Football comes to the Discworld! And the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.
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 which have sold over 100 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 for services to
literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his
greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
www.terrypratchettbooks.com
Behind the fantasy Terry Pratchett looks at very real contemporary
issues and scores many goals. This isn't just football, it's
Discworld football. Or, to borrow another phrase, it's about life,
the Universe, and everything.
*The Times*
Satirical, historical, fantastical and irresistible.
*Daily Mail*
The subject matter is football, with a dash of Romeo and Juliet
...exactly what's needed to cheer us all up in the autumnal gloom.
Terry has none of his ability to raise a laugh.
*Daily Express*
The secret of Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy isn't so much the
wackiness of the fantasy as the reliability of the comedy...with
sales now topping 60m, Discworld is still going strong...with
undimmed, triumphant exuberance.
*Guardian*
This is the 37th in a body of work so vast that it has spawned its
own concordance, yet the quality remains as high as ever and the
laughs as plentiful...Like all the Discworld novels, Unseen
Academicals rewards a second reading. As ever it is peppered with
allusions, from Keats to the Lewinsky affair, but, like Wodehouse,
Pratchett wears his learning lightly and the pleasure of rereading
is in teasing them out.
*The Telegraph*
The 37th novel (after Making Money) in Pratchett's wildly popular "Discworld" series is set in the bustling metropolis of Ankh-Morpork and boasts the return of the wizards of Unseen University. Lord Vetinari, Ankh-Morpork's patrician, is responsible, as usual, for setting into motion the novel's two main story lines: the assimilation of a member of an ancient, and heretofore shunned race, into the city, and the regulation of "foot-the-ball," a game that leaves the streets littered with bodies of players and spectators alike. Verdict While having more than its fair share of laugh-out-loud lines, this title is far from Pratchett's best. He fails to integrate his great wisdom and fondness for the human condition, and his humorous observations about its absurdity are left hanging. However, it is still a well-written crowd pleaser. For serious fans, but newcomers might prefer to start with one of the earlier titles.-Amy Watts, Univ. of Georgia Lib., Athens Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
Behind the fantasy Terry Pratchett looks at very real contemporary
issues and scores many goals. This isn't just football, it's
Discworld football. Or, to borrow another phrase, it's about life,
the Universe, and everything. * The Times *
Satirical, historical, fantastical and irresistible. * Daily Mail
*
The subject matter is football, with a dash of Romeo and Juliet
...exactly what's needed to cheer us all up in the autumnal gloom.
Terry has none of his ability to raise a laugh. * Daily Express
*
The secret of Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy isn't so much the
wackiness of the fantasy as the reliability of the comedy...with
sales now topping 60m, Discworld is still going strong...with
undimmed, triumphant exuberance. -- Harry Ritchie * Guardian *
This is the 37th in a body of work so vast that it has spawned its
own concordance, yet the quality remains as high as ever and the
laughs as plentiful...Like all the Discworld novels, Unseen
Academicals rewards a second reading. As ever it is peppered
with allusions, from Keats to the Lewinsky affair, but, like
Wodehouse, Pratchett wears his learning lightly and the pleasure of
rereading is in teasing them out. -- Peter Inham * The Telegraph *
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