Favourite author
At the moment, it’s definitely Terry Pratchett. Have to send out a big thanks to Liz for introducing me to Pterry nearly two years ago.
Favourite Discworld characters:
The Librarian - an orangutan swinging through the shelves as though they were the trees in his native rain fore… wait, nevermind, he was born in Ankh Morpork, he’s a city ape (a BhangBhangduc word meaning “definitely not a monkey”)
Death - there’s just something about a personification of death that loves cats, could murder a good curry, and rides a huge white stallion named Binky… and talks in all caps. “I MUST SAY THESE ARE VERY GOOD BISCUITS. HOW DO THEY GET THE BITS OF CHOCOLATE IN?”
Rincewind - my favourite racist (the hundred meters, the mile, the marathon, he’s run them all), though probably the reason I like him so much is because of the Luggage (sapient pearwood, about a hundred little feet, follows him everywhere)
Angua - vegetarian werewolf and one of the few people who could beat up Carrot.
Hex - Ponder Stibbons’ computer. “+++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot +++”
The Nac Mac Feegle - “Fighting’s what they like best.”
“Whist, yon fellaight fra’ aquesbore!”
“Drinkin’s what they like best,” Nanny corrected herself.
“Nae, hoon a scullen!”
“Drinkin’ and fightin’s what they like best,” said Nanny.
“An’ snaflin’ coobeastie.”
“And stealing cows,” said Nanny. “Drinkin’, fightin’ and stealin’ cows is what they like best.”
(That’s definitely my favourite quote from anything of Pratchett’s. Mostly I just like the word ‘coobeastie’)