Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
 Cover art by Paul Kidby | |
| Author | Paul Kidby |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Paul Kidby |
| Cover artist | Paul Kidby |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Release number | 1 |
| Sub-series | Reference |
| Genre | Companion |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Published in English | 2024-11-07 |
| ISBN | 9780857529480 |
Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is a “behind the scenes” book by Paul Kidby discussing his creative relationship with Terry Pratchett as the long-time official illustrator of Discworld. It includes many favourite pieces of Kidby’s Discworld art, and some brand new ones, including Discworld parodies of famous works by classic Roundworld artists.
Blurb
’It's still magic, even if you know how it's done’ SIR TERRY PRATCHETT
Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld takes readers behind the scenes of the amazing partnership between Sir Terry Pratchett and artist Paul Kidby.
It shows how the Discworld was brought to visual life - from the earliest sketches to the final magnificent masterpieces - and how Terry and Paul absorbed influences from art and pop culture, fusing them into the Discworld landscape.
Whilst Terry was the undisputed creative fountainhead, for three decades Paul has been the artistic force taking the people, places and piece of man-eating luggage from Terry's ever-fertile imagination right into our world.
This is a unique insight into one of the great literary partnerships, packed full of hitherto unseen art and the real stories behind it.
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | Pratchat | “They’re All Good Dragons, Bront” | pratchatpodcast.com |
Other appearances
These episodes feature some significant discussion of the book, but it's not the main focus.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
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External links
- Penguin UK - official page for the book on the publisher’s website
- The Magic of Terry Pratchett at the L-Space Wiki