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With 39 books in the canon, not including the various guides, maps, diaries, and other tie-in volumes, there's a lot of Discworld to keep track of—more than most fans can manage without magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTurtle Recall\u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate authority on probably the most heavily populated—certainly the most hilarious—setting in fantasy literature and includes a guide to Discworld locales from Ankh-Morpork to Zemphis, as well as information to help you distinguish Achmed the Mad from Jack Zweiblumen and the Agatean Empire from the Zoons. Plus much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering everything from \u003cem\u003eThe Colour of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, the first Discworld novel, through \u003cem\u003eSnuff!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTurtle Recall: The Discworld Companion . . . So Far\u003c\/em\u003e is the most up-to-the-minute encyclopedia of Terry Pratchett's extraordinary universe available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFor every Pratchett fan, the must-have, fully updated guidebook to Discworld!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld, as everyone knows, is a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants that, in turn, stand on the shell of the giant star turtle, the Great A'Tuin, as it slowly swims through space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also a global publishing phenomenon, with sales of about 85 million books worldwide. The publication of \u003cem\u003eSnuff\u003c\/em\u003e brought the Discworld canon to thirty-nine books—not including the various guides, maps, diaries, and other side projects. 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