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Stephen Briggs (born 1951) is a British writer of subsidiary works and merchandise surrounding
Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...
's comic fantasy '' Discworld''. '' The Streets of Ankh-Morpork'', the first Discworld map, was co-designed by Briggs and Pratchett and painted by Stephen Player in 1993. This was followed by '' The Discworld Mapp'' (1995), also painted by Stephen Player, and '' A Tourist Guide to Lancre'' (1998), painted by Paul Kidby. Briggs also adapted over 20 Pratchett novels for the amateur stage – '' Wyrd Sisters'', '' Mort'', and '' Guards! Guards!'' (published by Corgi); '' The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents'', '' Johnny and the Dead'', and '' Dodger'' (Oxford University Press); '' Going Postal'', '' Night Watch'', '' Interesting Times'', '' The Fifth Elephant'' and ''
The Truth The Truth may refer to: Film * ''The Truth'' (1920 film) starring Madge Kennedy * ''The Truth'' (1960 film) or ''La Vérité'', a French film by Henri-Georges Clouzot starring Brigitte Bardot * ''The Truth'' (1988 film), a Hong Kong trial cri ...
'' (Methuen / A.& C. Black); '' Making Money'', '' Carpe Jugulum'' and '' Maskerade'' (Samuel French); '' Feet of Clay'', '' The Rince Cycle'' – mainly a combination of '' The Colour of Magic'' and '' The Light Fantastic'' – and '' Unseen Academicals'' (Oberon); his adaptations of ''
Hogfather ''Hogfather'' is the 20th '' Discworld'' novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz. It came in 137th place in The Big Read, a BBC survey of the most loved ...
'' and '' Lords and Ladies'' were published in 2021 by Methuen Drama, along with '' The Shakespeare Codex'' – mainly an adaptation of '' The Science of Discworld 2 - the Globe'' . The Discworld encyclopaedia '' The Discworld Companion'', published in 1995 with updated editions in 1997 and 2003 (the latter entitled ''The New Discworld Companion'', is derived from Briggs' database of Discworld information). The fourth edition of the Companion was published in 2012 under the title ''Turtle Recall''. In 2007 Briggs published '' The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld'', a compilation of quotes from the Discworld novels. He also collaborated with Pratchett in '' Discworld Diaries'' and '' Nanny Ogg's Cookbook''. Briggs has also recorded audiobook versions of certain ''Discworld'' works, in editions released by Isis Publishing and by HarperCollins in the US. In 2004, he received an Audie Award for his audiobook recording of '' Monstrous Regiment''.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Stephen People associated with the Discworld series British dramatists and playwrights 1951 births Living people British male dramatists and playwrights Audiobook narrators