Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Art, Music & Photography, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9780857529480
Published: December 2024
Imprint: Doubleday
Page Extent: 256
Format: Hardback
RRP 800.00

Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld

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Go behind the scenes of the iconic Discworld series with this beautiful, illustrated hardback, the perfect gift book for any fantasy fan this holiday season.

'It's still magic, even if you know how it's done' SIR TERRY PRATCHETT


Sir Terry Pratchett was one of the world's best-loved and bestselling fantasy writers, author of the iconic Discworld series. Now, for the first time, go behind the scenes of the incredible partnership between Pratchett and his 'artist of choice', Paul Kidby.

This stunning new book shows how the Discworld was brought to visual life - from the earliest sketches to the final magnificent masterpieces - and how Terry and Paul absorbed influences from art and pop culture, fusing them into the Discworld landscape.

Whilst...

About the Author

Paul Kidby

Paul Kidby

Paul Kidby is best known for being the 'artist of choice' for Sir Terry Pratchett. Paul started working with Terry in 1993 and has designed the Discworld book jackets since 2002 following the death of artist Josh Kirby. He has illustrated many Discworld publications including The Art of Discworld, best-selling The Last Hero and the Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium. In 2019 he illustrated Good Omens written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

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