Worldwide sales of his books are now 60 million, and they have been translated into 37 languages. Terry Pratchett was knighted for services to literature in 2009. The Discworld Series is a continuous history of a world not totally unlike our own except that it is a fla...
that is asking?’ is one of the things that distinguishes mankind from, say, cuttlefish.23 The wizards from Unseen University, being perhaps the intellectual cream or certainly the cerebral yoghurt of their generation, passed through this stage within minutes. Wizards are very adept at certain ide...
‘This coven business is ridiculous. It attracts entirely the wrong sort of people.’ ‘I’m very glad we had this little talk,’ hissed Nanny Ogg. ‘Cleared the air.’ She looked down. ‘And you’re in my territory, madam.’ ‘Madam!’ Thunder rolled in the distance. The permanent La...
She dreamed of fire, again. And she was being watched. She could feel it, and it wasn’t the goats this time. She was being watched inside her head. But it wasn’t bad watching; someone was caring for her. And in the dream the fire raged, and a dark figure pulled aside the flames as though they wer...
Once upon a time such a universe was considered unusual and, possibly, impossible. But then . . . it used to be so simple, once upon a time. Because the universe was full of ignorance all around and the scientist panned through it like a prospector ...
The mug lay by the bed. It wasn’t a bad thing to do, Agnes reassured herself. Christine probably needed a good night’s sleep. It was practically a kindly act. She turned her attention to the flowers. There were quite a lot of roses and orchids. Most...
When it comes to glittering objects, wizards have all the taste and self-control of a deranged magpie. 2A magical accident in the Library, which as has already been indicated is not a place for your average rubber-stamp-and-Dewey-decimal employment, had some time ago turne...