Category Archives: Discworld

Slimeline

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Nathan

I’m going to look at one of my niche interests, that of timelines for fictional universes, in this case the Dragon Quest series. While there are exceptions, I get the impression that game developers don’t generally think too much about … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Christianity, Chrono Trigger, Comics, Discworld, Dragon Quest, Egyptian, Families, Final Fantasy, Greek Philosophy, J.R.R. Tolkien, Japanese, Language, lucasarts, Magic, Maps, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Persian, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion, Roman, Terry Pratchett, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged a link to the past, aliahan, atlantis, c.m.o.t. dibbler, cecil harvey, celestria, ceodore harvey, chronology, dragon quest builders, dragon quest heroes, dragon quest ii, dragon quest iii, dragon quest iv, dragon quest ix, dragon quest monsters, dragon quest monsters the dark prince, dragon quest vi, dragon quest vii, dragon quest viii, dragon quest xi, dragons, dragovians, emblem of roto, empyrea, erdrick, escape from monkey island, final fantasy iv, final fantasy iv the after years, heirs of the mark, himiko, hyborian age, hyrule, hyrule historia, item monogatari, jipang, link, manga, mithra, mithraism, mithril, monkey island, monster monogatari, monty the monster monitor, ocarina of time, orichalcum, pioniria, plato, psaro, ragnar mcryan, ramia, robert e. howard, square enix, sword of erdrick, sword of light, swords, the mark of erdrick, time travel, timelines, tockles, torneko taloon, warriors of eden, weapons, yamata no orochi, yuji horii, zenith dragon, zenithia | Leave a comment

Road Runner, Road Runner, Runs Down the Road All Day

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Nathan

The Barbarian of World’s End, by Lin Carter – For some reason, this was the only book in this series I couldn’t find on Kindle, so I bought a used physical copy. As the title suggests, it focuses on Ganelon … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Board Games, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Discworld, Games, ghost roads, Greek Mythology, Humor, incryptid, Language, Mythology, Native American, Philosophy, Politics, Relationships, Religion, seanan mcguire, Technology, Terry Pratchett, Urban Legends, ursula vernon | Tagged afterlife, angel of the overpass, anima mundi, bobby cross, dinosaurs, furies, ghosts, gondwane, javelina, lin carter, munrungs, persephone, Poul Anderson, ray guns, roadrunner, rose marshall, snake-eater, t. kingfisher, the barbarian of world's end, the carpet people, the high crusade, weapons | 1 Comment

If Found, Send to Sorhed (the Postage Is Prepaid)

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Nathan

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, by Garth Nix – Art student Susan Arkshaw has just turned eighteen and come to London seeking information on her absent father. She tries to confront her mother’s old boyfriend, who’s actually a crime boss. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, Celtic, Discworld, Families, Humor, infocom, J.R.R. Tolkien, Language, Magic, Maps, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Technology, Terry Pratchett, ursula vernon, Video Games, Welsh, zork | Tagged ankh-morpork, anuket city, aragorn, bored of the rings, clocktaur war, clockwork boys, demons, douglas kenney, dragons, dwarves, elves, ents, fairies, gandalf, garth nix, gimli, gnoles, henry beard, hobbits, jessica khoury, jolly green giant, learned edmund, lord of the rings, misogyny, national lampoon, old man of coniston, pigs, puns, robots, saruman, sheep, t. kingfisher, the left-handed booksellers of london, the moorwitch, the wonder engine, thermofax, wishbringer, witches, wizards | 2 Comments

Mirth and Magic

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Nathan

Celtic Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook, by Sorcha and Aron Hegarty – This a guide to the characters in this mythology, which provides a few pages on the key details of each one, and an lush illustration by … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Celtic, Christmas, craig shaw gardner, Discworld, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, History, Holidays, Humor, Lewis Carroll, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Norse, Pac-Man, Relationships, Sierra, space quest, Star Trek, Television, Terry Pratchett, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged a malady of magicks, aliens, amy myers, anna stead, aphrodite's new temple, aron hegarty, astro chicken, ba hubba tree bob, beatrice wankmeister, brutus of britain, carmen sandiego, celtic mythology, chris genoa, chris geona, cohen the barbarian, conan the barbarian, cornucopia agricorp, david langford, death swatch, dragons at crumbling castle, dragons at crumbling castle and other tales, elmo pug, esther friesner, fall'n into the sear, father christmas, father christmas goes to work, foop!, jack sharkey, james bibby, jeremy spear, king arthur, mabinogion, mike ashley, molly brown, monkeys, peter spear, queen of the green sun, quentin blake, richard lupoff, roald dahl, robots, roger wilco, ruella in love, seven-league boots, sludge vohaul, sorcha hegarty, space quest iii, space quest v, star generator, swineoids, sword and sorcery, tales of the carpet people, the 59a bus goes back in time, the abominable snowman, the distressing damsel, the frog prince, the mammoth book of comic fantasy, the space quest companion, through the looking-glass, time travel, troll bridge, trolls, two guys from andromeda, war of the doom zombies, witches, wizards, yeti | Leave a comment

Snow Time Like the Past

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Nathan

Beth suggested writing about the history of snowmen, and a little bit of searching on the Internet brought up a few mentions of a book that sounded interesting, The Illustrated History of the Snowman, by Bob Eckstein. I’ve since bought and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Buddhism, Cartoons, Comics, Discworld, Fairy Tales, History, Humor, Jared Davis, Magic, Music, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Prejudice, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Sexuality, Television, Terry Pratchett, Toys, Video Games | Tagged antisemitism, bob eckstein, bodhidharma, boogg, book of hours, citizen kane, daruma, effigy, frost giants, frosty the snowman, frozen, giants, grampa in oz, hans christian andersen, icetown, isa poso, jotun, marvel comics, michelangelo buonarroti, ozcon international, paul coker jr., piero di medici, rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, ruth burman, snowmen, snowy the traveling snowman, sourcery, ted eshbaugh, the hidden valley of oz, the illustrated history of the snowman, ymir, yukidaruma | Leave a comment

Chaos Control

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Nathan

Something I was thinking about recently was how Donald Trump’s desire to cut health care is kind of at odds with his wanting to be an authoritarian dictator. The thing about sickness is that it’s so unpredictable. Sure, it’s mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Discworld, Economics, Environmentalism, Health, History, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Terry Pratchett | Tagged authoritarianism, brett kavanaugh, donald trump, fines, immigration, law, lawsuits, money, pollution, profit, property, property rights, racism, robert f. kennedy jr., sexism, supreme court of the united states, the truth | Leave a comment

Amateur Magic Hour

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Nathan

Simon the Sorcerer – This adventure game was originally released in 1993, but I played the twentieth anniversary edition that adds voice acting. It was made by a British company, and strives to keep the humor British in style to distinguish … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, C.S. Lewis, Cartoons, Chronicles of Narnia, Discworld, Fairy Tales, Games, Humor, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Mahjong, Monsters, Monty Python, Music, Terry Pratchett, Tiles, Video Games | Tagged dragons, dwarves, gollum, guybrush threepwood, lord of the rings, monkey island, mordor, rincewind, rondor, simon the sorcerer, snow white and the seven dwarfs, sordid, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, the secret of monkey island, the sword in the stone, the three billygoats gruff, trolls, witches, wizards | 1 Comment

Women in the Pictures

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Nathan

I had an idea of writing about pictures I’ve seen misidentified online, and I’m going to do that, but also go off on some tangents. To begin with, this was a meme I saw online. It’s a sentiment I agree … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Authors, British, Celtic, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Discworld, England, Feminism, Gender, Greek Mythology, History, Humor, Magic, Magnus Chase, Music, Mythology, Norse, Poetry, Politics, Relationships, Rick Riordan, Roman Empire, Terry Pratchett, William Shakespeare | Tagged alain chartier, angus mcbride, augustan history, boudica, chariots, charles hamilton smith, cuchulainn, donald trump, edyth swanneck, elves, emperor aurelius, fairies, flanders and swann, frederick sandys, harold godwinsson, henry meynell rheam, herbert gustave schmalz, hylas, john keats, john william waterhouse, la belle dame sans merci, lancre, lords and ladies, luis royo, magrat garlick, mary magdalene, memes, michael flanders, morgan llywelyn, nymphs, prasutagus, puns, suetonius, tea tephi, the wind from hastings, thomas thornycroft, walter crane, warwick goble, witches, wyrd sisters, zenobia | Leave a comment

Rakevat’s Rules of Chaos

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Nathan

Pahua and the Dragon’s Secret, by Lori M. Lee – In the second book of this series, Pahua Moua, the reincarnation of the great Hmong warrior Shee Yee, wants to enroll in a school for shamans. In order to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Catherynne M. Valente, Discworld, Douglas Adams, Food, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Hmong, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Names, Philosophy, Relationships, Rick Riordan, Technology, Terry Pratchett, Video Games | Tagged aliens, ankh-morpork, arthur rackham, bad prince charlie, bookshops and bonedust, coffee, dragons, dwarves, elves, eurovision, gnomes, goblins, homunculus, john moore, legends and lattes, lori m. lee, metagalactic grand prix, necromancers, nine goblins, octopath traveler, orcs, pahua and the dragon's secret, rattkins, rick riordan presents, skeletons, space oddity, space opera, succubus, t. kingfisher, tapenti, travis baldree, trolls, unicorns, ursula vernon, wizards | 1 Comment

Some Are More Independent Than Others

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Nathan

I see the Supreme Court has been doing their best to destroy democracy just in time for America’s birthday. There’s been a general trend toward this kind of thing. Back in 2010, the Citizens United decision made a stand against … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Discworld, History, Holidays, Politics, Prejudice, Television, Terry Pratchett | Tagged bob dole, charisma, citizens united, clarence thomas, debates, democracy, democrats, donald trump, elections, independence day, joe biden, michael dukakis, mitt romney, president george w. bush, presidential debates, republicans, supreme court of the united states, walter mondale | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Discworld

Slimeline

Road Runner, Road Runner, Runs Down the Road All Day

If Found, Send to Sorhed (the Postage Is Prepaid)

Mirth and Magic

Snow Time Like the Past

Chaos Control

Amateur Magic Hour

Women in the Pictures

Rakevat’s Rules of Chaos

Some Are More Independent Than Others

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