dave Greenslade veröffentlichte im Jahr 1994 das Scheibenwelt-Konzeptalbum From the Discworld, welches samt Covergestaltung von Josh Kirby und Booklet-Anmerkungen von Pratchett selbst den Eindruck eines „offiziellen“ Produkts erweckte. Die Welt ruht auf den Rücken von vier Elefanten (Berilia, Tubul, Groß-T'Phon und Jerakeen), die wiederum auf dem Rücken der Sternen-Schildkröte Groß-A’Tuin stehen. Einige Geschichten, die Personen und Orte sind aber deutlich besser zu verstehen und einzuordnen, wenn man andere Romane schon gelesen hat. This is the first ever fully-illustrated version of the original DISCWORLD novel." Tiffany Aching is a young apprentice witch and protagonist of a series of Discworld books aimed at young adults. Aber auch das Fremdartige, das von Wissen ausgelöst werden kann, findet in seiner Figur Platz. Dazu gibt es einen achtminütigen Trailer, dessen Szenen aus dem Buch Alles Sense (engl. In den neuesten Romanen (Club der unsichtbaren Gelehrten und Steife Prise) verwendete Pratchett vermehrt Elemente aus dem Werk von J. R. R. Tolkien, z. The mytheme, which is similar to that of the World Elephant and the Hindu World Serpent (not to be confused with the Norse World Serpent), occurs in Hindu mythology, Chinese mythology and the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. She largely despises people but takes on the role of their healer and protector because no one else can do the job as well as she can. Die britische Firma The Cunning Artificer produziert Miniaturen von Gebäuden und Geländestücken der Scheibenwelt. His dialogue is always depicted in .mw-parser-output span.smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps-smaller{font-size:85%}small caps, and without quotation marks, as several characters state that Death's voice seems to arrive in their heads without actually passing through their ears as sound. Zusätzlich wurden von derselben Firma Zinnminiaturen der Scheibenweltfiguren angeboten. Guards! Schnapper. Neben überwiegend instrumentalen Stücken waren auch das in den Romanen häufig erwähnte Lied Des Zauberers Stab hat einen Knauf am Ende (engl. Several other books can be grouped together as "Other cultures of Discworld" books. Die anthropomorphe Personifizierung von Tod ist, wie in der Rundwelt auch, immer präsent, und wenn er es nicht ist, wird seine Präsenz unverwechselbar angedeutet. Wincanton, in Somerset, UK, for example is twinned with Ankh-Morpork, and the town is the first to name streets after their fictional equivalents. Die scheibenweltumspannende Präsenz von Handel und Geschäft repräsentiert die Figur des immer wieder tragisch scheiternden Geschäftsmannes T.M.S.I.D.R. Vollsthändiger und unentbehrlicher Atlas der Scheibenwelt, Terry Pratchett, Gerald Jung, Goldmann Verlag. Discworld | Over millennia in the role, he has developed a fascination with humanity, even going so far as to create a house for himself in his personal dimension. You can't map a sense of humour,"[23] there are six "Mapps": The Streets of Ankh-Morpork (1993), The Discworld Mapp (1995), A Tourist Guide to Lancre (1998), and Death's Domain (1999). File: EPUB, 3.17 MB. The Discworld novels and stories are, in principle, stand-alone works. The World Turtle (also referred to as the Cosmic Turtle or the World-bearing Turtle) is a mytheme of a giant turtle (or tortoise) supporting or containing the world. Allerdings werden diese Figuren nicht weiter produziert, so dass sie nur noch schwer erhältlich sind. Death has the job of guiding souls onward from this world into the next. Instead they feature interweaving storylines. Year: 2013. Zauberer, ständig rauchend und essend und deswegen dick und kurzatmig, bekämpfen grässliche, namenlose Dinge, aus den Kerkerdimensionen, die ständig versuchen, in die „reale“ Dimension herüberzuwechseln – in Anspielung auf das Werk von Lovecraft. Witches in Pratchett's universe are largely stripped of their modern occultist associations (though Pratchett does frequently use his stories to lampoon such conceptions of witchcraft), and act as herbalists, adjudicators and wise women. The diaries feature background information about their themes. Stephen Briggs und andere setzten verschiedene Bücher auch als Scripte für Theaterstücke um, die in verschiedener Auflagengröße (zwischen 10 und 28800 Exemplaren) von verschiedenen Verlagen, hauptsächlich in englischer Sprache herausgegeben wurden.[1]. Die Firma Clarecraft hat eine große Menge an Scheibenweltminiaturen herausgebracht. The "World-Tortoise" mytheme was discussed comparatively by Edward Burnett Tylor (1878:341). The World Turtle in Hindu mythology is known as Akupāra (Sanskrit: अकूपार), or sometimes Chukwa. After Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he said that he would be happy for his daughter Rhianna to continue the series. Some main characters may make cameo appearances in other books where they are not the primary focus; for example, City Watch members Carrot Ironfoundersson and Angua appear briefly in Going Postal, Making Money, and Unseen Academicals (placing those books after Guards! The Wizards have featured prominently in nine Discworld books as well as starred in The Science of Discworld series and the short story "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices". November 2010 auf DVD und Blu-ray. The series has been adapted for graphic novels, theatre, computer and board games, and television. Their stories frequently draw on ancient European folklore and fairy tales, as well as parody famous works of literature, particularly by Shakespeare. The stories are largely police procedurals, featuring crimes that have heavy political or societal overtones. Sie durchziehen konsequent alle Bücher und charakterisieren manche Gruppen besser, als eine Beschreibung es könnte. Obwohl er nur eine Silbe spricht, nämlich „Ugh“, wird er von jedem verstanden, der sich die Mühe macht, gut zuzuhören. : The Wizard’s Staff Has a Knob on the End) sowie die Musik zum Stock-und-Eimer-Tanz zu hören. 04.09.2016 - Erkunde Hein Mücks Pinnwand „Scheibenwelt“ auf Pinterest. Mai 2013 den Film unter dem Titel Terry Pratchett – Ab die Post erstmals im deutschen Fernsehen. Parodies of non-Discworld fiction also occur frequently, including Shakespeare, Beatrix Potter, and several movies. The City Watch have starred in eight Discworld stories, and have cameoed in a number of others, including Making Money, the children's book Where's My Cow?, and the short story "Theatre of Cruelty". Die einzelnen Romane erzählen teilweise zusammenhängende Geschichten, können aber in einer beliebigen Reihenfolge gelesen werden. Terry Pratchett hat hier einen Cameo-Auftritt als Postzusteller. Giant turtle supporting or containing the world, mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Turtle&oldid=986031150, Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text, Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 October 2020, at 11:27. The meetings of various characters from different narrative threads (e.g., Ridcully and Granny Weatherwax in Lords and Ladies, Rincewind and Carrot in The Last Hero) indicate that all the main storylines take place around the same period (end of the Century of the Fruitbat, beginning of the Century of the Anchovy). Save for later . The books are: David Langford has compiled two Discworld quiz books: Most years see the release of a Discworld Diary and Discworld Calendar, both usually following a particular theme. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 2. ISBN 13: 978-3-492-95952-0. Pratchett was quoted as saying that he "just never got into the habit of chapters",[4] later adding that "I have to shove them in the putative YA books because my editor screams until I do". [citation needed]. The stories featuring the Ankh-Morpork City Watch are urban fantasy, and frequently show the clashes that result when a traditional, magically run fantasy world such as the Disc comes into contact with modern technology and civilization. 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Characters that often appear with Death include his butler Albert; his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit; the Death of Rats, the part of Death in charge of gathering the souls of rodents; Quoth, a talking raven (a parody of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", although it flat-out refuses to say "Nevermore"); and the Auditors of Reality, personifications of the orderly physical laws and the closest thing Death has to a nemesis. Other characters in the Rincewind story arc include: Cohen the Barbarian, an aging hero of the old fantasy tradition, out of touch with the modern world and still fighting despite his advanced age; Twoflower, a naive tourist from the Agatean Empire (inspired by cultures of the Far East, particularly Japan and China); and The Luggage, a magical, semi-sentient and exceptionally vicious multi-legged travelling accessory, made from sapient pearwood. The Night Watch manages to save the city from a dragon, we learn that Carrot is possibly the rightful heir to the throne of Ankh-Morpork, and the Patrician decides to allow Vimes to create a real police force. Pratchett co-authored with Phil Masters two role-playing game supplements for Discworld, utilising the GURPS system: Several Discworld locations have been twinned with real world towns and cities. [citation needed]. In the book A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, the nameless narrator references this idea. Sie sind in der Regel 5 bis 20 cm groß und stellen jeweils eine, manchmal auch mehrere, der in den Romanen vorkommenden Figuren dar. More than 80 million Discworld books have been sold in 37 languages.[2][3]. Weitere Ideen zu Tätowierungen, Welt, Gevatter tod. The British philosopher John Locke made reference to this in his 1689 tract, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which compares one who would say that properties inhere in "substance" to the Indian, who said the world was on an elephant, which was on a tortoise, "but being again pressed to know what gave support to the broad-backed tortoise, replied—something, he knew not what". The original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had cover art by Josh Kirby. Send-to-Kindle or Email . Discworld books regularly topped Sunday Times best-sellers list, making Pratchett the UK's best-selling author in the 1990s. After setting him in charge of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office in Going Postal, to good result, Vetinari ordered him to clear up the city's corrupt financial sector in Making Money. In the BBC's Big Read, four Discworld novels were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200. Discworld) ist eine fiktive Welt und der Schauplatz zahlreicher bizarrer, humorvoller Romane des englischen Schriftstellers Terry Pratchett. The earlier books featuring the wizards also frequently dealt with the possible invasion of the Discworld by the creatures from the Dungeon Dimensions, Lovecraftian monsters that hunger for the magic and potential of the Discworld. "[1] Er repräsentiert die wilde, unbändige Verwandlungskraft, die Bildung in die Welt bringen kann, wenn man sie denn lässt. After Kirby's death in 2001, the covers were designed by Paul Kidby. Tatsächlich aber persiflieren die Geschichten sowohl klassische Fantasy- und Science-Fiction-Motive wie auch viele Themen aus unserer Welt, die bei Pratchett die „Rundwelt“ heißt. [3], In Chinese mythology, the creator goddess Nüwa cut the legs off the giant sea turtle Ao (simplified Chinese: 鳌; traditional Chinese: 鰲; pinyin: áo) and used them to prop up the sky after Gong Gong damaged Mount Buzhou, which had previously supported the heavens. The Wizards of the Unseen University (UU) have represented a strong thread through many of the Discworld novels, although the only books that they star in exclusively are The Science of the Discworld series and the novels Unseen Academicals and The Last Continent. : Reaper Man) entnommen sind. The Discworld novels contain common themes and motifs that run through the series. The sixth YA book, Completed mid-2014 and published posthumously in 2015, This page was last edited on 16 October 2020, at 20:18. The myth is shared by other indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, notably the Iroquois.[5]. Kommandeur Mumm wird von seiner Gattin Lady Sybil kontinuierlich mit den neuesten Versionen dieser Geräte versorgt. Although Terry Pratchett said, "There are no maps. Weitere Fanartikel. Pratchett also collaborated with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen on four books, using the Discworld to illuminate popular science topics. [4], The Lenape myth of the "Great Turtle" was first recorded between 1678 and 1680 by Jasper Danckaerts. Analogies of real-world issues, such as religion (Small Gods), fundamentalism and inner city tension (Thud), business and politics (Making Money), racial prejudice and exploitation (Snuff) are recurring themes, as are aspects of culture and entertainment, such as opera (Maskerade), rock music (Soul Music), cinema (Moving Pictures), and football (Unseen Academicals). A. Milne, Jules Verne, and Jerome K. Jerome. In the early books, the faculty of UU changed frequently, as rising to the top usually involved assassination. Die Scheibenwelt lässt Dinge real werden, wenn man nur genügend an sie glaubt. . Then Carrot Ironfoundersson, a 6-foot-6-inch-tall (1.98 m) dwarf-by-adoption, comes down from the mountains to join the Watch and do real policing. Other characters in the Witches series include: King Verence II of Lancre, a onetime Fool; Jason Ogg, Nanny Ogg's eldest son and local blacksmith; Shawn Ogg, Nanny's youngest son who serves as his country's entire army and civil service; and Nanny's murderous cat Greebo. Fantasy clichés are parodied in many of the novels, as are various subgenres of fantasy, such as fairy tales (notably Witches Abroad), witch and vampire stories (Carpe Jugulum) and so on. *FREE* shipping on eligible orders. Both Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg have also appeared in her stories. Ihr Umfang beträgt somit etwas über 30.000 mi (entsprechend etwas über 50.000 km), die Oberfläche demnach knapp 80 Millionen mi² (knapp mehr als 200 Millionen km²), was etwas weniger als der Hälfte der Erdoberfläche entspricht. Die Scheibenwelt (engl. Other main characters include Angua, a werewolf; Detritus, a troll; Reg Shoe, a zombie and Dead Rights campaigner; Cuddy, a Dwarf who appears in Men at Arms; Golem Constable Dorfl; Cheery Littlebottom, the Watch's forensics expert, who is one of the first dwarves to be openly female (and who tried to rename herself "Cheri", but without success); Sam's wife, Lady Sybil Vimes (née Ramkin); Constable Visit-the-infidel-with-explanatory-pamphlets; Inspector A E Pessimal, recruited by Vimes as his adjutant when sent as an auditor by Havelock Vetinari, the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork. The wizards of UU employ the traditional "whizz-bang" type of magic seen in Dungeons & Dragons games, but also investigate the rules and structure of magic in terms highly reminiscent of particle physics. Die durch den Weltraum „schwimmende“ Schildkröte ist ein von der indischen Mythologie inspiriertes Weltbild. The third-fastest-selling hardback adult-readership novel since records began in the UK, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days. Additionally, Going Postal and Making Money both have chapters, a prologue, an epilogue, and brief teasers of what is to come in each chapter, in the style of A. Terry Pratchett hat hier einen Cameo-Auftritt als Postzusteller. Most of Pratchett's novels have been released as audio cassette and CD audiobooks. Going Postal (deutscher Titel Ab die Post) wurde von Regisseur Jon Jones verfilmt und erschien am 30. und 31. Ian Stewart und Jack Cohen erläutern innerhalb einer Rahmenhandlung von Terry Pratchett die Geschichte der Erde und Probleme moderner Wissenschaften und ihrer Didaktik. Companion publications include eleven short stories (some only loosely related to the Discworld), four popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. Terry later collaborated with the Discworld Emporium to produce two much larger works, each with the associated map with the book in a folder, The Compleat Ankh-Morpork City Guide (2012) and The Compleat Discworld Atlas (2015).[24]. Please read our short guide how to send a book to Kindle. Diese Tetralogie wird oft fälschlicherweise nicht in das Handlungsgefüge der Scheibenwelt miteinbezogen. Mai 2013 den Film unter dem Titel Terry Pratchett – Ab die Post erstmals im deutschen Fernsehen. In Wirklichkeit nimmt der Band Einfluss auf die Zauberer-Reihe, weil u. a. Rincewind in Die Gelehrten der Scheibenwelt vom stellvertretenden Bibliothekar zum „Professor für ungewöhnliche und grausame Geographie“ befördert wird, was in Wahre Helden erwähnt wird. As dictated by tradition, he is a seven-foot-tall skeleton in a black robe who sits astride a pale horse (called Binky). Mai 2010 zweiteilig auf Sky One und in Deutschland am 15. In a third book, Raising Steam, published on 7 November 2013, Vetinari persuades Lipwig to oversee the development of a rail network for Dick Simnel's newly invented steam locomotive. Guards! However, a number of novels and stories form novel sequences with distinct story arcs: Rincewind was the first protagonist of Discworld; a wizard with no skill, no wizardly qualifications, and no interest in heroics. Major characters in this series include Miss Tick, who discovered Tiffany, Annagramma Hawkin, Petulia Gristle, and Nac Mac Feegle chieftain Rob Anybody. Moist von Lipwig is a professional criminal and con man to whom Havelock Vetinari gives a "second chance" after staging his execution, recognising the advantages his jack-of-all-trades abilities would have to the development of the city. Es gibt weibliche Zwerge, die von den traditionellen Zwergen diskriminiert werden, die darauf beharren, es gebe nur männliche Zwerge – der Feminismus macht auch vor der Scheibenwelt nicht halt. Alle 41 bisher zur Scheibenwelt erschienenen Romane wurden ins Deutsche übersetzt. 2008 hat die polnische Firma Micro Art Studio die Rechte für Scheibenwelt-Miniaturen übernommen[3] und produziert Zinnfiguren zu den verschiedenen Figuren im 30-mm-Maßstab.