G'day Sandra and Nigel,

I have to get around to reading the latest (Hat Full of Sky) - even if Dymocks have it displayed in the 'Children's Books' section! I think Pratchett is going to do interesting things with Tiffany Aching (previously in Wee Free Men) ... maybe he's building a base for another generation of Discworld witches.

In the Discworld Companion (latest revision) Terry Pratchett mentions that he doesn't expect any non-animated film versions ... they would be seen as parodies of LOtR ... and nowadays first-time readers seriously accuse him of "stealing" from Harry Potter ... then, if he replies "But I wrote this in 1985 ... " they come back say: 'Oh! Are you accusing her of "stealing" from you ... ?' It's rather hard pointing out the breadth and depth of the genre ... but Pratchett draws on it all.

Regards,

Bob Bolton