A truly unmissable set of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author,and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.
An exclusive collection of twenty early short stories by one of the world's best loved authors,these are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s.
Whilst none of the stories are set in the Discworld,they hint towards the world he would go on to create in his award-winning and globally bestselling series,containing all of his trademark wit,satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. These are tales which entertain,enlighten and,most importantly,make you laugh.
Meet Og the inventor,the first caveman to cultivate fire,as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Council with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury,a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and travel millions of years back in time to The Old Red Sandstone Lion pub.
The final ever'new'writing to be published from the late,great Sir Terry Pratchett,A Stroke of the Pen is a must-have collection of fantastic short stories for fans,old and new.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9780857529633Number of pages: 240Weight: 442 gDimensions: 240 x 162 x 25 mm
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You always feel the push of the inimitable Pratchett behind them - funny,sharp,warm,wise and always so,so readableTerry Pratchett's short tales from the 70s and 80s reveal a young talent bursting with invention and wit... there's much here to delight the open-minded,the fantasy aficionado and the Pratchett completistFunny,fantastical and slyly smartA new Pratchett! Clear the bestseller decks: this book is heading for the top.A Stroke of the Pen shows (Pratchett) at a stage when he was stopping at the first or second tree. Soon he would plunge into the forestThe wit,wisdom and intelligence are interspersed with a lively dose of naivety,with entertaining resultsThis delightful collection is inventive,entertaining and a little quirky,often with a twisty end... a fun read... The wit,wisdom and intelligence are interspersed with a lively dose of naivete,with entertaining results.A treasure trove glittering with lost gemsExpect comic fantastical fragments riffing on everything from cave people to Father Christmas.Biggest books for autumnOne for the completistsThis delightful collection is inventive,entertaining and a little quirky,often with a twisty end
New Terry Pratchett Short Stories: Rob Wilkins in Conversation
Norwich - Castle StreetThursday 2nd November 19:00 - 20:30
Join us and Rob Wilkins,former assistent of the late,great Terry Pratchett,for an evening of conversation about Pratchett's lost short stories.
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Britain's most beloved creator of comic fantasy fiction,Terry Pratchett was the genius behind the Discworld series,as well as various other seminal story sequences.
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