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  • Re: Highlights and Lowlights - July 2024

    From Gary R. Schmidt@21:1/5 to Tony Nance on Fri Aug 2 12:19:13 2024
    On 01/08/2024 22:27, Tony Nance wrote:
    [SNIP]
    ( +++ ) Guards! Guards! - Pratchett [Discworld #8]> Consistent high
    quality, very funny in parts. A few bumbling magic users
    bite off way more than they can chew when summoning a dragon. After the dragon becomes king of Ankh-Morpork(!), Vimes, Carrot and the other
    guards — with the help of the Librarian (ook!) and Lady Ramkin — try to stop the dragon. Good stuff.
    You haven't read all of Pratchett yet?

    You lucky, lucky, lucky Bastard! :-)

    Cheers,
    Gary B-)

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Aug 4 05:20:56 2024
    In article <v8mdu2$3m6i5$[email protected]>,
    Tony Nance <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 8/1/24 10:19 PM, Gary R. Schmidt wrote:
    On 01/08/2024 22:27, Tony Nance wrote:
    [SNIP]
    ( +++ ) Guards! Guards! - Pratchett [Discworld #8]> Consistent high
    quality, very funny in parts. A few bumbling magic users
    bite off way more than they can chew when summoning a dragon. After
    the dragon becomes king of Ankh-Morpork(!), Vimes, Carrot and the
    other guards — with the help of the Librarian (ook!) and Lady Ramkin — >>> try to stop the dragon. Good stuff.
    You haven't read all of Pratchett yet?

    You lucky, lucky, lucky Bastard!  :-)

        Cheers,
            Gary    B-)

    Yes, yes I am!

    Well, at least the "lucky, lucky, lucky" part. :-)
    Tony

    I haven't read all of DW, but the Guards/Vimes seqence is my favorite
    of the ones I have.


    "I mean, it's a good job we've got a last desperate million-to-one
    chance to rely on, or we'd really be in trouble!"
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Gary R. Schmidt@21:1/5 to Cryptoengineer on Sun Aug 4 21:15:01 2024
    On 04/08/2024 02:29, Cryptoengineer wrote:
    On 8/1/2024 10:19 PM, Gary R. Schmidt wrote:
    On 01/08/2024 22:27, Tony Nance wrote:
    [SNIP]
    ( +++ ) Guards! Guards! - Pratchett [Discworld #8]> Consistent high
    quality, very funny in parts. A few bumbling magic users
    bite off way more than they can chew when summoning a dragon. After
    the dragon becomes king of Ankh-Morpork(!), Vimes, Carrot and the
    other guards — with the help of the Librarian (ook!) and Lady Ramkin
    — try to stop the dragon. Good stuff.
    You haven't read all of Pratchett yet?

    You lucky, lucky, lucky Bastard!  :-)

         Cheers,
             Gary    B-)

    There's a new Pratchett out:

    https://www.amazon.com/Stroke-Pen-Lost-Stories-ebook/dp/B0C9JJJWPF/

    It collects short stories he wrote under pseudonyms for local papers
    in SW England during the 70s and 80s, recovered by some very dedicated
    fans.

    Its very minor Pratchett - there's only one, I think, that leans
    towards a Discworld setting.

    But for the completist, this is gold.


    Agreed, definitely for the completist. :-)

    Cheers,
    Gary B-)

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