What is Discworld?
{{Infobox book series | books = [[Discworld#Bibliography|List of books]] | author=[[Terry Pratchett]] | cover_artist = [[Josh Kirby]] (1983–2001)<br/>[[Paul Kidby]] (2001–2015) | country = United Kingdom | language = English | publisher = [[Transworld Publishers]]<br/>[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]<br/>[[Random House]] | media_type = Print: Hardback, paperback | genre = [[Fantasy]] | pub_date = 1983–2015 | number_of_books = 41 novels |website = {{URL|discworld.com}} }} '''''Discworld''''' is a series of [[fantasy]] books by the [[English people|English]] author [[Terry Pratchett]] (1948-2015). There are 41 novels in total as well as short stories and guidebooks. All of them are set on the Discworld, which is a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants who stand on the back of a giant turtle. Make believe creatures like dragons, dwarves and elves live on the Discworld.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/a-beginners-guide-to-terry-pratchetts-discworld-55220|title=A beginner's guide to Terry Pratchett's Discworld|first=David G.|last=Lloyd|website=The Conversation}}</ref> ==Storylines== The Discworld books follow lots of different characters and storylines. Sometimes, the same main characters are used in several books to create a story arc: ===Rincewind=== Rincewind was the first main character in Discworld books. He is a wizard who does not know any spells and tries to run away from everything. Even though he is a coward, he saves the world several times by accident. ===Death=== Death is seen in all the Discworld books except for [[The Wee Free Men]] and [[Snuff (novel)|Snuff]]. He is a seven foot tall skeleton who appears when people die to take their souls to the [[afterlife]]. Even though he is seen as frightening, he is sometimes kind to people. He especially likes cats. ===City Watch=== The City Watch is a [[police force]] in one of the main cities on the Discworld. At the beginning of the series, there are only a f