26: Thief of Time

TICK TOCK, DISCERATI... It's DISC COVERERS time again, and on this episode we're covering 2001's THIEF OF TIME! The Auditors are back on their bullshit again. They want to shatter time itself, and one of their number walks among the humans of the disc in mortal form. Only veteran History Monk sweeper Lu-Tze and his peculiarly gifted sidekick Lobsang-- plus special returning gal we love to see, Susan Sto Helit-- can avert this reality-shredding catastrophe! Is this the least Discworld-like Discworld book? (Maybe!) Are all the kung fu moves and time slicing shenanigans in this book a result of The Matrix being really popular around the time it was published? (Probably!) Most importantly, WHY isn't there more fanfiction and art that pair up Susan and Unity? (I DON'T KNOW AND THEY'RE THE ONLY OTP THAT MATTERS TO ME NOW. IF YOU MAKE SOME, SEND IT TO US.) It's about TIME you started listening! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. The Truth 3. Carpe Jugulum 4. The Fifth Elephant 5. Small Gods 6. Reaper Man 7. Men at Arms 8. Hogfather 9. Thief of Time 10. Lords and Ladies 11. Maskerade 12. Guards! Guards! 13. Mort 14. Soul Music 15. The Last Continent 16. Witches Abroad 17. Wyrd Sisters 18. Moving Picture 19. Equal Rites 20. Jingo 21. Pyramids 22. Sourcery 23. The Light Fantastic 24. The Colour Of Magic 25. Eric 26. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter "PRATCHAT", ANOTHER GOOD PODCAST THAT'S REVIEWING ALL OF TERRY PRATCHETT'S WORKS AND NOT JUST THE MAINLINE DISCWORLD NOVELS: https://pratchatpodcast.com/ THE GAME "WARFRAME": https://playwarframe.com THE OPENING THEME FOR THE ANIME "GAOGAIGAR" (PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAazreoQqA THE ENTIRE 1979 CHINESE ANIMATED FILM "NEZHA CONQUERS THE DRAGON KING": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa72iEZkfk A CUTE PIECE OF NSFW ART FEATURING BALINA'S CHARACTERS BY ROXANNA RACHNID, WHO INCIDENTALLY IS GREAT AT ART AND IS REGULARLY OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS: https://cohost.org/Balina/post/4009659-lakshmi-and-ashley-s