The Discworld Almanak
2004 book by Terry Pratchett
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The Discworld Almanak is a spin-off book from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, in a similar format to the Diaries and Nanny Ogg's Cookbook.[citation needed] It was written by Pratchett and Bernard Pearson and published in 2004.[1]
Cover artist: Paul Kidby
The book takes the form of an almanac rather than a themed "diary" like the others in the series for the Discworld Year of the Prawn, and offers astrological predictions (using the complex Discworld zodiac, in which every constellation is a birthsign, and the Turtle moves fast enough that they change frequently), and agricultural advice (including an awful lot about cabbages).
Like Nanny Ogg's Cookbook it is enlivened by a series of "pinned on" notes between the publisher and the head printer. These include the revelation that the horoscopes are written by the God of Astrology.