A Tourist Guide to Lancre: A Discworld Mapp (Discworld Series) [Paperback]

Terry Pratchett (Author), Stephen Briggs (Author), Paul Kidby (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Discworld Series | Publication Date: May 1, 1998

Between Uberwald and Whale Bay, the Octarine Grass Country and the Widdershins Ocean, lies the most exciting and dangerous terrain in all Discworld. This is a map of Lancre, where Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick live.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552146080
• ISBN-13: 978-0552146081
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #697,034 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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41 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, But The Other Maps Are Better, April 26, 2000

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Coporal Nobbs (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Tourist Guide to Lancre: A Discworld Mapp (Discworld Series) (Paperback)

This map is a good map for those people (like me) who are addicted to Pratchett. Like the others, it helps so much with the visualisation of the places of the book (hubwise, rimwise - it all gets blurred after awhile). However, the map's only negative aspect was that it was a very large map with only a bit of detail here and there - Everything looked a bit spaced out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discworld fans need this, January 14, 2010

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Matthew Senne "literate fellow" (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Tourist Guide to Lancre: A Discworld Mapp (Discworld Series) (Paperback)

I had some ideas of what Pratchett was writing about when he described Lancre, but it's so much nicer to have an aerial view of the castle, Bad Ass, the witches' cottages, and environs. I can place the scenes more easily now, and fill in ground-level views with my imagination. But with this little bit of artistry I feel like I understand the settings better than before with map in hand.

Makes a great piece for your wall.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Discworld Maps, December 30, 2011

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This review is from: A Tourist Guide to Lancre: A Discworld Mapp (Discworld Series) (Paperback)

Great service from vendor. Product arrived on time and I do so want more Discworld maps. If you want to frame the map, I suggest getting two as the map comes with a guide and both the guide and the map are glued to a cover.