''The Pratchett Portfolio'' is a small collection of the artistic works of
Paul Kidby
Paul Kidby (born 1964) is an English artist, best known for his art based on Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series of fantasy novels. Kidby has created the sleeve covers since Pratchett's original illustrator, Josh Kirby, died in 2001.Alison Floo ...
, illustrating the characters of
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 ''
Discworld
''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a fl ...
''. It includes a small blurb on each character, and a picture of said person. In addition to the art, each blurb talks about how Pratchett created the characters. The portfolio was published in 1996 and followed in 2004 by ''
The Art of Discworld
''The Art of Discworld'' is a descriptive book of the world of the Discworld as portrayed in Terry Pratchett's '' Discworld'' series. It showcases the art of Paul Kidby with descriptions of characters and locations by Pratchett and some detail ...
''.
The portfolio includes entries for characters such as
Lady Ramkin, Detritus,
Mustrum Ridcully, the
Death of Rats, as well as
Rincewind
Rincewind ( ) is a fictional character who appears in several of the '' Discworld'' novels by Terry Pratchett. He was a failed student at Unseen University for wizards in Ankh-Morpork, often described as "the magical equivalent to the number ze ...
running around in the Dungeon Dimensions.
Translations
* Das Scheibenwelt Album (German)
References
External links
*
Discworld books
1996 books
Victor Gollancz Ltd books
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