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Thank you everyone for helping with suggestions

kellswitch@... — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:05:57 GMT

For every one who made suggestions for which books to recommend to my sister in law, as a first time Fantasy reader, thank you so much. I really appreciated

Re: Is the NADWCon really happening?- Yes

Sari — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:03 GMT

Wow, sounds like a great time! If I had the means I would attend. I hope you have a good time. You will let us know how it went right? Sari

Re: Is the NADWCon really happening?- Yes

Tamar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:14:47 GMT

... Okay, I've received a direct answer. The con is happening, they have over 700 members, and the dealer's room coordinator has been in the hospital with the

Is the NADWCon really happening?

Tamar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:21:13 GMT

I'm concerned about the NADWCon. There aren't a lot of updates on the webpage, and I'm told that inquiries from dealers aren't answered. I hesitate to travel

Re: WS - finally showed up

Sari — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:21:51 GMT

I just picked up Wyrd Sisters from my library. Thanks to everyone who suggested I try this one again. I am looking at it, and honestly don't remember reading

WS - finally showed up

Tamar — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:52:57 GMT

... I just found an apparently unread selection of Discworld pbs at a thrift shop, including WS but not SM. Either somebody was very gentle with them (I know

books and videos WS and SM

Tamar — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:28:55 GMT

... Somehow I hadn't noticed that the two I see the least second-hand are also the two that were made into animated videos. I wonder whether that will also

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bobswife — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:09:57 GMT

Tamar wrote: I no longer own a pb of SM - I got confused and lent out my own copy, which vanished. I have lent-and-lost the pbs of Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters

Re: need recommendation

Lucinda — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:09:56 GMT

I have started several people with "Small Gods", but I doubt if that would work for her. I suggest the Tiffany Aching books, but if you insist on a "grown up"

Re: first TP books owned

Tamar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:27:00 GMT

... ... I was lucky - before TP started writing the Disc, I learned from observation of a cousin whose children lent out/gave away/lost her enormous

Re: Dreaming 'The Sending of Eight'

Margaret — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:15:14 GMT

Gareth puts on the audios every night and falls to sleep listening to them. He has a far better recollection of characters, what they did etc. than I have. I

Re: Quotable quotes from the Disc

Margaret — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:08:52 GMT

Hi, Try http://www.lspace.org/books/index.html. There's a file full of the sort of things you'll need. Also contact TP's agent, Colin Smythe, and explain what

Re: to Erica's question

Margaret — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:57:51 GMT

It is almost impossible to recommend a start off book for the DW stories because readers tend to like differing categories. I remember the Trilogy books coming

Re: need recommendation

Martinus Scriblerus — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:22:50 GMT

2009/6/18 dje1ibeybi ... I started with "The Colour of Magic". It took me some time getting past the opening Fritz Leiber parody but

Re: need recommendation

dje1ibeybi — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:13:27 GMT

I started with Equal Rites which my sone brought home and I picked up by mistake on my way to work........ This isn't fantasy! - this is Discworld!!