Regarding "The Shepherd's Crown," those of you who have yet to read it:
Before you read "The Shepherd's Crown," suggest you first read "Raising Steam," as the steam locomotive is something of a character in itself -- and has a sort of off-stage off-in-the-distance presence on the Chalk in "The Shepherd's Crown."

Just read "Reaper Man" at last, so now I know where Death-of-Rats (SQUEAK) comes from, which I did not know before. This is good to know, since one of my favorite "Hogfather" moments is Death-of-Rats trying to tell Susan that there is an emergency going on, and imitating Death as Hogfather:
"HEEK! HEEK! HEEK!"

When Terry Pratchett's writing makes me laugh, it really, really makes me laugh. The man himself may have gone to a better place, but his writing lives on.