A guide to the content and reading order for Discworld novels

Game Of Thrones coming to HBO this April

If you're a fantasy fan like me you'll be happy to know that the TV series based on the George R.R. Martin high fantasy fiction series A Song of Fire and Ice is starting soon on HBO in the US.

The series will debut on April 17, 2011 in the US and in the UK, the series will debut on Sky Atlantic on April 18, 2011.


Check out the drama and quality in the extended trailer



Great news is that the ruggedly handsome Sean Bean best known for his role as Boromir in Lord of the Rings is returning to the stable of sword and sorcery amongst other British character actors taking a turn for epic television.

The author himself has also stated that the script is very faithful to the novels which is great endorsement for any reader.

Terry Pratchett at the Sydney Opera House

Fantasy fans take note Terry Pratchett is coming to Sydney to speak at the Sydney Opera House in his talk 'Sir Terry Pratchett: Imagination, not Intelligence, Made us Human'


Pratchett will be interviewed by local adolescent fantasy author Garth Nix and they will be taking questions from fans and the audience. Pratchett is best known for his epic work on the Discworld novels and related graphic novels, cartoons and TV films. His work is so far reaching that he was knighted in 2009 for his contribution to English literature. 


The show is on at the Opera House on the 17th of April, a continuation of incredibly popular pop culture talks that the Sydney Opera House has conducted including Neil Gaiman, Stephen Fry and Kevin Smith. 


Tickets are only $30 and still available from the Opera House website, they're also conducting a competition to meet Pratchett in the flesh and have him personalise a book. Purchase tickets to be in the draw.