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The Science of Discworld III
- Darwin's Watch
- Narrated by: Stephen Briggs, Michael Fenton Stevens
- Series: Science of Discworld, Book 3
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Publisher's Summary
Roundworld is in trouble again, and this time it looks fatal. Having created it in the first place, the wizards of Unseen University feel vaguely responsible for its safety. They know the creatures who lived there escaped the impending Big Freeze by inventing the space elevator - they even intervened to rid the planet of a plague of elves, who attempted to divert humanity onto a different time track. But now it's all gone wrong - Victorian England has stagnated and the pace of progress would embarrass a limping snail.
Unless something drastic is done, there won't be time for anyone to invent spaceflight and the human race will be turned into ice pops. Why, though, did history come adrift? Was it Sir Arthur Nightingale's dismal book about natural selection? Or was it the devastating response by an obscure country vicar called Charles Darwin, whose bestselling Theology of Species made it impossible to refute the divine design of living creatures? Either way, it's no easy task to change history, as the wizards discover to their cost. Can the God of Evolution come to humanity's aid and ensure Darwin writes a very different book? And who stopped him writing it in the first place?
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- Jarno
- 09-01-2013
A good popular science book, paired with fantasy
This book is pretty difficult to classify - as a popular science book, it touches on subjects ranging from cosmology to evolution, with history of science and the history of societies that allowed science to blossom weaved in.
Most of the science was already familiar to me, though it was a pleasure to listen to so well presented. The insight into how the society has to be ready for a development, to provide fertile ground for new things to "take off", was one that I hadn't given much thought to before.
The book is perhaps 80% science, 20% ficition - with the story of the Wizards trying to make things right on roundworld being told in separate, shorter chapters, in between longer chapters on science and history. I quite liked this approach.
The narrator was very good, with the exception of quite annoyingly misspronouncing a couple of words. The narrator clearly didn't pay attention in biology class, because one would think that most people would know how to pronounce "allele". And "meme" in the word "meme-plex" rhymes with "gene". The "me-me-plex" pronounciation really grated on my nerves. A tip for any narrators: if a word is new to you, and you haven't heard it spoken out loud before, look up the pronounciation, don't just guess.
That's a rather minor complaint though, in a generally good reading of a very good book.
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- Bolette
- 02-07-2015
A pleasure to learn science
A wonderful way to learn about science
- and now onto number four. Too bad no more Discworld from PTerry
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- Siri
- 26-10-2014
Darwin
Not my faverit of them. This is a bit boring if you do not fine Darwin intresting and intriging.
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- annette
- 18-07-2013
misleading description
Would you try another book written by the authors or narrated by Stephen Briggs and Michael Fenton Stevens ?
definitely not from this mix of authors working together.
What was most disappointing about the authors’s story?
Feedback Offered:
The description is so misleading. The book is one eight story and seven eights school level science (albeit interestingly delievered), but the description leads the reader to believe it is a regular Discworld story, with the regular characters involved elsewhere.
Of course, it’s up to the writers what they put in books, but it is disingenuous to sneak in a science lesson into a few Prachett chapters without giving the customer the choice of accepting or rejecting that format.
I accept that Audible probably relies on the publisher’s description, but fell irritated enough to want to moan at someone! I read loads of science stuff for work, the last thing I want is a Janet and John history when I should be away in the magic of Discworld!
Would you be willing to try another one of Stephen Briggs and Michael Fenton Stevens ’s performances?
Stephen Briggs yes
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
see above, Irritation. I enjoy Discworld series very much as it is pure escapism. I would not have brought this book had I understood the format from the description.
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- X. Luo
- 16-09-2015
Can't stop reading
The world is a wonderful place and books like these make us appreciate it more deeply. I feel so enriched.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-04-2020
Great description of science
An absolutely wonderful book (or series of books) about many of the more complex notions in science - and a thorough investigation on how to approach them.
Having first read (listened to) the series while doing my PhD I want to aknowledge that the insights gained from these books influenced and helped me in my thesis writing. I can therefore heartily recomend the books to anyone wanting to get a better grasp on both general scientific practice, as well as particular concepts.
It might not always handle the easiest subjects but fortunately it is well written, humorous and therefore well worth re-visiting. Personally I have listened to all four books about five times... and will most likely do so at least once more.
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- Marc Pipmister
- 05-07-2019
informative and enjoyable
If my teachers had made science this interesting who knows I may well have not taken Philosophy at university
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- Slogger
- 21-03-2017
Just another science lesson
This is not the usual fun filled Dkscworld novel. It's just a book full of science facts with the odd appearance of the wizards now and then.
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- R Bligh
- 19-02-2017
deep but enjoyable
the science is sufficiently deep to teach but not lose the reader and the disc world story is great as always
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- C M Pihl
- 25-01-2017
Interesting thoughts, but a bit on the abstract.
It was an interesting assortment of thoughts and ideas. I was entertained and educated, but some of the topics were on the the more abstract level of theory.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-02-2016
discworld
loved the story and the narrator was also very good, learned about science as well as had a good laugh
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- wendy
- 07-04-2013
Science as seen through the eyes of the wizards!
Having read this in paperback I leapt at the chance of listening to it via my mp3 player. The book comes alive and I understood so much more of the science it contained. The alternate chapters are written by Terry Pratchett and put the context of the science from the other chapters into perspective on the discworld. I am now looking forward to the next installment of The Science of Discworld.
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- Common as muck
- 22-03-2015
self indulgence
What did you like best about The Science of Discworld III? What did you like least?
could somebody tell me the purpose of this book. Self indulgent nonsense.
Do you think The Science of Discworld III needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
sadly it cannot be followed, rip .
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