The
Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
by Terry Pratchett
Book Description: Winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal
One rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath
in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this,
it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat
pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town.
They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats
and the piper met up with a cat somewhere outside of town and solemnly
counted out the money.
The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise
alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into
and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the
town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the
danger that awaits. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are
hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying
evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets....
Set in Terry Pratchett's widely popular Discworld, this masterfully
crafted, gripping read is both compelling and funny. When one of the world's
most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head,
no one will ever look at the Pied Piper -- or rats -- the same way again!
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTrophy
Book Published: 29 April, 2003
Eric
(A Discworld Novel)
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from Orion Publishing Group
Book Published: 11 May, 2000
Monstrous
Regiment
by Terry Pratchett
What do you get when you cross a vampire, a troll, Igor, a collection
of misfits, and a young woman who shoves a pair of socks down her pants
to join the army? The answer's simple. You have Monstrous Regiment, the
characteristically charming novel by Terry Pratchett.
Polly becomes Private Oliver Perks, who is on a quest to find her older
brother, who's recently MIA in one of the innumerable wars the tiny nation
of Borogravia has a habit of starting with its neighbors. This peevish
tendency has all but expended Borogravia's ranks of cannon fodder. Whether
Sergeant Jackrum knows her secret or not, he can't afford to be choosy,
as Perks and her/his comrades are among the last able-bodied recruits left
in Borogravia. This collection of misfits includes the aforementioned vampire
(reformed and off the blood, thank you), troll, and macabre Igor, who is
only too happy to sew you a new leg if you aren't too particular about
previous ownership. Off to war, Polly/Oliver learns that having a pair
of, um, socks is a good way to open up doors in this man's army.
For those who haven't made this underrated author's acquaintance, Monstrous
Regiment is as good a place to start as any. Readers will encounter Pratchett's
subtle and disarming wit, his trademark footnoted asides along with a not-too-shabby
tale of honor, courage, and duty in the face of absurd circumstances. --Jeremy
Pugh
Hardcover from HarperCollins
Book Published: October, 2003
Good
Omens
by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, David Frampton
Mass Market Paperback from Ace Books
Book Published: May, 1996
A
Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett
Book Description: The Heroine: Tiffany Aching, incipient witch and
cheese maker extraordinaire. Once saved world from Queen of the Elves.
Is about to discover that battling evil monarchs is child's play compared
to mortal combat with a Hiver (see below). At eleven years old, is boldest
heroine ever to have confronted the Forces of Darkness while armed with
a frying pan.
The Threat: A Hiver, insidious disembodied presence drawn to powerful
magic. highly dangerous, frequently lethal. Cannot be stopped with iron
or fire. Its target: Tiffany Aching (see above).
The Nac Mac Feegle: A.k.a. the Wee Free Men. Height: six inches. Color:
blue. Famed for drinking, stealing, and fighting. Will attack anything
larger than themselves. Members include: Rob Anybody, Daft Wullie, and
Awfully Wee Billy Bigchin. Allies to Tiffany Aching (see above).
The Book: Hilarious, breathtaking, spine-tingling sequel to the acclaimed
Wee Free Men.
Hardcover from HarperCollins
Book Published: 01 June, 2004 |
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Truckers
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from Corgi / Transworld Pub Inc
Book Published: February, 1991
Special Order
The
Light Fantastic
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: March, 2000
Diggers
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from Corgi / Transworld Pub Inc
Book Published: 1991
Out of Print
The
Last Hero : A Discworld Fable
by Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby
A new Discworld story is always an event. Terry Pratchett's The Last
Hero is unusually short, a 40,000-word "Discworld Fable" rather than a
full novel, but is illustrated throughout in sumptuous color by Paul Kidby.
The 160 pages cover the series' longest and most awesome (but still
comic) journey yet, a mission to save all Discworld from a new threat.
An old threat, actually. Aged warrior Cohen the Barbarian has decided to
go out with a bang and take the gods with him. So, with the remnants of
his geriatric Silver Horde, he's climbing to the divine retirement home
Dunmanifestin with the Discworld equivalent of a nuke--a fifty-pound keg
of Agatean Thunder Clay.
This will, for excellent magical reasons, destroy the world.
It's up to Leonard of Quirm, Discworld's da Vinci, to invent the technology
that might just beat Cohen to his goal. His unlikely vessel is powered
by dragons, crewed by himself and two popular regular characters, and secretly
harbors a stowaway. Before long we hear the Discworld version of "Houston,
we have a problem...."
Kidby rises splendidly to the challenge of painting both funny faces
and cosmic vistas. As Pratchett puts it, The Last Hero "has an extra dimension:
some parts of it are written in paint!" New characters include Evil Dark
Lord Harry Dread, who started out with "just two lads and his Shed of Doom,"
and a god so tiresome that his worshippers are forbidden chocolate, ginger,
mushrooms and garlic.
Pratchett's story alone is strong and effective, with several hair-raising
frissons contrasting with high comedy; Kidby's paintings make it something
very special. Not to be missed. --David Langford, Amazon.co.uk
Hardcover from HarperCollins
Book Published: 16 October, 2001
Pyramids
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: 31 July, 2001
Sourcery
(Discworld 5)
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: February, 2001
Mort
by Terry Pratchett, Victor Gollancz
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: February, 2001
The
Truth: The 25th Discworld Novel
by Terry
Pratchett
The Truth, Pratchett's 25th Discworld novel, skewers the newspaper
business. When printing comes to Ankh-Morpork, it "drag(s) the city kicking
and screaming into the Century of the Fruitbat." Well, actually, out of
the Century of the Fruitbat. As the Bursar remarks, if the era's almost
over, it's high time they embraced its challenges.
William de Worde, well-meaning younger son of reactionary nobility,
has been providing a monthly newsletter to the elite using engraving. Then
he is struck (and seriously bruised) by the power of the press. The dwarves
responsible convince William to expand his letter and the Ankh-Morpork
Times is born. Soon William has a staff, including Sacharissa Cripslock,
a genteel young lady with a knack for headline writing, and photographer
Otto Chriek. Otto's vampirism causes difficulties: flash pictures cause
him to crumble to dust and need reconstitution, and he must battle his
desire for blood, particularly Sacharissa's. When Lord Vetinari is accused
of attempted murder, the City Watch investigates the peculiar circumstances,
but William wants to know what really happened. The odds for his survival
drop as his questions multiply.
The Truth is satirical, British, and full of sly jokes. Although this
cake doesn't rise quite as high as it did in previous volumes, even ordinary
Pratchett is pretty darn good, and those who haven't read a Discworld novel
before can start here and go on to that incredible backlist. --Nona
Vero - Amazon.com
Jingo:
A Novel of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is a phenomenon unto himself. Never read a Discworld
book? The closest comparison might be Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
with its uniquely British sense of the absurd, and side-splitting, smart
humor. Jingo is the 20th of Pratchett's Discworld novels, and the fourth
to feature the City Guard of Ankh-Morpork. As Jingo begins, an island suddenly
rises between Ankh-Morpork and Al-Khali, capital of Klatch. Both cities
claim it. Lord Vetinari, the Patrician, has failed to convince the Ruling
Council that force is a bad idea, despite reminding them that they have
no army, and "I believe one of those is generally considered vital to the
successful prosecution of a war." Samuel Vimes, Commander of the City Watch,
has to find out who shot the Klatchian envoy, Prince Khufurah, and set
fire to their embassy, before war breaks out.
Pratchett's characters are both sympathetic and outrageously entertaining,
from Captain Carrot, who always finds the best in people and puts it to
work playing football, to Sergeant Colon and his sidekick, Corporal Nobbs,
who have "an ability to get out of their depth on a wet pavement." Then
there is the mysterious D'reg, 71-hour Ahmed. What is his part in all this,
and why 71 hours? Anyone who doesn't mind laughing themselves silly at
the idiocy of people in general and governments in particular will enjoy
Jingo. --Nona Vero - Amazon.com
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: 01 March, 1999 |
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The
Colour of Magic
by Terry Pratchett, Nigel Planer, Nidgel Planer
Audio Cassette from Isis Audio
Book Published: May, 1997
Guards!
Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: 31 July, 2001
Small
Gods
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: March, 2003
Equal
Rites
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from HarperTorch
Book Published: March, 2000
The
Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching needs magic--fast! Her sticky little brother
Wentworth has been spirited away by the evil Queen of Faerie, and it’s
up to her to get him back safely. Having already decided to grow up to
be a witch, now all Tiffany has to do is find her power. But she quickly
learns that it’s not all black cats and broomsticks. According
to her witchy mentor Miss Tick, "Witches don’t use magic unless
they really have to...We do other things. A witch pays attention to everything
that’s going on...A witch uses her head...A witch always has
a piece of string!" Luckily, besides her trusty string, Tiffany’s
also got the Nac Mac Feegles, or the Wee Free Men on her side. Small, blue,
and heavily tattooed, the Feegles love nothing more than a good fight except
maybe a drop of strong drink! Tiffany, heavily armed with an iron skillet,
the feisty Feegles, and a talking toad on loan from Miss Tick, is a formidable
adversary. But the Queen has a few tricks of her own, most of them deadly.
Tiffany and the Feegles might get more than they bargained for on the flip
side of Faerie! Prolific fantasy author Terry Pratchett has served up another
delicious helping of his famed Discworld fare. The not-quite-teen set will
delight in the Feegles’ spicy, irreverent dialogue and Tiffany’s
salty determination. Novices to Pratchett’s prose will find
much to like here, and quickly go back to devour the rest of his Discworld
offerings. Scrumptiously recommended. (Ages 10 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert
- Amazon.com
Hardcover from HarperCollins
Book Published: 29 April, 2003 |
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Johnny and the Bomb
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from Acacia Press, Inc.
Book Published: 1997
Out of Print
Wings
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from Acacia Press, Inc.
Book Published: January, 1992
Out of Print
Johnny and the Dead
by Terry Pratchett
Mass Market Paperback from Acacia Press, Inc.
Book Published: October, 1994
Out of Print
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