28: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Squeakings and salutations, discettes and discinos! On this episode of DISC COVERERS, we're exploring Terry's first venture into young adult fiction: 2001's THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS. We're admittedly less familiar with the YA end of Discworld, so this book's nuanced themes and dark subject matter took us by total (positive!) surprise. What does it mean to be a true "person"? Are we ultimately defined by our base survival instincts, or our struggle to become something more? Most importantly, why aren't there more books about tiny-size animal societies living in a people-size world? I NEED more rat content, NOW!!! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. The Truth 3. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 4. Carpe Jugulum 5. The Fifth Elephant 6. Small Gods 7. Reaper Man 8. Men at Arms 9. Hogfather 10. Thief of Time 11. Lords and Ladies 12. Maskerade 13. Guards! Guards! 14. Mort 15. The Last Hero 16. Soul Music 17. The Last Continent 18. Witches Abroad 19. Wyrd Sisters 20. Moving Pictures 21. Equal Rites 22. Jingo 23. Pyramids 24. Sourcery 25. The Light Fantastic 26. The Colour Of Magic 27. Eric 28. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Xwitter GRACE LOVELACE: https://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 Xwitter IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Xwitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter THE VIDEO GAME "LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES", BY SIMOGO GAMES: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/Lorelei_and_the_Laser_Eyes/ PRINCESS GRACE'S EXQUISITE EROTIC LITERATURE: https://perfect.hypnovir.us/ THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME "DEATH OF THE REPROBATE", BY JOE RICHARDSON: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/Death_of_the_Reprobate/ THE VIDEO GAME "IN STARS AND TIME", BY insertdisc5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/ THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME "THE LAST DAYS OF FRIENDSHIP VALLEY", BY HEATHER FLOWERS: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2815700/The_Last_Days_of_Friendship_Valley/