Terry Pratchett's Discworld 2011 Calendar, Collectors Edition [Paperback]

Terry Pratchett (Author), Josh Kirby (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 19, 2010

The 2011 DISCWORLD CALENDAR is an inspired collection of paintings by illustrator Josh Kirby, who had his own unique interpretations of Terry Pratchett's phenomal Discworld. Each full-page illustration also appears as a thumbnail image on the back. The calendar dates are exhaustively researched and include major real-time calendrical data for the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. It also includes notable Discworld dates like the Creator's Birthday, Samedi Nuite Morte, and the Uberwald League of Temperance Day (Remember: Not One Drop!).

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About the Author

Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is a publishing phenomenon. Terry was knighted in the 2009 New Year Honours List; he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to literature in 1998. He has been awarded six honorary doctorates, and has won the CARNEGIE MEDAL and the MICHAEL PRINZ AWARD. He lives near Salisbury in Wiltshire.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Orion Publishing; Collector's edition (August 19, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575094397
• ISBN-13: 978-0575094390
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 11.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,192,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was fifteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987 he turned to writing full time, and has not looked back since. To date there are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series, of which four (so far) are written for children. The first of these children's books, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal. A non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Neil Gaiman, has been a longtime bestseller, and was reissued in hardcover by William Morrow in early 2006 (it is also available as a mass market paperback (Harper Torch, 2006) and trade paperback (Harper Paperbacks, 2006). Terry's latest book, Nation, a non-Discworld standalone YA novel was published in October of 2008 and was an instant New York Times and London Times bestseller. Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire "for services to literature" in 1998, and has received four honorary doctorates from the Universities of Warwick, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 55 million copies (give or take a few million) and have been translated into 36 languages. Terry Pratchett lives in England with his family, and spends too much time at his word processor.  Some of Terry's accolades include: The Carnegie Medal, Locus Awards, the Mythopoetic Award, ALA Notable Books for Children, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Book Sense 76 Pick, Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award.

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5.0 out of 5 stars very Happy, January 23, 2012

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I was very happy with this purchase.It came in time for Christmas which was earlier than the expected date. Was packaged really good so the item came to me without any damage. I would order again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love everything Discworld, December 21, 2011

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Calendar is everything you would expect it to be. It has 12 months and all the days for each month. The list of holidays is a little different for the US, but it is fun to look at what UK is celebrating. I forgot it was supposed to be a collector's edition and wrote all over it.