Discworld

Fictitious setting in the Discworld franchise

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The Discworld is the fictional world where English writer Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy novels take place. It consists of an interstellar planet-sized disc, which sits on the backs of four huge elephants, themselves standing on the back of a world turtle, named Great A'Tuin, as it slowly swims through space.

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Fictional universe described in: Discworld
The Compleat Ankh-Morpork: City Guide
Discworld
The Watch
Creator: Terry Pratchett
Shape: disk
Social media followers: 82,436(May 24, 2023) subreddit: discworld
Time of earliest written record: November 24, 1983
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1.Stated in The Colour of Magic
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