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The word "klatch" above, in the context of the book (it is used to denote a coven of worshippers in the [[Arte Sadhim|Sadhim]]ist religion) is most likely to derive from its origins in German: a ''kaffeeklatsch'' was a circle of like-minded people, generally though not always politically minded, who met to talk business - some might say, to conspire clandestinely -  over coffee. One of those German words, like ''schadenfreude'', ''Zeitgeist'',  ''angst'', or ''weltanschauung'', that have created some ''lebensraum'' for themselves in the vocabulary of other languages, sometimes as part of the technical vocabulary of philosophy or politics. There is no clear link with TP's later usage of the word to describe a North-African/Arabian-like country on the Discworld, unless it is by subliminal association with coffee!
The word "klatch" above, in the context of the book (it is used to denote a coven of worshippers in the [[Arte Sadhim|Sadhim]]ist religion) is most likely to derive from its origins in German: a ''kaffeeklatsch'' was a circle of like-minded people, generally though not always politically minded, who met to talk business - some might say, to conspire clandestinely -  over coffee. One of those German words, like ''schadenfreude'', ''Zeitgeist'',  ''angst'', or ''weltanschauung'', that have created some ''lebensraum'' for themselves in the vocabulary of other languages, sometimes as part of the technical vocabulary of philosophy or politics. There is no clear link with TP's later usage of the word to describe a North-African/Arabian-like country on the Discworld, unless it is by subliminal association with coffee!


The Discworld concept of the "million to one chance crops up nine times out of ten" also receives an airing here, as part of a discussion about probability. Although the ''bater'', or multi-universe theory, calls it a ''[[billion-to-one chance]]''. ALso, one of the most oft mentioned area's of the Discworld (outside Ankh-Morkpork) is called Klatch and is famous for it's ridiculously strong coffee (which is written kaffee in German).
The Discworld concept of the "million to one chance crops up nine times out of ten" also receives an airing here, as part of a discussion about probability. Although the ''bater'', or multi-universe theory, calls it a ''[[billion-to-one chance]]''. Also, one of the most oft mentioned area's of the Discworld (outside Ankh-Morkpork) is called Klatch and is famous for it's ridiculously strong coffee (which is written kaffee in German).


[[Category:The Dark Side of the Sun]]
[[Category:The Dark Side of the Sun]]
[[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett|Dark Side of the Sun,The]]
[[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett|Dark Side of the Sun,The]]
[[de:Buch:Die dunkle Seite der Sonne]]
[[de:Buch:Die dunkle Seite der Sonne]]

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The Dark Side of the Sun
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Publisher Colin Smythe Ltd
Publication date January 26, 1976
ISBN 0901072206
Pages 158
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Main characters Dom Sabalos
Series [[:Category:|]]
Annotations View
Notes
All data relates to the first UK edition.

Blurb

Dom Sabalos had a lot of advantages. As heir to a huge fortune, he had an excellent robot servant (with Man-Friday subcircuitry), a planet (the First Sirian Bank) as godfather, a security chief who even ran checks on himself, and on Dom's home world even death was not always fatal. Why, then, in an age when prediction was a science, was his future in doubt? "A continual delight, with its unexpected conceits and original inventions. And if Mr Pratchett's tongue is frequently in his cheek, his parody of the science fiction idiom is always deft, knowledgeable and good humoured" – Oxford Times.

Cover

The Josh Kirby cover shows Dom Sabalos and Sharli mounted on their robot horses. Behind them walks Sharli's Drosk bodyguard, and further back is Sharli's brother, Tarli, also mounted on a robot horse.

Main Characters

Minor Characters

Other Stuff

Use of the terms:
Hogswatch Night,
Eve of Small Gods,
Soul Cake Friday,
Year of the Questing Monkey,
Klatch.

The Jokers admit to rebuilding the crusts of worlds, "down to the fossils", a concept explored in Pratchett's next book, Strata.

Races

There are fifty-two known races of sentient beings in the galaxy. These include:-

are unclassified under the Humanity Act

See Races in The Dark Side of the Sun for more details.

Planets

Dozens of planets are visited or mention, here is a small sampling:

Annotations

The word "klatch" above, in the context of the book (it is used to denote a coven of worshippers in the Sadhimist religion) is most likely to derive from its origins in German: a kaffeeklatsch was a circle of like-minded people, generally though not always politically minded, who met to talk business - some might say, to conspire clandestinely - over coffee. One of those German words, like schadenfreude, Zeitgeist, angst, or weltanschauung, that have created some lebensraum for themselves in the vocabulary of other languages, sometimes as part of the technical vocabulary of philosophy or politics. There is no clear link with TP's later usage of the word to describe a North-African/Arabian-like country on the Discworld, unless it is by subliminal association with coffee!

The Discworld concept of the "million to one chance crops up nine times out of ten" also receives an airing here, as part of a discussion about probability. Although the bater, or multi-universe theory, calls it a billion-to-one chance. Also, one of the most oft mentioned area's of the Discworld (outside Ankh-Morkpork) is called Klatch and is famous for it's ridiculously strong coffee (which is written kaffee in German).

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