I don't know who owns the IP for the old D&D cartoon characters, but they're using WotC's dragon designs for Tiamat's heads. I wonder if there's any copyright violation going on in this ad?
I thought Terry Pratchett was writing funny books, is there really a great story ? Which arc?
I thought Terry Pratchett was writing funny books, is there really a great story ? Which arc?
GoT also draws heavily on real history, including the Wars of the Roses, which where won by Henry Tudor, someone whose only claim to the crown was that his mother had once been married to a king. He wasn't called out on his lack of legitimacy simply because the nobility felt he was the best person for the job.
I’m guessing that’s from show I never watched...so which is it Paul?
Pratchett's novels are humorous, but they aren't just jokes. They are frequently inciteful and philosophical. Carrot Ironfounderson features in the sequence that begins with Guards! Guards!
It's a very long series. Over time, Pratchett goes from writing funny books, to writing great story arcs. By the end, it's all pretty amazing stuff, worthy of your best fantasy series story arcs. Not as many people have read those because there are so many books, and the first dozen or so are mostly funny books. In fact some would say it doesn't really approach that part of the series until the first TWO dozen books are done or so. But yes, the Witches part of the series, and the City Guard part of the series, become pretty amazing storytelling. So does Tiffany Aching, Death (or at least the Susan Sto Helit part of Death), and Moist von Lipwig.
Rincewind is probably the least serious of the books, despite starting with him.