Illustrating the Discworld: Terry Pratchett's universe in colour
16 January 2020
Terry Pratchett said, "I only invented the Discworld, Josh created it". He was referring to his original cover artist Josh Kirby, who died in 2001. Here are a selection of cover illustrations by Kirby and Paul Kidby, his successor as visualiser of Pratchett's fantastical universe.
A version of this article was originally published in February 2017.
Terry Pratchett
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Watch: Back in Black
Starring Paul Kaye as Terry Pratchett, this poignant film tells the story of the hugely popular author. On BBC iPlayer until 14 February 2020.
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Becoming Terry
Back in Black director on the transformation of actor Paul Kaye into writer Terry Pratchett.
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Neil Gaiman's tribute
Pratchett's longtime friend and collaborator reads his funny and moving tribute, featured here in its entirety for the first time.
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Back to school
Exclusive extra scene from Back in Black: Pratchett, played by actor Paul Kaye, confronts his old headmaster.
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Everything you need to know about...
Terry Pratchett's life story related by his collaborator on many spin-offs from the mammoth Discworld series.
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Illustrating the Discworld
The fantastical cover illustrations that visualised Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe.
