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Tiffany Aching's Guide To Being A Witch
''Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch'' is a guide to witchcraft written from the in-world perspective of Discworld character Tiffany Aching, with annotations from other characters from the Discworld novels including the witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. Background ''Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch'' was written by Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of Discworld creator Terry Pratchett, and Gabrielle Kent, a children’s book author. It was illustrated by long-time official Discworld artist Paul Kidby. It is notably Rhianna’s first published Discworld work; she had previously written many things behind the scenes, including a screenplay for an adaptation of ''The Wee Free Men'' completed in 2014 that remains unproduced. The book was published to celebrate twenty years of the character of Tiffany Aching, who first appeared in the 2003 Discworld novel ''The Wee Free Men''. It is the first Discworld book to take place after the final novel in the series, ''The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhianna Pratchett
Rhianna Pratchett (born 30 December 1976) is an English video game writer and journalist. She has worked on ''Heavenly Sword'' (2007), ''Overlord (2007 video game), Overlord'' (2007), ''Mirror's Edge'' (2008) and ''Tomb Raider (2013 video game), Tomb Raider'' (2013) and its follow up, ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' (2015), among others. She is the daughter of fantasy writer Terry Pratchett. Career Rhianna Pratchett studied journalism at the London College of Printing. Following graduation, Pratchett began writing for ''Minx (magazine), Minx'' magazine, where her first games reviews were published. She moved to the long running ''PC Zone'' magazine as an editorial assistant, staff writer, eventually becoming a section editor. She wrote for many other publications including ''The Guardian''. Pratchett moved into script writing and narrative design in 2002 with ''Beyond Divinity'', produced by Larian Studios in Belgium. She also wrote a novella to accompany the game. In 2007, her w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kidby
Paul Kidby (born 1964) is an English artist, best known for his art based on Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series of fantasy novels. Kidby has created the sleeve covers since Pratchett's original illustrator, Josh Kirby, died in 2001.Alison Flood (18 August 2016"Terry Pratchett's 'artist of choice' on illustrating Discworld" ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 29 January 2016. Early life Kidby was born in West London in 1964. He worked as a dental technician making replacement teeth, before becoming a commercial artist and then a freelance illustrator in 1986. Career Between 1991 and 1995, Future Publishing employed Kidby and he helped design and paint more than 20 magazine covers. In 1993 he began work on Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Terry's Discworld art, and many other Terry type descriptions of pieces, are included in '' The Pratchett Portfolio'' (1996) and '' The Art of Discworld'' (2004). These full versions of work and some paintings previously seen in the light of theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House Limited is a British-American multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, with the merger of Penguin Books and Random House. Penguin Books was originally founded in 1935 and Random House was founded in 1927. It has more than 300 Publishing imprint, publishing imprints. Along with Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House is considered one of the "Big Five (publishers), Big Five" English-language publishers. On April 2, 2020, Bertelsmann announced the completion of its purchase of Penguin Random House, which had been announced in December 2019, by buying Pearson plc's 25% ownership of the company. With the purchase, Bertelsmann became the sole owner of Penguin Random House. Bertelsmann's German-language publishing group Verlagsgruppe Random House will be completely integrated into Penguin Random House, adding 45 imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discworld
''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The series began in 1983 with '' The Colour of Magic'' and continued until the final novel ''The Shepherd's Crown'', which was published in 2015, following Pratchett's death. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from classic works, usually fantasy or science fiction, as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, and often use them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues. Forty-one ''Discworld'' novels were published. Apart from the first novel in the series, ''The Colour of Magic'', the original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to '' Thief of Time'' (2001), had cover art by Josh Kirby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Aching
Tiffany Aching is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's satirical ''Discworld'' series of fantasy novels. Her name in Nac Mac Feegle is Tir-far-thóinn or 'Land Under Wave'. Tiffany is a trainee witch whose growth into her job forms one of the many arcs in the ''Discworld'' series. She is the main character in '' The Wee Free Men'', '' A Hat Full of Sky'', '' Wintersmith'', '' I Shall Wear Midnight'' and ''The Shepherd's Crown''. Tiffany grows up over the course of the series, from nine years old in ''The Wee Free Men'' to being in her late teens in ''The Shepherd's Crown''. Works Beginning with ''The Wee Free Men'' in 2003, the main Discworld books featuring Tiffany Aching are: * '' The Wee Free Men'' – 2003 * '' A Hat Full of Sky'' – 2004 * '' Wintersmith'' – 2006 * '' I Shall Wear Midnight'' – 2010 * ''The Shepherd's Crown'' – 2015 Tiffany is also the in-universe author of the tie-in book '' Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch'' by Rhianna Pratchett and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granny Weatherwax
Esmerelda "Esme" Weatherwax (also Granny Weatherwax or Mistress Weatherwax) is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series. She is a witch and member of the Lancre coven. She is the self-appointed guardian of her small country, and frequently defends it against supernatural powers. She is one of the ''Discworld'' series's main protagonists, having major roles in seven novels. She is a very powerful witch, and is reckoned to be more powerful than the most well-known witch on the Discworld, Black Aliss. Granny says in '' Lords and Ladies'' that she "learned my craft from Nanny Gripes, who learned it from Goody Heggety, who got it from Nanna Plumb, who was taught it by Black Aliss". The witches of the Lancre coven reflect the roles of ''Maiden, Mother, and Crone'', with Granny, being most associated with the ''Crone'' — tactfully referred to as "the other one" — though meeting the criterion for the ''Maiden'' too. Due to her prowess, Granny Weatherwax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanny Ogg
Gytha Ogg (usually called Nanny Ogg) is a character from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series. She is a Witches (Discworld), witch and a member of the Lancre Coven. Gytha is known for her practical approach to magic and her no-nonsense attitude. She is also renowned for her culinary skills and is an excellent cook. Gytha Ogg is often depicted as a strong, capable, and independent character, with a sharp sense of humor. She frequently appears in the Discworld series, particularly in the books featuring the Lancre witches. Personality The character of Nanny Ogg is based on someone Pratchett knew in real life, "an old lady who liked a drink and a laugh, but...I suspect you could find someone like her on any street." Discworld illustrator Paul Kidby expressed a similar view of the character, writing, "I like to think we all know someone like Nanny Ogg, a person who enjoys a drink and has led a happy and full life." Nanny Ogg has been married three times, and is the mother of fif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, apocalyptic comedy novel ''Good Omens'' (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. Pratchett's first novel, ''The Carpet People'', was published in 1971. The first ''Discworld'' novel, ''The Colour of Magic'', was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final ''Discworld'' novel, ''The Shepherd's Crown'', was published in August 2015, five months after his death. With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was Knight Bachelor, knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Kent
Gabrielle may refer to: * Gabrielle (given name), a French female given name derived from Gabriel Film and television * ''Gabrielle'' (1954 film), a Swedish film directed by Hasse Ekman * ''Gabrielle'' (2005 film), a French film directed by Patrice Chéreau * ''Gabrielle'' (2013 film), a Canadian film directed by Louise Archambault * Gabrielle (''Xena: Warrior Princess''), a character in the television series ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' * ''Gabrielle'' (TV series), a daytime talk show Music * Gabrielle (singer) (born 1969), English singer ** ''Gabrielle'' (album), her self-titled second album * "Gabrielle" (Hootenanny Singers song), song by Hootenanny Singers, 1964 * "Gabrielle" (Johnny Hallyday song), 1976 * Gabrielle Leithaug (born 1985), Norwegian X Factor contestant and singer known as Gabrielle * "Gabrielle", a 1980 single by The Nips * "Gabrielle", a 2020 single by Brett Eldredge * "Gabrielle", a song from the album ''Nymphetamine'' by Cradle of Filth * "Gabrielle", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wee Free Men
''The Wee Free Men'' is a 2003 comic fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, which takes place in his Discworld setting. It is labelled a "Story of Discworld" to indicate its status as children's or young adult fiction, unlike most of the books in the ''Discworld'' series. A sequel, '' A Hat Full of Sky'', appeared in 2004 (both books were republished in a combined edition, ''The Wee Free Men: The Beginning'', in August 2010); a third book called '' Wintersmith'' appeared in 2006; and the fourth, '' I Shall Wear Midnight'', was released in September 2010. The final book in the series, ''The Shepherd's Crown'', was released in 2015. While Terry Pratchett's first ''Discworld'' book for children, '' The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents'' had swearing translated to rat language, in this book it is in the dialect of the Nac Mac Feegle which is taken from Scots and Scottish Gaelic. An illustrated edition of the novel, with pictures by Stephen Player, appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shepherd's Crown
''The Shepherd's Crown'' is a comic fantasy novel, the last book written by Terry Pratchett before his death in March 2015. It is the 41st novel in the ''Discworld'' series, and the fifth based on the character Tiffany Aching. It was published in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2015 by Penguin Random House publishers, and in the United States on 1 September 2015. In early June 2015, Pratchett's daughter Rhianna Pratchett announced that ''The Shepherd's Crown'' would be the last ''Discworld'' novel, and that no further work, including unfinished work, would be published. Plot Tiffany Aching is busy running her wikt:steading, steading and taking care of the people of the Chalk. Jeannie, the Kelda of the Nac Mac Feegle, is worried that she is overworked. When Granny Weatherwax, Tiffany's mentor, dies, she leaves everything to Tiffany, who becomes the primus inter pares, first among equals of the Witches (Discworld), witches. Witches (Discworld)#Geoffrey Swivel, Geoffrey, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon Saola (2023)
Typhoon Saola, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Goring, was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, southern Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and South China in late August 2023. The name Saola, is in reference to a rare animal found in Vietnam. The ninth named storm, seventh typhoon, and third super typhoon of the 2023 typhoon season, Saola originated from an area of convection east of Taiwan and headed southwestwards. Saola then began a process of rapid intensification while making a looping trend. Although it did not make a direct landfall over Luzon, Saola made the closer pass into Central Luzon as a Category 4 equivalent typhoon, bringing gusty winds and heavy rains over the country. It weakened back to a Category 2 typhoon on September 1. After it executed a south-southeastward turn, Saola went again in an explosive intensification to Category 5 as it passes over Batanes and left PAR on August 31 still as a super typhoon. Prior to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
