Discworld
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Discworld is a fictional universe created by British author Terry Pratchett, spanning over forty comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015.
The world is a flat disc balanced on four elephants standing on a giant turtle swimming through space.
The series satirizes everything from politics to religion to fairy tales, with recurring characters including witches, wizards, a cynical city watch, and Death himself.
I'm rereading the Discworld books.
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Supernatural or illusory power
- wizardsPractitioners of sorcery
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- trollsDeliberate online agitators
- dwarvesMythical small beings
vampires · werewolves · golems · dragons · Death · gods · imps
Satirical imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
caricature · mockery · subversion · absurdity · irony · cynicism · hyperbole · bureaucracy
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magic
Supernatural or illusory power
dwarves · vampires · werewolves · golems · dragons · Death · gods · imps
parody
Satirical imitation
allegory · caricature · mockery · subversion · absurdity · irony · cynicism · hyperbole · bureaucracy · institutions
Death
Permanent cessation of life
wit
Clever, inventive humor
- punsJokes using sound similarities
- footnotesMarginal citations below text
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
slapstick · farce · absurdist · banter · silliness · irreverence · jokes · one-liners · deadpan · bathos
Thud
F-105 pilot slang
- PyramidsAncient Egyptian royal tombs
- British ClassicsPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
- Fantasy RealmsNarnia, Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Oz, Neverland
- fantasy seriesHarry Potter, Game of Thrones, Narnia, Earthsea, Wheel of Time
- Fantasy WorldsNarnia, Middle-earth, Oz, Hogwarts, Westeros
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
- imaginary worldsdreamland, fairyland, wonderland, fantasy realm, fantasy land
DiscworldMiddle-earth
Fantasy world with hobbits
The Silmarillion · The Lord of the Rings · Westeros · high fantasy · Game of Thrones
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