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75-480: Eric , stylized as Faust Eric , is the ninth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett . It was originally published in 1990 as a " Discworld story", in a larger format than the other novels and illustrated by Josh Kirby . It was later reissued as a normal paperback without any illustrations, and in some cases, with the title given on the cover and title pages simply as Eric . (The page headers, however, continued to alternate between Faust and Eric .) The story

150-700: A 40% stake in Collins since 1981 and became the sole owner in 1989. News Corp merged the two publishers in 1989, combining the name as HarperCollins and creating a logo with a stylized depiction of flames atop waves derived from the torch logo for Harper & Row and the fountain logo for Collins. In 1990, HarperCollins sold J. B. Lippincott & Co. , its medical publishing division, to the Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer . In 1996, HarperCollins sold Scott Foresman and HarperCollins College to Pearson , which merged them with Addison-Wesley Longman . News Corporation purchased

225-541: A Nashville, Tennessee, warehouse, under the name Thomas Nelson (which distributes the religious arm of HarperCollins/Zondervan Books), in the winter of 2013. Several office positions and departments continued to work for HarperCollins in Scranton, but in a new location. The Scranton warehouse closing eliminated about 200 jobs, and the Nashville warehouse closing eliminated up to 500 jobs; the exact number of distribution employees

300-561: A golem who develops a strange crush on Lipwig; Stanley Howler , an obsessive young man who was raised by peas and becomes the Discworld's first stamp collector ; and the very old Junior Postman Groat, who never got promoted to Senior Postman because there was never a Postmaster alive long enough to promote him. Several other books can be grouped together as "Other cultures of Discworld" books. They may contain characters or locations from other arcs, typically not as protagonist or antagonist but as

375-459: A number of novels and stories form novel sequences with distinct story arcs : Rincewind was the first protagonist of Discworld . He is a wizard with no skill, no wizardly qualifications, and no interest in heroics. He is extremely cowardly but is constantly thrust into dangerous adventures. He saves Discworld on several occasions, and has an instrumental role in the emergence of life on Roundworld ( Science of Discworld ). Other characters in

450-402: A podcast produced by the department, provides interviews with authors of noteworthy titles. HarperCollins announced HarperStudio in 2008 as a "new, experimental unit... that will eliminate the traditional profit distributions to authors. The long-established author advances and bookseller returns has not proved to be very profitable to either the author or the publisher. The approach HarperStudio

525-598: A room together in The Last Hero , but they do not interact. After Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease , he said that he would be happy for his daughter Rhianna to continue the series. Pratchett co-founded Narrativia in 2012 along with Rob Wilkins to serve as a production company for adaptations of his works, with Rhianna as a member of its writing team. Rhianna Pratchett said that she would be involved in spin-offs, adaptations and tie-ins, but there would be no more novels. The first such spin-off by Rhianna

600-683: A significant move into fiction in 1917 under the leadership of Godfrey Collins . The Collins Crime Club imprint published many works in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction , including novels by Agatha Christie and Rex Stout . The religious imprint Fount would be home to C. S. Lewis . Collins would become the British Commonwealth publisher for a number of popular American juvenile series and authors, including The Hardy Boys , Nancy Drew , and Dr. Seuss . Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation acquired Harper & Row in 1987. News Corp had owned

675-523: A sound. Death guides souls from this world to the next. Over millennia he has developed a fascination with humanity to a point and feels protective of it. He adopted a human daughter and took on a human apprentice Eventually the daughter and apprentice had a daughter, Susan Sto Helit , a primary character in Soul Music , Hogfather , and Thief of Time . Characters that often appear with Death include his butler Albert , his granddaughter Susan Sto Helit,

750-467: A supporting character or even a throwaway reference. These include Pyramids (Djelibeybi), Small Gods (Omnia), and Monstrous Regiment (Zlobenia and Borogravia). Short descriptions of many of the notable characters: Short stories by Pratchett based in the Discworld, including published miscellanea such as the fictional game origins of Thud , were reprinted in Pratchett's collection A Blink of

825-538: A taciturn, bitter old crone from the small mountain country of Lancre , largely despises people but acts as their healer and protector because no one else can do this as well as she can. Her closest friend is Nanny Ogg , a jolly, personable witch with the "common touch" who enjoys a smoke and a pint of beer, and often sings bawdy folk songs like the notorious "Hedgehog Song". The two take on apprentice witches: first Magrat Garlick , then Agnes Nitt , then Tiffany Aching , who become accomplished witches. Other characters in

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900-575: A traditional, magically-run fantasy world coming into contact with modern technology. They revolve around the growth of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from a hopeless gang of three to a fully-equipped and efficient police force. The stories are largely police procedurals , featuring crimes with heavy political or societal overtones. The main character Sam Vimes is a haggard, cynical, working-class street copper. When introduced in Guards! Guards! , he

975-483: A travelling witch who discovers Tiffany; Nac Mac Feegle chieftain Rob Anybody; and the other young witches Annagramma Hawkin and Petulia Gristle. Both Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg also appear in her stories. Moist von Lipwig is a professional criminal and con man to whom Havelock Vetinari gives a "second chance" after staging his execution, recognising the advantages his jack-of-all-trades abilities will give to

1050-507: A young girl maturing into a responsible woman. She is aided in her task by the Nac Mac Feegle , a gang of blue-tattooed, 6-inch tall, hard-drinking, loud-mouthed pictsie creatures also called "The Wee Free Men" who serve as her guardians. She is the protagonist of five novels, The Wee Free Men , A Hat Full of Sky , Wintersmith , I Shall Wear Midnight , and The Shepherd's Crown . Major characters in this series include Miss Tick,

1125-799: Is a comic fantasy book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett , set on the Discworld , a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The series began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic and continued until the final novel The Shepherd's Crown , which was published in 2015, following Pratchett's death. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from classic works, usually fantasy or science fiction, as well as mythology , folklore and fairy tales , and often use them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues. Forty-one Discworld novels were published. Apart from

1200-596: Is a parody of the tale of Faust , and follows the events of Sourcery in which the Wizard Rincewind was trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions. Rincewind is summoned by the thirteen-year-old demonologist , Eric Thursley, who wanted a demon to grant his heart's desires. He is disappointed when Rincewind tells him he is unable to grant wishes. Rincewind is disheartened to learn that the spells to confine demons work on him; Eric's parrot tells him that because he

1275-497: Is a book by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs , and illustrated by Paul Kidby . It is the fourth in the Mapp series. It was first published in paperback by Corgi in 1999. It was the second in the series to be illustrated by Kidby. As with the other "mapps", the basic design and booklet were compiled by Pratchett and Briggs. The Mapp shows the parasite universe of Death's Domain. The accompanying booklet provides various details of

1350-556: Is headquartered in New York City and London and is a subsidiary of News Corp . The company's name is derived from a combination of the firm's predecessors. Harper & Brothers , founded in 1817, merged with Row, Peterson & Company in 1962 to form Harper & Row , which was acquired by News Corp in 1987. The Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons , founded in 1819, was acquired by News Corp in 1989 and merged with Harper & Row to form HarperCollins. The logo for

1425-480: Is integral to certain storylines. Inspector A E Pessimal was recruited by Vimes as his adjutant after Havelock Vetinari , the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, sent him as an auditor. The City Watch feature in eight Discworld stories, and cameoed in a number of others, including Making Money , the children's book Where's My Cow? , and the short story " Theatre of Cruelty ". Pratchett stated on numerous occasions that

1500-517: Is now taking is to offer little or no advance, but instead to split the profit 50% (rather than the industry standard 15%), with the author." The division was headed by Bob Miller, previously the founding publisher of Hyperion , the adult books division of the Walt Disney Company . HarperStudio folded in March 2010 after Miller left for Workman Publishing . HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd.

1575-482: Is set to rise to $ 50,000 by 2025. Additionally, full-time employees in the union will receive a lump sum payment of $ 1,500. The contract also allows workers making less than $ 60,000 to file for two hours of overtime pay per week without approval from a manager, and puts measures in place to compensate junior-level staff for diversity and inclusion work which is typically unpaid in the industry. The workers returned to their duties on February 21. HarperCollins maintains

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1650-401: Is the academic marketing department of HarperCollins. HarperAcademic provides instructors with the latest in adult titles for course adoption at the high school and college level, as well as titles for first-year and other common read programs at academic institutions. They also attend several major academic conferences to showcase new titles for academic professionals. HarperAcademic Calling ,

1725-652: Is the alcoholic captain of the three-person Night Watch, which also includes the lazy, cowardly, and none-too-bright sergeant Fred Colon and Corporal Nobby Nobbs , a petty thief in his own right. Then Carrot Ironfoundersson , a 6-foot-6-inch-tall (1.98 m) dwarf-by-adoption, joins the Watch. Other main characters include Cheery Littlebottom , the Watch's forensics expert and one of the first openly female dwarves, tried to rename herself "Cheri" without success. Constable Visit-the-infidel-with-explanatory-pamphlets appears in some novels, and Sam's wife, Lady Sybil Vimes (née Ramkin)

1800-561: Is the first lecture agency to be created by a major publishing house. It was launched in May 2005 as a division of HarperCollins to book paid speaking engagements for the authors HarperCollins, and its sister companies, publish. Andrea Rosen is the director. Some of the notable authors the HCSB represents include Carol Alt , Dennis Lehane , Gregory Maguire , Danny Meyer , Mehmet Oz , Sidney Poitier , Ted Sorensen , and Kate White . HarperAcademic

1875-509: Is unknown. HarperCollins previously closed two US warehouses, one in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 2011 and another in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2012. "We have taken a long-term, global view of our print distribution and are committed to offering the broadest possible reach for our authors," said HarperCollins Chief Executive Brian Murray, according to Publishers Weekly . "We are retooling

1950-543: The Carnegie Medal . In the BBC 's Big Read , four Discworld novels were in the top 100, and a total of fourteen in the top 200. More than 80 million Discworld books have been sold in 37 languages. Very few of the Discworld novels have chapter divisions. Instead, they feature interweaving storylines. Pratchett was quoted as saying that he "just never got into the habit of chapters", later adding that "I have to shove them in

2025-633: The Death of Rats , in charge of gathering the souls of rodents, Quoth , and the Auditors of Reality, the closest thing Death has to a nemesis. Five Discworld novels feature either Death or Susan with Death appearing. He also appears in the short stories Witches in Pratchett's universe act as herbalists , nurses, adjudicators and wise women who can use magic but generally prefer not to, finding simple but cunningly applied psychology (called "headology") far more effective. The principal witch, Granny Weatherwax ,

2100-467: The 1970s, with Crowell and the trade operations of Lippincott merged into Harper & Row in 1980. In 1988, Harper & Row purchased the religious publisher Zondervan , including subsidiary Marshall Pickering . William Collins, Sons was established in Glasgow in 1819 by Presbyterian schoolmaster William Collins . The firm's early emphasis was on religion and education, but diversified over time, making

2175-445: The Discworld series and the novels Unseen Academicals and The Last Continent . In the early books, the faculty of UU changed frequently; promotion usually involved assassination. However, after the ascension of the bombastic Mustrum Ridcully to the position of Archchancellor , the hierarchy settled down and characters had the chance to develop. Earlier books featured the wizards in possible invasions of Discworld by creatures from

2250-436: The Discworld to illuminate popular science topics. Each book alternates chapters of a Discworld story and notes on real science related to it. The books are: David Langford has compiled two Discworld quiz books: Most years see the release of a Discworld Diary and Discworld Calendar, both usually following a particular theme. The diaries feature background information about their themes. Some topics are later used in

2325-563: The Discworld), four popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. The series has been adapted for graphic novels, theatre, computer and board games, and television. Discworld books regularly topped Sunday Times best-sellers list, making Pratchett the UK's best-selling author in the 1990s. Discworld novels have also won awards such as the Prometheus Award and

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2400-618: The Domain, both as portrayed in the Discworld books and newly revealed. In Death's Domain , the concept of steam locomotives on Discworld is introduced, which became the main theme of Pratchett's Discworld novel Raising Steam fourteen years later. In the live-action adaptations of Hogfather and The Colour of Magic , Dorney Court is the real-life location used for the exterior of Mon Repos , Death's house. Pratchett also collaborated with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen on four books, using

2475-590: The Dungeon Dimensions, Lovecraftian monsters that hungered for magic. The wizards of UU employ the traditional "whizz-bang" type of magic seen in Dungeons & Dragons games, but also investigate the rules and structure of magic in terms highly reminiscent of particle physics . Prominent members include In later novels, Rincewind joins their group, while the Dean leaves to become the Archchancellor of Brazeneck College in

2550-515: The Hearst Book Group, consisting of William Morrow & Company and Avon Books , in 1999. These imprints are now published under the rubric of HarperCollins. HarperCollins bought educational publisher Letts and Lonsdale in March 2010. In 2011, HarperCollins announced they had agreed to acquire the publisher Thomas Nelson . The purchase was completed on 11 July 2012, with an announcement that Thomas Nelson would operate independently given

2625-723: The Pen: The Lost Stories (2023) constitute the first known works by Pratchett that include early versions of places and characters that would later become parts of Discworld. Pratchett authored most of them under a pseudonym that remained unlinked to him for decades, until posthumously discovered in 2022. Although Terry Pratchett said, "There are no maps. You can't map a sense of humour," there are four "Mapps": The Streets of Ankh-Morpork (1993), The Discworld Mapp (1995), A Tourist Guide to Lancre (1998), and Death's Domain (1999). The first two were drawn by Stephen Player, based on plans by Pratchett and Stephen Briggs ,

2700-548: The Purple Crayon . They were the publishing home of Maurice Sendak , Shel Silverstein , and Margaret Wise Brown . In 1998, Nordstrom's personal correspondence was published as Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom (illustrated by Maurice Sendak ), edited by Charlotte Zolotow . Zolotow began her career as a stenographer to Nordstrom, became her protégé , and went on to write more than 80 books and edit hundreds of others, including Nordstrom's The Secret Language and

2775-608: The Rincewind story arc include Cohen the Barbarian , an aging hero of the old fantasy tradition, out of touch with the modern world and still fighting despite his advanced age; Twoflower , a naive tourist from the Agatean Empire (inspired by cultures of East Asia, particularly Japan and China); and The Luggage , a magical, semi-sentient and aggressive multi-legged travelling accessory. Rincewind appears in eight Discworld novels as well as

2850-583: The Screen (2012), and elsewhere. Seven of the short stories or short writings were also collected in a compilation of the majority of Pratchett's known short work named Once More* With Footnotes (2004). Additionally, another short story " Turntables of the Night " (1989) is set in England but features Death as a character; it is available online and in both anthologies. Five short stories republished in A Stroke of

2925-483: The United States Department of Justice filed United States v. Apple Inc. , naming Apple , HarperCollins, and four other major publishers as defendants. The suit alleged that they conspired to fix prices for e-books , and weaken Amazon.com 's position in the market, in violation of antitrust law . In December 2013, a federal judge approved a settlement of the antitrust claims, in which HarperCollins and

3000-655: The United States. Collins still exists as an imprint, chiefly for wildlife and natural history books, field guides, as well as for English and bilingual dictionaries based on the Bank of English , a large corpus of contemporary English texts. HarperCollins' imprints, including current and defunct imprints prior to various mergers, include: In 2008, HarperCollins launched a browsing feature on its website where customers can read selected excerpts from books before purchasing, on both desktop and mobile browsers. This functionality gave

3075-532: The Witches series include: The witches appear in many Discworld books, and are protagonists in seven. They also appeared in the short story " The Sea and Little Fishes ". Their stories frequently draw on ancient European folklore and fairy tales, and parody famous works of literature, particularly by Shakespeare . The stories featuring the Ankh-Morpork City Watch are urban fantasy , and frequently depict

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3150-548: The backlist of many of the books originally published by its many merged imprints, in addition to having picked up new authors since the merger. Authors published originally by Harper include Mark Twain , the Brontë sisters , and William Makepeace Thackeray . Authors published originally by Collins include H. G. Wells and Agatha Christie . HarperCollins also acquired the publishing rights to J. R. R. Tolkien 's work in 1990 when Unwin Hyman

3225-428: The basis for both trivial and key events ( Jingo , Eric , and Pyramids ), as are trends in science, technology, pop culture and modern art ( Moving Pictures , Men at Arms , Thud ). There are also humanist themes in many Discworld novels, and a focus on critical thinking skills in the Witches and Tiffany Aching series. The Discworld novels and stories are, in principle, stand-alone works. However,

3300-654: The business publisher Amacom from the American Management Association . In 2020, HarperCollins acquired the children's publishers Egmont Books UK, Egmont Poland and Schneiderbuch Germany from the Egmont Group . On 29 March 2021, HarperCollins announced that it would acquire HMH Books & Media, the trade publishing division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , for $ 349 million. The deal would allow HMH to pay down its debt and focus on digital education. The deal

3375-489: The company. The UAW union made the decision to strike after drawn-out negotiations between it and HarperCollins, which resulted in members "working without a contract since April." According to a spokesperson, HarperCollins "has agreed to a number of proposals that the UAW is seeking to include in a new contract" and "is disappointed an agreement has not been reached" but "will continue to negotiate in good faith." On 21 December 2022

3450-463: The demons, Vassenego confronts his king just as Astfgl finally catches up to Rincewind and Eric. Vassenego announces the council of demons has made Astfgl "Supreme Life President of Hell", and that he is to plan out the course of action for demons. With Astfgl lost in the bureaucratic prison of his own making, Vassenego takes over as king and lets Rincewind and Eric escape, so that stories about hell can be told. As they leave, Rincewind and Eric notice that

3525-437: The demons, so he and Eric can escape. While crossing through the recently reformed levels of hell (satirical forms of Dante 's Inferno ) they encounter da Quirm and the parrot, as well as Lavaeolus, who tells them where the exit is. The source of Rincewind's demonic powers is revealed to be Lord Vassenego, a Demon Lord leading a secret revolt against Astfgl. Using Rincewind to keep Astfgl occupied while gathering support amongst

3600-670: The development of the city. After putting him in charge of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office in Going Postal , with good results, Vetinari orders him to clear up the city's corrupt financial sector in Making Money . In a third book, Raising Steam , Vetinari directs Lipwig to oversee the development of a railway network for Dick Simnel's newly invented steam locomotive. Other characters in this series include Adora Belle Dearheart , Lipwig's acerbic, chain-smoking love interest; Gladys,

3675-501: The firm combines the fire from Harper's torch and the water from Collins' fountain. HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes different imprints , including former independent publishing houses and new imprints. The company's worldwide CEO is Brian Murray. The earliest of the publishing firms that comprise HarperCollins

3750-402: The first novel in the series, The Colour of Magic , the original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had cover art by Josh Kirby . After Kirby's death in 2001, the covers were designed by Paul Kidby . The American editions, published by HarperCollins , used their own cover art. Companion publications include eleven short stories (some only loosely related to

3825-402: The five highest-ranked manuscripts each month would be read by HarperCollins editors for potential publication. The site was closed after authors "learned to game the system" to earn top-five rankings, and fewer authonomy titles were selected to be published. From 2009 to 2010, HarperCollins operated BookArmy , a social networking site. The HarperCollins Speakers Bureau (also known as HCSB)

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3900-462: The four Science of Discworld supplementary books. Death , a seven-foot skeleton in a black robe who rides a pale horse named Binky, appears in every novel except The Wee Free Men and Snuff , although sometimes with only a few lines. His dialogue is always depicted in SMALL CAPS without quotation marks. Several characters have said that his voice seemed to reach their minds without making

3975-424: The local put their in-person picketing on "pause" to give strikers an opportunity to spend time with their loved ones. The picketing resumed as scheduled on 3 January 2023. After three months of negotiations, the union agreed to a new contract with HarperCollins on February 16, 2023. Under the new terms, the annual starting pay of HarperCollins employees has increased from $ 45,000 to $ 47,500 upon ratification, and

4050-635: The main storylines take place around the same period (end of the Century of the Fruitbat, beginning of the Century of the Anchovy). The main exception is the stand-alone book Small Gods , which appears to take place at some point earlier than most of the other stories, though even this contains cameo appearances by Death and the Librarian. Some main characters may make cameo appearances in other books where they are not

4125-487: The media that the deal represents the first time that the publisher has released such a large portion of its catalog. HarperCollins formerly operated authonomy , an online community of authors, from 2008 to 2015. The website offered an alternative to the traditional " slush pile " approach for handling unsolicited manuscripts sent to a publisher with little chance of being reviewed. Using authonomy, authors could submit their work for peer review and ranking by other members;

4200-458: The nearby city of Pseudopolis. The Wizards feature prominently in nine Discworld books and star in The Science of Discworld series and the short story " A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices ". Tiffany Aching is a young apprentice witch in a series of Discworld books aimed at young adults. Her stories often parallel mythic heroes' quests, but also deal with Tiffany's difficulties as

4275-538: The other publishers paid into a fund that provided credits to customers who had overpaid for books due to the price-fixing . On 5 November 2012, HarperCollins announced to employees privately and then later in the day publicly that it was closing its remaining two US warehouses, to merge shipping and warehousing operations with R. R. Donnelley in Indiana. The Scranton, Pennsylvania, warehouse closed in September 2013 and

4350-492: The path they are fleeing along has good intentions written on each cobble. Starburst has called it "a series of hilarious pokes at the cliché that is hell". Gardner Dozois , conversely, considered it "downright bad, the only Discworld book [he] actively disliked and found a chore to read". In 2011 The novel was included in the "Gollancz 50" series. The series marked the publisher's 50th anniversary by re-issuing seminal works of science fiction. Discworld Discworld

4425-690: The position it has in Christian book publishing. Both Thomas Nelson and Zondervan were then organized as imprints, or "keystone publishing programs," under a new division, HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Key roles in the reorganization were awarded to former Thomas Nelson executives. In 2012, HarperCollins acquired part of the trade operations of John Wiley & Son in Canada. In 2014, HarperCollins acquired Canadian romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises for C$ 455 million. In 2018, HarperCollins acquired

4500-470: The presence of the City Watch makes Ankh-Morpork stories "problematic", as stories set in the city that do not directly involve Vimes and the Watch often require a Watch presence to maintain the story—at which point, it becomes a Watch story by default. The Wizards of Unseen University (UU) appear prominently throughout many Discworld novels; the books that centre around them exclusively are The Science of

4575-528: The primary focus; for example, City Watch members Carrot Ironfoundersson and Angua appear briefly in Going Postal , Making Money , and Unseen Academicals (placing those books after Guards! Guards! and Men at Arms ). A number of characters, such as members of staff of Unseen University and Lord Vetinari, appear prominently in many different storylines without having specific storylines of their own. The two most frequently recurring central protagonists, Rincewind and Sam Vimes , are very briefly in

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4650-662: The publisher's website the ability to compete with physical bookstores, in which customers can typically look at the book itself, and Amazon's use of excerpts ("teasers") for online book purchasers. At the beginning of October 2013, the company announced a partnership with online digital library Scribd . The official statement revealed that the "majority" of the HarperCollins US and HarperCollins Christian catalogs will be available in Scribd's subscription service. Chantal Restivo-Alessi, chief digital officer at HarperCollins, explained to

4725-466: The putative YA books because my editor screams until I do". However, the first Discworld novel The Colour of Magic was divided into "books", as is Pyramids . Additionally, Going Postal and Making Money both have chapters, a prologue, an epilogue, and brief teasers of what is to come in each chapter, in the style of A. A. Milne , Jules Verne , and Jerome K. Jerome . The Discworld novels contain common themes and motifs that run through

4800-736: The series. Many of the novels parody fantasy cliches and various subgenres of fantasy, like fairy tales (notably Witches Abroad ) or vampire tales ( Carpe Jugulum ). Analogies of real-world issues, such as religion ( Small Gods ), fundamentalism and inner city tension ( Thud ), business and politics ( Making Money ), racial prejudice and exploitation ( Snuff ) recur, as do aspects of culture and entertainment such as opera ( Maskerade ), rock music ( Soul Music ), cinema ( Moving Pictures ), and football ( Unseen Academicals ). Parodies of non-Discworld fiction also occur frequently, including Shakespeare , Beatrix Potter , and several movies. Major historical events, especially battles, are sometimes

4875-717: The series; the character of Miss Alice Band first appeared in the Assassins' Guild Yearbook , for example. The Discworld Almanak – The Year of The Prawn has a similar format and general contents to the diaries. Other Discworld publications include: The books take place roughly in real time and the characters' ages change to reflect the passing of years. The meetings of various characters from different narrative threads (e.g., Ridcully and Granny Weatherwax in Lords and Ladies , Rincewind and Carrot in The Last Hero ) indicate that all

4950-459: The third is a collaboration between Briggs and Paul Kidby , and the last is by Kidby. All also contain booklets written by Pratchett and Briggs. Terry later collaborated with the Discworld Emporium to produce two much larger works, each with the associated map with the book in a folder, The Compleat Ankh-Morpork City Guide (2012) and The Compleat Discworld Atlas (2015). Death's Domain

5025-475: The traditional distribution model to ensure we can competitively offer the entire HarperCollins catalog to customers regardless of location." Company officials attribute the closings and mergers to the rapidly growing demand for e-book formats and the decline in print purchasing. In June 2020, HarperCollins was one of a group of publishers who sued the Internet Archive , arguing that its collection of e-books

5100-455: The works of Paul Fleischman . Zolotow later became head of the children's books department, and went on to become the company's first female vice president. The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis , while not originally published by a merged imprint of HarperCollins, was acquired by the publisher. HarperCollins has published these notable children's books: HarperCollins has more than 120 book imprints , most of which are based in

5175-556: Was bought. Following is a list of some of the more noted books and series published by HarperCollins and their various imprints and merged publishing houses. Children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom was the director of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls from 1940 to 1973, overseeing the publication of classics such as Goodnight Moon , Where the Wild Things Are , The Giving Tree , Charlotte's Web , Beverly Cleary 's series starring Ramona Quimby , and Harold and

5250-480: Was challenged by experts. The notary's family members threatened a lawsuit and started a foundation. The Dutch publisher withdrew the book, but HarperCollins has not taken any definitive decision. On 10 November 2022, approximately 250 unionized workers at HarperCollins began an indefinite strike. Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union includes people in design, marketing, publicity, and sales for

5325-622: Was completed on 10 May. As of 7 July 2021, HMH's adult books will be published as Mariner Books, while HMH's children's books will be published as Clarion Books. In 2021, HarperCollins acquired the British publishers Pavilion Books. In 2022 HarperCollins acquired Cider Mill Press. Brian Murray, the current CEO of HarperCollins, succeeded Jane Friedman who was CEO from 1997 to 2008. Notable management figures include Lisa Sharkey , current senior vice president and director of creative development and Barry Winkleman from 1989 to 1994. In April 2012,

5400-513: Was denying authors and publishers revenue and accusing the library of "willful mass copyright infringement". In September 2020, HarperCollins sued Lindsay Lohan for entering into a book deal and collecting a $ 350,000 advance for a tell-all memoir that never materialized. A 2022 book written by Rosemary Sullivan , with HarperCollins as main publisher, designated a Jewish notary as the most likely suspect in Anne Frank 's betrayal. The conclusion

5475-677: Was founded in 1817 by James Harper and his brother John, initially operating under the name J & J Harper. They were later joined by two other brothers, Joseph Wesley and Fletcher Harper , with the firm becoming Harper & Brothers in 1833. Harper & Brothers originated several notable magazine publications in the nineteenth century that would later be sold or discontinued, including Harper's Magazine , Harper's Weekly , Harper's Bazaar , and Harper's Young People . In 1962, Harper & Brothers merged with Row, Peterson & Company to become Harper & Row . The firm acquired Thomas Y. Crowell Co. and J. B. Lippincott & Co. in

5550-509: Was summoned as a demon, he is subject to the same terms. The arrival of Rincewind's Luggage causes Eric to suspect deceit on Rincewind's part. Eric's demands are renewed and Rincewind finds that snapping his fingers allows him to grant the following wishes. They discover hell steeped in bureaucracy, the Demon King Astfgl having decided that boredom might be the ultimate form of torture. Rincewind uses his university experience to confuse

5625-538: Was the tie-in book Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch , co-written with children's author Gabrielle Kent. Most of Pratchett's novels have been released as audio cassette and CD audiobooks . HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British-American publishing company that is considered to be one of the " Big Five " English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House , Hachette , Macmillan , and Simon & Schuster . HarperCollins

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