The Discworld Companion
An encyclopaedia of the Discworld universe by Pratchett and Briggs.
The Discworld Companion is a reference guide to Terry Pratchett's fictional universe, co-created with Stephen Briggs. It has seen four editions, each with different titles. The book defines terms from Discworld novels, maps, diaries, non-fiction, and three short stories. Entries often quote source material directly and include abbreviations for where each item appears, unless the list is too long.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs
- Illustrator
- Stephen Briggs
- Cover artist
- Josh Kirby
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- Discworld
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Published
- 1994
Facts from the source article.
Publishing history
The Discworld Companion first appeared in 1994, covering the novels up to Soul Music and the initial two short stories. A second edition followed in 1997, extending its coverage to include Maskerade. The third edition, retitled The New Discworld Companion, was released in 2003, featuring entries based on books through Night Watch, plus related works and short stories, along with a ten-page interview with Terry Pratchett called "Discworld Quo Vadis?".
On 18 October 2012, an updated version titled Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion ... So Far was published, incorporating details from all novels up to Snuff. The most recent edition, The Absolute Discworld Companion, came out on 11 November 2021, updated to encompass all forty-one Discworld novels. In 2022, Dunmanifestin Ltd issued a deluxe hardcover version, the "Dunmanifestin Edition", which adds extra material sourced from The Science of Discworld books.
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