Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the English author
, set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle . The books frequently parody or take inspiration from J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare , as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, often using them for satirical parallels with cultural, political and scientific issues. Explore further hereAltogether there are 8 storylines: