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A review by molokov
Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion...So Far by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
2.0
This is the fourth copy (and third edition) of the Discworld Companion that I own, and this latest update is somewhat of a disappointment. There is a whole raft of typography errors, missing references, a fair few instances where the text has repeated phrases in different paragraph - as if an earlier entry was updated with haste rather than completely rewritten - and some info that is inaccurate or just plain wrong (by quick comparison with the original novel referred to). This edition appears to have been a rush job by Briggs - I know he has a day job, but maybe this update could have been done by someone else?
Despite all this, there is a raft of new entries about the novels published since the last edition of the Companion, but there are still certainly some major missing pieces. I suspect that it would be better for all if the Discworld Wiki would be allowed to reproduce all the info from this book, and then allow users to update everything as required (under the guidance of a handful of editors, perhaps including Briggs or other superfans) (no not me)
The backmatter contains some material from the first edition, which is a great historical footnote, but something new (plus maybe a collection of /all/ the material from previous editions) would have been nicer.
Cover artwork (by Marc Simonetti) is brilliant, though.
Despite all this, there is a raft of new entries about the novels published since the last edition of the Companion, but there are still certainly some major missing pieces. I suspect that it would be better for all if the Discworld Wiki would be allowed to reproduce all the info from this book, and then allow users to update everything as required (under the guidance of a handful of editors, perhaps including Briggs or other superfans) (no not me)
The backmatter contains some material from the first edition, which is a great historical footnote, but something new (plus maybe a collection of /all/ the material from previous editions) would have been nicer.
Cover artwork (by Marc Simonetti) is brilliant, though.