Politics, and political philosophy, is a core subject of most, if not all, of Pratchett’s works at some level or another—and this is especially true of the Discworld novels. After all, the strength of the Tao of Sir Terry rests firmly on a bedrock of satire, and what better target for satire than politics?
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Up now at Tor.com is the third in my “The Tao of Sir Terry” series of articles on the common themes and underpinnings throughout Pratchett’s novels.
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