Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) was the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
"Pratchett's imagination and satirical wit are on full display." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Imgenious, brilliant and hilarious." -- Washington Post"A delight from beginning to end." -- Fantasy & Science Fiction"One of the darker Discworld tales, Thud! does not disappoint." -- Sunday Express (London)"Pratchett, ever inventive, offers up his usual fun and games with typography and footnotes, a full complement of parody, word-play and swift allusion. . . . But Thud! moves from a comedy of multi-culti Ankh-Morpork manners into a pungent exploration of prejudice and dread, hypocrisy and rage. For all its magic carriage rides, technomancy and gloriously absurd transfigurations, on Discworld, the death of innocents (and innocence) is never cause for laughter." -- New York Newsday"As always, Pratchett's latest Discworld yarn is funny, fast-paced, the kind of satire that explores serious issues while making readers love it." -- Booklist"Funny, poignant, complicated and character-driven." -- Locus"The usual quick-moving, amusing and entertaining Pratchett tale. Pratchett has never shied away from using his settings and characters to offer commentary on the world, and [THUD!] is no different . . . . [Pratchett]'s his usual brilliant self here -- sarcastic, ironic, and just laugh-out-loud funny." -- Associated Press
!Funny, poignant, complicated and
character-driven."--Locus
"A delight from beginning to end."--Fantasy & Science
Fiction
"As always, Pratchett's latest Discworld yarn is funny, fast-paced,
the kind of satire that explores serious issues while making
readers love it."--Booklist
"Imgenious, brilliant and hilarious."--Washington Post
"One of the darker Discworld tales, [THUD!] does not
disappoint."--Sunday Express (London)
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