Master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett's debut novel.
Master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett's debut novel.
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015. terrypratchett.co.uk
For readers who are attracted to epic but not quite ready for the
weightiness of Tolkien, this is a perfect entrée; for those who
have loved or will love Pratchett, it’s simply a must read.
*Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books*
Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an
entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a
carpet
*Daily Mail*
The perfect starting place for young readers . . . seasoned
Pratchett fans will just revel in his wit, his subversion of tropes
and his sense of humanity.
*Kirkus*
A unique piece of high fantasy . . . Now very witty and politically
aware in its revised version with the new ending
*Vector*
The story is inventive in its carefully worked-out central conceit,
often very funny, and dotted with some genuinely scary bits.
*Publishers Weekly*
For readers who are attracted to epic but not quite ready for the
weightiness of Tolkien, this is a perfect entree; for those who
have loved or will love Pratchett, it's simply a must read. *
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *
Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an
entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a carpet
* Daily Mail *
The perfect starting place for young readers . . . seasoned
Pratchett fans will just revel in his wit, his subversion of tropes
and his sense of humanity. * Kirkus *
A unique piece of high fantasy . . . Now very witty and politically
aware in its revised version with the new ending * Vector *
The story is inventive in its carefully worked-out central conceit,
often very funny, and dotted with some genuinely scary bits. *
Publishers Weekly *
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