OT: Just got back from nadwcon in Arizona...

[John Esak]

Boy was this a great conference.  Wizards everywhere!   My beautiful Wizard
getup was only a runner-up wanna be compared to some of these folks.   Four
days of total fun and fantasy.... and the best author since ... well, since
anybody in my opinion.  Love talking with him. He is now an O.B.E., so we
call him respectfully, and he deserves it, Sir Terry Pratchett.  What a guy.
The saddest thing in the world is he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
He showed to hour long documentaries on his state and what he has been doing
to investigate how he can battle this insidious disease. They were
outstanding, and so is he.

Again, if you want to get into his books, Would start with The Wee Free Men,
and then Hatful of Sky, two little fairy tales about a young girl becoming a
witch.  The, read Guards, Guards. It will bring you into the realm of
Discworld.  If you aren't hooked by then, you'll never be.

For those of you who do read any of these books, do yourself a double favor
and this time, let them be read to you by a superlative reader.  Download
them from audible.com.  I think they are probably $10 each.  Guards, Guards
is read by Nigel Plainor, arguably the best reader I've ever heard... and
remember , I've been listening to great, great readers since 1955!  Yup,
over 55 years. If I'm not a good authority on readers, nobody is.  :-)



John Esak
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