Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world. Taking humorous aim at all our foibles, each novel reveals our true character and nature. It's a dreamy midsummer's night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren't the only things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded by some Fairie Trash, soon it won't be only champagne that's flowing through the streets ...
Authors: | Terry Pratchett |
Series: | Discworld |
Publishers: | HarperCollins |
Publish Date: | 1996-08-23 |
Languages: | ENG |
ISBN: |
9780061056925 |
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Tags: | Fantasy Fiction Humour Epic Wizards Fantasy Fiction |
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A Young Dwarf's Dream
Corporal Carrot has been promoted! He's now in charge of the new recruits guarding Ankh-Morpork, Discworld's greatest city, from Barbarian Tribes, Miscellaneous Marauders, unlicensed Thieves, and such. It's a big job, particularly for an adopted dwarf.
But an even bigger job awaits. An ancient document has just revealed that Ankh-Morpork, ruled for decades by Disorganized crime, has a secret sovereign! And his name is Carrott...
And so begins the most awesome epic encounter of all time, or at least all afternoon, in which the fate of a city—indeed of the universe itself!—depends on a young man's courage, an ancient sword's magic, and a three-legged poodle's bladder.
Authors: | Terry Pratchett |
Series: | Discworld |
Publishers: | HarperTorch |
Publish Date: | 1997-02-01 |
Languages: | ENG |
ISBN: |
9780061092190 |
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Tags: | Fantasy Fiction Epic |
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Cohen the Barbarian.
He's been a legend in his own lifetime.
He can remember the good old days of high adventure, when being a Hero meant one didn't have to worry about aching backs and lawyers and civilization.
But these days, he can't always remember just where he put his teeth...
So now, with his ancient (yet still trusty) sword and new walking stick in hand, Cohen gathers a group of his old -- very old -- friends to embark on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain of Discworld and meet the gods.
It's time the Last Hero in the world returns what the first hero stole. Trouble is, that'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.
Authors: | Terry Pratchett |
Series: | Discworld |
Publishers: | Harper |
Publish Date: | 2001-10-01 |
Languages: | ENG |
ISBN: |
9780061040962 |
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Tags: | Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction Humour Contemporary Action & Adventure Epic |
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A freak accident hurls Commander Sam Vines back into his own past, where he must assume a new identity and watch his younger self struggle to rise in the ranks of the City Watch of Ankh-Morpork while tracking down a dangerous criminal and finding a way to return to his own time. The 28th addition to Pratchett's "Discworld" series explores time travel and historical inevitability with cleverness and humor. The author's talent for comedy does not falter as he continues to set the standard for comic fantasy. A good choice, particularly where the series is popular.
Authors: | Terry Pratchett |
Series: | Discworld |
Publishers: | Paw Prints |
Publish Date: | 2008-01-02 |
Languages: | ENG |
ISBN: |
9781435274785 |
Rating: | |
Tags: | Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction Humour Contemporary Action & Adventure Epic Time Travel |
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'THE JURISDICTION OF A GOOD MAN EXTENDS TO THE END OF THE WORLD.'Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is having some time off. Apparently.
But crime doesn't take a break - it's a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman on holiday would barely have time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse.
In the seemingly peaceful countryside, Vimes discovers much more than a body in the wardrobe. For the local nobles are hiding a deep, dark secret. There are many, many bodies - and an ancient atrocity more terrible than murder.
Vimes is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth and out of his mind. But never out of ideas. Where there is a crime there must be a punishment.
They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. This might be the exception ...'As effortlessly, generously funny as only Pratchett can be, Snuff doesn't stint on laying bare the darker side of life either' Sunday TimesSnuff is the eighth book in the City Watch series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
Authors: | Terry Pratchett |
Series: | Discworld |
Publishers: | Doubleday |
Publish Date: | 2011-10-13 |
Languages: | ENG |
ISBN: |
9781409011828 |
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Tags: | Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction Humour Contemporary Action & Adventure Magic Epic Satire |
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'The world lives between those who say it cannot be done and those who say that it can ... it's just a matter of thinking creatively.'Moist von Lipwig is a con man turned civil servant. As head of the Royal Bank and Post Office of Ankh-Morpork, he doesn't really want or need another job. But when the Patrician Lord Vetinari gives you a task, you do it or suffer the consequences. In Moist's case, death.
A brand-new invention has come to the city: a steam locomotive named Iron Girder, to be precise. With the railway's introduction and rapid expansion, Vetinari enlists Moist to represent the government and keep things on track.
But as with all new technology, some people have objections, and Moist will have to use every trick in his arsenal to keep the trains running ...'The most serious of comedies, the most relevant and real of fantasies' IndependentRaising Steam is the third and final book in the Moist von Lipwig series, but the Discworld novels can be read in any order.
Authors: | Terry Pratchett |
Series: | Discworld |
Publishers: | Transworld |
Publish Date: | 2013-11-07 |
Languages: | ENG |
ISBN: |
9781448171194 |
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Tags: | Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction Humour Contemporary Action & Adventure Epic Satire |
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This ebook edition includes an exclusive commentary on the Witches of Discworld, written by Jacqueline Simpson, co-author of The Folklore of Discworld.
A SHIVERING OF WORLDSDeep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength.
This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land.
There will be a reckoning ...THE FINAL DISCWORLD NOVEL
Authors: | Terry Pratchett |
Series: | Discworld |
Publishers: | Doubleday Childrens |
Publish Date: | 2015-08-27 |
Languages: | ENG |
ISBN: |
9781448197149 |
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Tags: | Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction Humour Contemporary Action & Adventure Magic Epic Satire |
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