The Science of Discworld II : The Globe

from K.Llewellin

I do enjoy the Discworld books... especially stories pertaining to the wizards so that was a thumbs-up for this book. The other half of the book... the sciency stuff was hard going at times. I can deal with topics involving biology, evolution & human ideology, however, quantum physics & other sim...

from Berly

This book alternates between a storyline on Roundworld, with Discworld characters, and chapters discussing quantum physics, evolution, psychology, religion, time, multiverses, culture, and philosophy. Since I haven't read any of the other books about Discworld, this was probably not the smartest ...

from Boost

Sequel to the FIrst Science of the Discworld book.

from lauriebrown54

What a sad thing to review this book right after Sir Terry has passed away; sadder still that I have to say that I didn't really like the book. It was okay; I read the whole thing without finding it a chore, but it wasn't what I expected. I thought it might be a humorous book on how *Discworld* w...

from DLMorrese

I just reread this (because the fourth science of Discworld book should be released in the U.S. next month). While I found this second book a bit more of a slog than the first, it is an insightful commentary on how fiction can help create an environment where science can take hold.