Desert region of Discworld
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The Desert region of Discworld is a vast, arid expanse on Terry Pratchett’s flat world, best known as the harsh, god-haunted landscape where much of the novel "Small Gods" takes place.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional desert region
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location in Discworld ⓘ setting in fantasy literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Small Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Brutha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the small god Om NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Om NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Omnian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Omnianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
faith
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fanaticism ⓘ personal belief ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
arid
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god-haunted ⓘ harsh ⓘ vast ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel Small Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comic fantasy ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
dry
ⓘ
hot ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bleak landscapes
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dunes ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalRole |
arena for conflict between organized religion and personal faith
ⓘ
place where gods depend on belief ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
rock
ⓘ
sand ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
place of pilgrimage
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place of revelation ⓘ testing ground for faith ⓘ |
| partOf | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | Small Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1992 ⓘ |
| universe | Discworld series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
symbol of divine distance
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symbol of inner emptiness ⓘ symbol of spiritual desolation ⓘ |
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