Paul Kidby

Go behind the scenes of the iconic Discworld series with this beautiful, illustrated hardback, the perfect gift book for any fantasy fan this holiday season.'It's still magic, even if you know how it's done' SIR TERRY PRATCHETTSir Terry Pratchett was one of the world's best-loved and bestselling fantasy writers, author of the iconic Discworld series. Now, for the first time, go behind the scenes of the incredible partnership between Pratchett and his ‘artist of choice’, Paul Kidby. This stunning new book shows how the Discworld was brought to visual life - from the earliest sketches to the final magnificent masterpieces - and how Terry and Paul absorbed influences from art and pop culture, fusing them into the Discworld landscape. Whilst Terry was the undisputed creative fountainhead, for three decades Paul has been the artistic force taking the people, places and piece of man-eating luggage from Terry's ever-fertile imagination right into our world. And, in a special final chapter, Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld also outlines the images that we never got to see - the early covers of the great unwritten novels, taken from the world before their time. Packed full of hitherto unseen art and the real stories behind it, this is a unique insight into one of the greatest literary partnerships.'Paul Kidby has enriched us Discworld readers by visualizing the landscapes of our imagination . . . he has paved roads that allow us to walk throughout Discworld' from the Foreword by Colin Morgan

Pol Kidbi - khudozhnik, kotorogo Terri Pratchett spetsialno izbral dlja oformlenija svoikh knig v dalekom 2002 godu. S tekh por on rabotal s kazhdoj knigoj Pratchetta, polnostju proilljustriroval roman "Poslednij geroj" i vypustil bestseller "Iskusstvo Ploskogo mira". V "Imadzhinariume" sobrano bolee 200 illjustratsij i eskizov - portrety geroev, interery Nezrimogo Universiteta i Psevdopolis Jarda, pejzazhi Ank-Morporka i Ubervalda. Terri Pratchett podaril svoim personazham zhizn, a Pol Kidbi pozvolil im zhit v illjustratsijakh, sobrannykh v etoj velikolepnoj knige. Pol Kidbi byl izbran serom Terri Pratchettom dlja illjustrirovanija ego knig. V artbuke sobrano bolee 200 tsvetnykh i cherno-belykh illjustratsij. Artbuk soderzhit ekskljuzivnye materialy. Pol Kidbi illjustriroval bestsellery "Poslednij geroj" i "Iskusstvo Ploskogo mira". Ekspozitsija rabot Pola Kidbi postojanno vystavljaetsja v Muzee Terri Pratchetta v Solsberi. Perevodchik: Shulga E. Khudozhnik: Kidbi Pol

Containing material unavailable for twenty years -- this is a comprehensive guide to the capital city of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, getting to the heart of Ankh-Morpork's secrets, societies and guilds. Ankh-Morpork is a bottomless pit of secrets. It's time to unearth a few more . . . In the second volume of this confidential guide, brave travellers are made privy to the inner workings of more illustrious Ankh-Morpork societies. Disabuse yourself of notions of professionalism under which you may hold the City Watch; discover what serious business is undertaken by the Fools' Guild (joking is no laughing matter); and, should you be lucky, achieve true enlightenment through the teachings of Lu-Tze. One thing's for sure: after you've read this book, Ankh-Morpork's Guilds are going to need to come up with new ways of doing things. Completely revamped and redesigned, this full-colour book contains material from Discworld Diaries across the decades.

Containing material unavailable for twenty years -- this is a comprehensive guide to the capital city of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, getting to the heart of Ankh-Morpork's secrets, societies and guilds. Think you know Ankh-Morpork? Think again. In this top-secret guide, intrepid explorers will experience the real city. If you've ever wondered where Unseen University students wet their whistles (while avoiding their teachers as they do the same), or pondered just what the Assassins' Guild constitutes a proper means of inhumation - there are standards to be upheld - this is the book for you. That's right, have yourself a glimpse of what actually goes on in the city's societies. Cut the chaff, peek behind the curtain, see how the sausage gets made . . . err, you get the idea. Just don't let the Thieves' Guild catch you with this. They won't appreciate their methods being flogged behind their back. Flogging's their job. Completely revamped and redesigned, this full-colour book contains material from Discworld Diaries across the decades.

A stunning portfolio of Discworld illustrations from the brush of Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice.

A stunning portfolio of Discworld illustrations from the brush of Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice. Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice, provided the illustrations for The Last Hero, designed the covers for the Discworld novels since 2002, and is the author of the bestselling The Art Of Discworld. Now, Paul Kidby has collected the very best of his Discworld illustrations in this definitive volume, including 40 pieces never before seen, 30 pieces that have only appeared in foreign editions, limited editions and BCA editions, and 17 book cover illustrations since 2004 that have never been seen without cover text. If Terry Pratchett's pen gave his characters life, Paul Kidby's brush allowed them to live it, and nowhere is that better illustrated than in this magnificent book. For fans old and new, this beautiful collectors item is the perfect gift for Christmas.'The closest anyone's got to how I see the characters' - Sir Terry Pratchett

The deluxe Artist's edition of the official Discworld Colouring Book, featuring artwork by acclaimed Discworld artist Paul Kidby!

The official Discworld Colouring Book, featuring artwork by acclaimed Discworld artist Paul Kidby!

Cohen the Barbarian. He's been a legend in his own lifetime. He can remember the good old days of high adventure, when being a Hero meant one didn't have to worry about aching backs and lawyers and civilization. But these days, he can't always remember just where he put his teeth... So now, with his ancient (yet still trusty) sword and new walking stick in hand, Cohen gathers a group of his old -- very old -- friends to embark on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain of Discworld and meet the gods. It's time the Last Hero in the world returns what the first hero stole. Trouble is, that'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.

Ploskij mir rodilsja v voobrazhenii ego sozdatelja, legendarnogo Terri Pratchetta, no po khodu soroka s lishnim knig zazhil sobstvennoj zhiznju. Ploskij mir plyvjot skvoz kosmos na spinakh chetyrjokh slonov, stojaschikh na ispolinskoj cherepakhe (slonov kogda-to bylo pjat, no ob etom kak-nibud v drugoj raz). Eto mir, polnyj magii, kraj kontrastov i krajnostej: ot burljaschego Ank-Morporka, drevnejshego megapolisa na Diske, do drevnej imperii Klatch, gde u slova "ubijstvo" pjatnadtsat sinonimov. V etom artbuke predstavleno puteshestvie khudozhnika Pola Kidbi po Disku - v sochnykh tsvetakh ili strogom monokhrome. Eto kalejdoskop personazhej, zavoevavshikh serdtsa millionov chitatelej po vsemu miru, s kommentarijami samogo sera Terri o tom, kak oni sozdavalis. Eto "Ploskij mir: voploschaja legendu". Perevodchik: Gaginskij Aleksandr MikhajlovichKhudozhnik: Kidbi Pol

EIN WAHRES SCHMUCKSTÜCK UND EIN MUSS FÜR JEDEN FAN DES KULTAUTORS! Die Scheibenwelt, wie sie der Künstler Paul Kidby sieht: ein einzigartig opulenter Bildband. In prächtigen Farben und eindrucksvoll detailreichen Zeichnungen präsentiert dieser Band jene Gestalten, die in über 30 Romanen die Herzen zahlloser Leser gewonnen haben. Hexen, Zauberer und wahre Helden wie Cohen der Barbar und seine Graue Horde kommen ebenso zu ihrem Recht wie die vornehmen alten Vampirfamilien oder Angehörige der Bettlergilde ? den Tod natürlich nicht zu vergessen ?