DISCWORLD DEATH SPECIAL EDITION - GOBLIN VIEW 

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5:26 EXUSE ME SIR. Book tails are the best thing in existence.

Did somebody said Discworld? *appears immediately*

Whaaaaaat?! There are people out there who don't use the book tails when they are provided?! What's wrong with goblins these days?!

I know he came out with maps later, but I like the idea that originally Discworld had no map because it was inherently unchartable.

Daniel must be a powerful goblin indeed. He has explosions occurring next to him and is unfazed.

Book ribbons are awesome. They make everything kind of feel like you're holding some piece of holy writ.

Daniel: I took extra steps to get these Admit it, u ordered it from moria or mordor. Where else do goblins do deliveries

I love the Discworld hardbacks and it's my life mission to catch 'em all. I never thought these were marketed as special editions though, but just as the regular new hardbacks.

They are actually pretty cheap if you think about it. They are like 10 bucks apiece. I already own 4 of them and plan on expanding my collection. They just feel nice and especially for the money, are awesome

I'm enjoying Daniel dedicating more content to absurdist fantasy recently, first the Pratchett's Small Gods video then One Piece and now another video about Terry Pratchett's books.

I have around 15 of these, and I love them. I have bought the ones I have with the Josh Kirby covers (which are also great). First it looked like only the first half of Pratchett books would receive this treatment, before he changed publisher, but they reached some understanding and now finally all discworld is available in this series! Regarding special contents and such: I never saw these as "special editions" like the Cosmere Leatherbound and so on. Both pricepoint and qualitywise they feel more like regular hardcover and not special editions. Lastly, regarding maps. Pratchett did go on record and said that he disliked having maps of the Discworld. He wanted to shape the world in whatever way he seemed fit for each book and would feel limited if the world was set in stone. "You can't map a sense of comedy" and so on. I know he budged later on and released maps. But I thought that was worth pointing out.

I bought those editions when I started reading Discworld and even tho I absolutely love how they look and feel on the outside, they don’t really feel like a Special Edition, more like a new hardcover edition. They also get dents super easily. On the other side, they didn’t even cost as much as a regular hardcover (here in Germany hardcovers usually cost around 20€ and those cost me 12€ per book I think).

On the topic of maps, Sir Terry didn't like or believe in maps. When he learned fans were making maps, he tried harder to make the descriptions of streets and junctions in Ankh-Morpork more confusing, but the fans stepped up and made more maps, so he eventually gave in. All his maps were made with deliberate inconsistencies and irregularities.

"there's no special content Inside" me a discworld fan.. uummm...

I love these editions! I’m thinking the missing ribbon of Thief of Time might be a play on the ‘Thief’ part, as in someone stole it maybe?

I got these for Christmas as a self-gift. Beautiful editions for the price.

What the hell is that thumbnail. I thought he was gonna kill me. Goblin man..

You're a lucky Disheveled Goblin (Seriously, I've been staring at these books on the website for the past week mourning about how I don't have the money to get them) Also, that type of colour palette, is what we the artists refer to as, "FREAKING GORGEOUS."

OOH I've been slowly collecting those editions of Discworld to read!! They're soooo pretty. You can also get them off of Bookdepository if you want. My issue with them is that sometimes they'll send me all the books i ordered in different packages so instead of 1 box, I'll get like 6....

"FRAGILE! HANDLE WITH CARE!" Ah, a football! * kicks * Been there with brutalized packages. lol.

*I JUST HAD A NEAR RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE* Favorite Quote

Dammit man, you put this out literally the day I receive all my normal edition Death books?? These look so cool.

As Terry Pratchett said in one of his books About the Author sections (I forget which one), "there is no map" because "you cannot map a sense of humour." It just wasn't part of his worldbuilding process. When I read that, it got me even more into Discworld because not only was it one of the most rich and original settings I had read, but it seemed like Pratchett took the complete opposite approach to worldbuilding of the Tolkein/Martin standard of "build everything and use almost none of it."

Wild timing, I just received the complete series from Discworld Emporium yesterday!

I just finished Mort yesterday! Thank you, Daniel. You recommended discworld, and it’s incredible.

I've loved this channel for over a year now...but the more discworld love that's melts it's way into the content really makes me smile.

Polyglob (from card) must have stolen the missing bookmark ribbon! Another great unboxing, but miss seeing unboxings using swords though.

I ordered the entire set from Discworld Emporium and my boxes looked the exact same. But the books inside were so beautiful and wonderful and I love them sooo soo soo soo much

Love your discworld content! Hope you put out some more of it soon, I've just finished Reaper Man and I am just amazed by its last 50 or so pages.

Not gonna lie, I’m was very excited to see this thumb nail in my subscription feed. Pure joy

I got the first 8 books in this edition and I couldn’t be happier. They just look so so so beautiful. I have one issue tho, the cover can get damaged pretty easily. I threw one in my backpack and within two days there were scratches and dents. Also dont put them near the sun lmao their color will change. I still love them nonetheless and will continue buying this edition.

Been slowly buying my way through the whole series of this collection, they are fantastic.

Honestly love these editions (i have about 6 of them) and there the average price of a hardback but look amazing. Feel if they had extra special features it'd cost more...and when you have 30+ books all getting that treatment it'd become stupidly expensive for both consumer and seller

I myself am always using these, well, tails, I absolutely love them! I got interested in Pratchett by watching your video on interesting characters and so as for Death I ordered a hardcover book that includes Mort, Reaper Man and Soul Music - so a Death Trilogy, printed in 1994 when the author was still alive. I haven't had a chance to read it much, but I will and I love this (used) edition. I tend to be a fan of used books / older prints. Your books seem to be beautiful as well, yes. Keep on reading! :)

Oh, thief of time is my fav Discworld book. Lu Tze is an inspiaration!

Really enjoying the Discworld love lately. Always great to see this wonderful series appreciated

Need to have an inset separate camera view for floor view of Pips enjoying the packaging and boxes as is his proper due.

Perfect timing!! I just put these in my cart this morning

Um...those "tails" are book markers. You know, so you can mark the last page read and get back to it no sweat.😁

Thanks for the vid, Daniel. I coincidentally was just looking at Discworld Emporium yesterday (before I even saw this vid). I haven't gotten in to Discworld yet, but I started the illustrated editions of Farseer and really thought I should start buying more high-quality editions. I re-thought it after discovering the City Watch set is like $300 to ship to the states, better start slower. Just wanted to mention it'd be great if you could put your special edition reviews in a playlist so they're easier to find.

I literally just started reading Reaper Man this morning.

Thank you soo much for telling me about discworld. I haven't read any books in a year or two and was looking for new books to read and i saw your video on your 2020 top 10 books. im 7 books in and i fear running out of discworld books in a year or two to read

You make the best book unboxing videos. Keep making more of them.

Word of warning: the textured covers do wear away very easily and develop white streaks on them. I’ve had some of the pratchett special editions before

I love your videos. I used to read quite a lot before university but over the past 10 years life kind of got in the way. These videos renewed my love of reading. I do have a quick question (and I’m sorry if it’s not polite to ask about other you tubers) but is there anyone you recommend that covers more sci-fi reviews? I like both fantasy and sci-fi but your love of books clearly leans a bit more towards fantasy :) Thanks!

I've got all my disc world books in this special edition! Not all have come out yet, but I'll deal with that when I finish the ones I already have. Just a quick note for anyone thinking about buying them: These books easily look worn. If you read on the go, you'll be able to see it on the books very quickly. It looks kind of vintage-y and doesn't take away much from the aesthetic, but I just thought I'd add this note here as not everybody likes spending extra money on special editions just for them to look used after one read. I still love them though :)

Love these editions! They are both beautiful and easy to read!

Ribbon marker is the tail. Used as a glued in bookmark so you don't lose it

Old battered up box with stickers = "The Luggage "

Daniel is the only other map fetishist I know and I feel like he's my soulmate. I thus ask: You wanna adopt a child, Daniel?

Oh and you would just describe those colors as muted or desaturated, and as for how they achieved that effect it was probably a color balance adjustment layer, or just a color overlay that is partly transparent so it just sort of washes everything underneath it.

Thanks for turning me onto this! I have half the collection in HB, but its so hard to find a decent copy for the price. Im definitely replacing my entire collection with these! With the price point these are at, its a great deal, and have beautiful covers!

That dramatic intro was beautiful

on November 19th 2004 i went to the hospital because i was an idiot teenager who accidentally dropped a gamecube on my toe and let it get to the point my leg was so infected that i had a fever and had to spend 3 days on antibiotics in the hospital... i remember 2 things from that hospital stay: watching Eli Manning's NFL debut and reading "Reaper Man" cover to cover amidst soaking my foot in hot water and getting woken up in the middle of the night to pee in a cup to this day hospital jell-0 reminds me of Bill Door (Fondly : ))

Hope you do more discworld videos!

I didn't know about these but I think I'm going to get the city watch ones!

I have Small Gods of that collection. It's beautiful! 😍

These special edition reviews are great! I wasn't that interested when I clicked, but watched all the way through!

Thief of Time has no ribbon because it is a different publishing house, they aren’t really special editions, just a revamp being printed and can be bought from book depository

Daniel is moving again, and I'm just looking at his bookshelves and wondering How. How do you transport them all?

I have the City watch collection, and I love them.

These books are gorgeous!! The Death arc is my favorite!!

I love watching Daniel open boxes

I LOVE mine!! Slowly collecting. Only have beat-up, old pocket versions. Got some for myself for christmas! 📚

These Discworld Books are a blessing. Love the covers.

I recently picked up around 18 hardcovers of the Discworld series used for 1.60 each. Included in there was 3 books on Discworld science and the companion.

Get all these editions

The editing is becoming more and more like brutalmoose every day 😘

I have a few of these but when I got them I didn't apreciate the covers and kept them in a bag sometimes and now some of them are a bashed up and I'm legit crying

Ohh I love these so much! I have all of the Gollancz/Doubleday Discworld editions standing here. So pretty and affordable. I think if there were illustrations, they would be much more expensive. Unfortunatly they tend so get faults pretty fast so be aware of that when reading or relocating them. :) Ah, and I think this is a broken color palette.

The Discworld Emporium is a godsend for fans and their packaging is on-point. I guess the postal service was not really a fan tough...

I have Guards! Guards! on the way to inspect the quality before ordering the rest as I'm keen to start reading Pratchett for the first time. Luckily they are available in South Africa (we get most of our local supply from the UK), they are just special order items and thus take 3-6 weeks to arrive. I'm excited though!

If you like Maps Daniel you should look at “the complete Discworld Atlas”. Not only are you supplied with a map of the disc, but it also comes with special maps of every country and region, accompanied by original art and a summary about each country. It lovely 🎶

The longer you stare at the thumbnail, the more of your soul is battered into Goblin servitude. I am shook.

Daniel: can you please plan to do a follow up of this after a few months/ a year? I have seen some people say that after some time they do not hold up well even if not actively used or read from often.

Does anyone know if I should read Soul Music and Reaper Man before Hogfather? I have read Mort, and I want to read Hogfather soon. Let me know how important the reading order is.

You can buy discworld maps I have a couple of them. But I understand what you mean about wanting inside extras in a special addition.

Not a special edition, a collection. There's a difference. It also explains why there's no special content inside. Also, in Europe they're kind of cheap, like 15 euros each. This collection with this kind of cover design extends to other classic authors.

I just found out that every Discworld novel is available in these editions. You can even get a 'bargain' (still cheaper than getting them all individually) price for all 40 novels(around 550£) probably around 1000$ CAD

As someone who read my parents copies of Discworld growing up, these are the editions I’ve brought to have in my own collection. Pricing wise they aren’t much different than the paperbacks (in the UK at least) so I think it makes senses. Also I always like the early cluttered cartoon covers more than the later more simplistic ones, so having a collection that fully matches makes me happy 😃 I think the some with tails some without is that the later books have a different publisher and the decided to remove the tails!

I've got this edition of Soul Music and I've been thinking of getting the rest of the Death collection in this format to match; even though I already own them all in paperback. I have to say I really like these; they kind of have the look and feel of cloth-bound books but much sturdier; I was super disappointed in a Penguin Cloth-bound Classics edition of The Count of Monte Cristo that I bought; so much so that I had to return it; the cloth was stained by the barcode sticker stuck to the book, and as soon as I started handling it, the pattern printed on the cover began flaking off. Never had that problem with my copy of Soul Music

Discworld IS LIFE!!

I've been buying these one by one, like all those hardcovers lmao. Started with small gods and now ordered mort. I love these covers sooooo much man

Perfect timing for me who just added one of those special editions to my Thriftbooks wishlist.😋

Did you use the Rite of AshkEnte to summon me here again?! Good job you are my favourite dishevelled goblin ☠

I have the whole collection now! Until the new Tiffany Aching and maurice editions are released!

I have bought lots of goodies from Discworld Emporium over the years and although the parcels are always covered in AMPO stamps and other such things they have never arrived beaten up. I've been slowly collecting these since they came out six or seven years ago and have a whole corner of my living room devoted to them. Thief of Time is next 'cos it's turquoise and pretty :)

I think he is my favorite interpretation of death in any medium.

I have the first 4 of these (Mort, Reaper Man, Hogfather and Soul Music) and they are really nice editions. FYI, I used to work in the Production department for a publisher, the technical term for what you call book tails is “ribbon markers” 🙂 As to why Thief of Time doesn’t have one, the later books in the collector’s series were produced by a different publisher, and they probably didn’t want the extra costs that ribbon markers (and the required head and tail bands to go with it) incur

I bought all of these that are available over the last couple of months. Literally every single Discworld book has a different color scheme to it, so they're all identifiable right from the shelf. The reason some have the "tail" and some don't is that midway through, they switch publishers from Gollancz to DoubleDay. The Gollancz ones have the tail, the DoubleDay ones don't. I've been reading them and using the tail as a bookmark. Can confirm people exist that use them. Also, no noticeable wear after a first read, so there's that. So far, 34 out of the 41 Discworld books are available in this format - only the Tiffany Aching books, the Amazing Maurice, and The Last Hero are not. I believe the Tiffany books and Maurice will be released by September, judging from the website.

"where's my maps!" Polyglob did warn you!

the maps you gotta buy seperate, i have 6 maps, 2 new and 4 older ones

These books look awesome. I immediately have an urge to start Discworld.

Daniel has been posting at rapid speed recently 😂

that fragile sticker is ironic

I LOVE Discworld. Thanks, Goblin!!

I've never even read Discworld but because these books are so nice looking and inexpensive I'm buying the special editions of Mort, and Guards! Guards! I can't wait, I've never been this excited to read a book series.

I just finished the death books loved them stating city watch next thinking about doing rincewind ark then witches then Industrial Revolution ark which has going postal in it