I have a few burning questions for you. Hopefully you'll escape without catching on fire. :D

The first should be relatively painless. How did you get the name "Angua"? I'm rather curious about name etymology, and the closest I've found is that it's the Papiamento word for "needle", and somehow that doesn't seem like a proper connection. Any insight for us? Or did you just make it up? (Also, how is her name pronounced? AN-gyoo-uh?)

The second is about the position of "The Last Hero". Publication-wise, it came between "Thief of Time" and "Night Watch", but because the two occur simultaneously, I wondered where tLH fell. I guessed that it came after "Night Watch", as in NW Ponder doesn't appear know Carrot very well, but confirmation would be appreciated.

The third (and last) question might be a bit trickier. A year ago, mostly as a joke, I started writing "Men at Arms: The Musical", and by this point, I've grown so attatched to it that I'd like to stage it eventually. Should I contact Stephen Briggs about it? Whose arena would this question fall under?


Thanks so much for taking the time this week to answer everyone's questions. I eagerly look forward to "Wee Free Men" and "Monstrous Regiment"! Also, I hope you decide to include some US locations in your next signing tour. We'd love to have you!

Priscilla Spencer

Priscilla,
Angua is simply Ang as in bang, gue as in you, a as in ah:-)

I wanted Night Watch to be a bit 'free-floting' -- that is, modern DW but not nailed down. I think you've nailed it!

Stephen has rights in his adaptations of the books, and for practical purposes he administers all the amdram stuff on behalf of the Orangutan Foundation, which gets most of the money. But if you're starting grom the book, then you'll need to talk to me via my agent, at least to be begin with.

Break a leg

Terry