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MELANIE ROUSSEL FICTION


Weird and Wonderful Discworld Characters - Honourable Mentions
There are well over 1100 named characters in the Discworld series, far more than I ever have a hope of covering in a month-long series.
Melanie Roussel
May 31, 20203 min read
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Cheery Littlebottom - Forensic Alchemist & Openly Female Dwarf
Cheery is a dwarf from Ãœberwald (basically the Discworld's version of Transylvania) who moves to Ankh-Morpork as many dwarfs to.
Melanie Roussel
May 30, 20204 min read
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Moist von Lipwig - Forger, Con-Artist, Postmaster General
If you're interested in character alignments, Moist is perhaps the best example of a Chaotic Natural character.
Melanie Roussel
May 25, 20205 min read
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The Librarian - Ook
Being a librarian isn't an easy job by any means. But in the Discworld, it can be lethal.
Melanie Roussel
May 22, 20203 min read
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Susan Sto Helit - Death's Granddaughter, a Goth Mary Poppins
Susan Sto Helit is the granddaughter of Death. She's the child of Mort (Death's apprentice) and Ysabell (Death's adopted daughter).
Melanie Roussel
May 18, 20204 min read
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Detritus - Husband, Father Watchman & Troll
I fervently believe, Detritus - my favourite Troll of the Discworld - has the the most transformational arc of the series.
Melanie Roussel
May 15, 20204 min read
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Dee - a villain that I wish could be redeemed
By the way, if any of you are thinking - hang on, this sounds very much like the real-world issue of X, Y or Z then, yeah
Melanie Roussel
May 13, 20204 min read
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Lord Havelock Vetinari - Patrician of Ankh-Morpork
When all is said and done, there is a lot about Vetinari that seems scarily inhuman (in a good way).
Melanie Roussel
May 11, 20204 min read
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Death - CATS ARE NICE
IT IS THE THINGS YOU BELIEVE WHICH MAKE YOU HUMAN. GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS, IT’S ALL THE SAME. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett When one...
Melanie Roussel
May 8, 20204 min read
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Granny Weatherwax - Bad Ass Witch and Crone
Granny Weatherwax was not an advertisement for witchcraft. Oh, she was one of the best at it, no doubt about that. At a certain kind,...
Melanie Roussel
May 4, 20203 min read
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Sam Vimes - Commander of the City Watch
Pratchett's go-to figure in the series for law and order. If Vimes agrees, we can usually be assured that it's the just option.
Melanie Roussel
May 1, 20204 min read
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