The Science of Discworld IV

By: Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen

Narrated by: Michael Fenton

Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's Summary

The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, and this time around dealing with the really big questions, Terry Pratchett’s brilliant new Discworld story Judgement Day is annotated with very big footnotes (the interleaving chapters) by mathematician Ian Stewart and biologist Jack Cohen, to bring you a mind-mangling combination of fiction, cutting-edge science and philosophy.

Marjorie Daw is a librarian, and takes her job – and indeed the truth of words – very seriously. She doesn’t know it, but her world and ours – Roundworld – is in big trouble. On Discworld, a colossal row is brewing…The Wizards of Unseen University feel responsible for Roundworld (as one would for a pet gerbil). After all, they brought it into existence by bungling an experiment in Quantum ThaumoDynamics. But legal action is being brought against them by Omnians, who say that the Wizards’ god-like actions make a mockery of their noble religion.

As the finest legal brains in Discworld (a zombie and a priest) gird their loins to do battle – and when the Great Big Thing in the High Energy Magic Laboratory is switched on – Marjorie Daw finds herself thrown across the multiverse and right in the middle of the whole explosive affair.

As God, the Universe and, frankly, Everything Else is investigated by the trio, you can expect world-bearing elephants, quantum gravity in the Escher-verse, evolutionary design, eternal inflation, dark matter, disbelief systems – and an in-depth study of how to invent a better mousetrap.

©2013 Terry and Lyn Pratchett, Joat Enterprises and Jack Cohen 2013 (P)2013 Random House Audiobooks

A classic theology of atheism. Pick what suits

Methodology that is encased in the exact thing it portrays to abhor. Decides all religious leanings are the same and is, as pompous as could be.

Loved the 'make-believe' Discworld bits, but the arrogance of perceived intellect, from the 'factual' interludes was embarrassing.

'can't explain the basics' Dawkins, would be proud.

Science made simple

The Science of Discworld books should in all school libraries. They are a good, fun way to look at our universe.

Disc world is real?

A nice way to learn about the world ,
Both flat and spherical.
longerr chapters on the disc next time would be helpful.

Listen to all the odd number chapters first!

I love this series of books with alternating chapters of story and Scientific explanation! I’ll not deny I listen to this series as I go to sleep and could not tell you any of the stories that thread their way through them, so being a bit poorly today I just listened to all the odd numbered chapters which ARE the story and loved every second of them so I’m now going to go back over the others and do the same over the next few days :-)

ABSOLUTELY PLYING BRILLIANT.

What can I say about this series. I have referred to Penny Hofstadter actually understanding what it is that her husband does thanks to the first 3 books. But I'm thinking she might struggle with the 4th as there are so many Englandccentric facts/ideas that she, being an american, just won't get... LOL

terry pratchett -- never misses

the science of discworld is undoubtedly underrated and is most definitely my Favorited window into the people and their lives on the disc. I love the comparisons made between the disc and the wizard made "round world" makes humanity feel more delicate, if you haven't yet please give this group a try

A good story and a lot of great facts

We live in a universe where magic does not exist except in our imagination. The Discworld on the other hand is a place of magic and gods. This is a story of them sharing the same timeline for a while. Most of the book is about science and facts well delivered and entertaining

Proper science told engagingly and well.<br />

Bang up to date and with plenty of modern parables. Buy it for your friends who had no science education.

Once again amazing

This take a slightly different approach to the other 3 which have mostly stayed clear of religious issues, but this tile there are tacked head on, in a interesting and informative way.

More of the strange blend, of fact, and disk world

If you could sum up The Science of Discworld IV in three words, what would they be?

Magic Meets Science

What other book might you compare The Science of Discworld IV to, and why?

More from the ongoing sieres, of disk world science. A parallel to the disk world books, including a lot of actual information on (our) round world science. It gives the diskworld fan an insight into the mind of the writer, and some interesting facts.

Very good read but...

Would you listen to The Science of Discworld IV again? Why?

Very interesting bit of info, too much to take in one go

What other book might you compare The Science of Discworld IV to, and why?

Previous "of discworld" booms

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Discovering what roundworld is and how it formed

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

A very funny piece, chooses its comedy wisely,

Any additional comments?

Very good read, is a little too based in reality with reference to discworld, I expected it to bathe other way round