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Armada con tan solo una sartén y su sentido común, Tiffany Dolorido, una joven aspirante a bruja, es lo único que se interpone entre los monstruos del País de las Hadas y la cálida y verde tierra de la Caliza, su hogar. Obligada a entrar en los dominios feéricos para rescatar a su hermano secuestrado, Tiffany se une a los Nac Mac Feegle locales (también llamados pequeños hombres libres), un clan de hombrecillos azules de quince centímetros de altura que roban ovejas, blanden espadas y son tan feroces como divertidos. Juntos lucharán en un territorio espeluznante y siempre en movimiento, se enfrentarán a brutales hadas voladoras, seres tejedores de sueños y perros sombríos (unos canes negros con ojos de fuego y dientes como cuchillas), antes de llegar hasta la Reina de los Elfos, la soberana absoluta de un mundo en el que la realidad se mezcla con las pesadillas. En el momento decisivo, Tiffany tendrá que enfrentarse sola a su cruel poder...

The perfect book for die-hard Pratchett fans and newcomers alike, a collection of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations from the Discworld universe, organized into categories including the principal Discworld characters (Granny Weatherwax, Lord Vetinari), places (Unseen University, Ankh-Morpork, the City Watch) or even the occasionally concept (magic).

Terry Pratchett joins up with a leading folklorist to reveal the legends, myths and customs of Discworld, with helpful hints from Planet Earth. Most of us grow up having always known to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a sword from a stone, yet sadly some of these things are now beginning to be forgotten. Legends, myths, fairytales: our world is made up of the stories we told ourselves about where we came from and how we got there. It is the same on Discworld, except that beings which on Earth are creatures of the imagination - like vampires, trolls, witches and, possibly, gods - are real, alive and in some cases kicking on the Disc. In The Folklore of Discworld, Terry Pratchett teams up with leading British folklorist Jacqueline Simpson to take an irreverent yet illuminating look at the living myths and folklore that are reflected, celebrated and affectionately libelled in the uniquely imaginative universe of Discworld.

A man with no eyes. No eyes at all. Two tunnels in his head ...It's not easy being a witch, and it's certainly not all whizzing about on broomsticks, but Tiffany Aching - teen witch - is doing her best. Until something evil wakes up, something that stirs up all the old stories about nasty old witches, so that just wearing a pointy hat suddenly seems a very bad idea. Worse still, this evil ghost from the past is hunting down one witch in particular. He's hunting for Tiffany. Andhe's found her...A fabulous Discworld title filled with witches and magic and told in the inimitable Terry Pratchett style, "I Shall Wear Midnight" is the fourth Discworld title to feature Tiffany and her tiny, fightin', boozin' pictsie friends, the Nac Mac Feegle (aka The Wee Free Men).

La máquina de vapor llega a Ankh-Morpork, y con ella el progreso y sus conflictos. 40ª novela de la aclamadísima serie Mundodisco.El progreso ha llegado al Mundodisco a lomos de una locomotora de vapor. Sus habitantes acuden en masa a admirar el revolucionario prodigio de la tecnica, obra de un joven inventor autodidacta llamado Dick Simnel. Inmediatamente, lord Vetinari decide apropiarse de la maquina y nombra a Humedo von Mustachen, su hombre para todo, responsable de la operacion. Entretanto estalla una revuelta politica entre los enanos, que planean atentar contra su rey y sabotear el ferrocarril. Von Mustachen tendra que esquivar muchos escollos para evitar que todo descarrile.Desde hace mas de tres decadas, Terry Pratchett ha fascinado a millones de lectores de todo el mundo con sus novelas fantasticas, divertidas y satiricas ambientadas en el Mundodisco, un universo fantastico profundamente original que guarda un sospechoso parecido con el nuestro.A todo vapor es la cuadragesima entrega de esta serie tan emblematica y longeva como popular, cuyo siguiente y ultimo volumen se publico en ingles en agosto de 2015 y saldra en castellano en 2016. No solo resulta ser un autentico placer para los lectores, como las entregas anteriores, sino que tambien nos da un nuevo y original ejemplo del sentido del humor, la imaginacion y la capacidad critica de Terry Pratchett para retratar, sin perder la sonrisa, los vicios de nuestra sociedad.Terry Pratchett fue uno de los mejores escritores de fantasia que han existido, y sin duda el mas divertido.George R.R. MartinTerry Pratchett trajo mas alegria a mi vida que ningun otro autor.Patrick RothfussTerry Pratchett deja un legado enorme capaz de entretener, pensar y hacer reir. Y eso no es poco logro.Juan Gomez Jurado,ABCReseñas sobreA todo vapor:Divertido, listo e inteligente a partes iguales.NewsdayComo siempre, los personajes inolvidables de Pratchett y la animada historia reflejan lo mejor, lo peor y lo mas extraño de nuestro propio mundo. Entretiene a los lectores y, a la vez, ridiculiza las debilidades sociales y las politicas en un crisol de humanos, enanos, trolls, duendes, vampiros y un hombre lobo, o dos.Publishers WeeklyLa creacion de Terry Pratchett se mantiene fuerte despues de 30 años, a medida que Ankh-Morpork se adentra en la era del ferrocarril.The Times

2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new Next post-human society continues to evolve. For Joshua Valiente, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls. But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways - by the trolls and by the Great Traversers. Its message is simple but ts implications are enormous: JOIN US. The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from throughout the industrious worlds of mankind. Bit by bit, byte by byte, they assemble a computer the size of a continent - a device that will alter the Long Earth's place within the cosmos and reveal the ultimate, life-affirming goal of those who sent the Message. Its impact will be felt by and resonate with all - mankind and other species, young and old, communities and individuals - who inhabit the Long Earths...

La segunda entrega de una serie escrita a cuatro manos por el aclamado Terry Pratchett, creador delMundodisco, y el prestigioso autor de ciencia ficción británica, Stephen Baxter: una nueva aventura tan inteligente como divertida, que indaga las consecuencias de un mundo ilimitado.La Tierra Larga es un sinfin de mundos paralelos a solo un paso de distancia. La humanidad ha explorado muchos de ellos, impulsando el comercio y la cultura. Pero tambien ha alterado el equilibrio politico de nuestra tierra de origen y la estabilidad ecologica de estos nuevos mundos. Por un lado, la Declaracion de Independencia de una lejana colonia provoca la censura del gobierno ultraconservador. Por otro, los humanos han descubierto que los trolls, unos pacificos humanoides capaces de cambiar de mundo, son muy utiles para el trabajo fisico y los utilizan para su beneficio. Ante el inexorable avance de los colonos humanos, los trolls estan empezando a desaparecer.En su dia, Joshua Valiente lidero la primera mision de exploracion de estos mundos multiples junto con la unidad de inteligencia artificial llamada Lobsang. Ahora, una decada despues, Joshua se vera obligado a abandonar su vida apacible con su mujer e hijo. La Tierra Larga recurre de nuevo a el porque se avecina una guerra... una guerra distinta a todas las libradas hasta ahora.Reseñas:Alquimia literaria.SFXLa calidez y la humanidad de Pratchett se alian con la extraordinariamente fertil imaginacion de Baxter.The GuardianEn los blogs...Una novela que deja con ganas de mas.BlogSagacomic-LothlorienEs ligero gracias a su narracion y te engancha impidiendote soltar el libro hasta que lo acabas.BlogEl Imperio de las Bellotas

2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve.Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. Hes convinced theyre leading a normal life in New Springfield they even adopt a child but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world.Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of whats taking place beneath the surface of his earth a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth.To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice . .

2040-2045: In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay. He tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the Long Mars and wants her to accompany him. But Sally soon learns that Willis has ulterior motives ... Meanwhile U. S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman has embarked on an incredible journey of her own, leading an expedition to the outer limits of the far Long Earth. For Joshua, the crisis he faces is much closer to home. He becomes embroiled in the plight of the Next: the super-bright post-humans who are beginning to emerge from their 'long childhood' in the community called Happy Landings, located deep in the Long Earth. Ignorance and fear are causing 'normal' human society to turn against the Next - and a dramatic showdown seems inevitable . . .

It's an offer you can't refuse. Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork's Royal Mint and the bank next door? It's a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long. The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire.

Koom Valley. That was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time ago. But if he doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office.

Hogswatchnight is fast approaching, and the Hogfather (that jolly fat man who delivers presents to the kiddies) is missing. But it''s vital that all the presents are delivered, otherwise the sun won''t rise tomorrow. However, there is another supernatural entity who can be everywhere at once and, most importantly, knows where everybody lives. And Death reckons that with a false beard and a few cushions, it might just work. And while Death is busy working out the mysteries of climbing down chimneys and drinking sherry, it''s up to Susan to track down the real Hogfather. It''s a dark time of the year. There are monsters afoot. And some of them look just like us. HO HO HO. You''d better watch out ...Terry Pratchett''s bestseller, adapted and directed by Vadim Jean, is a two-part live-action/CGI film for Sky One starring David Jason and a host of other great British character actors.

Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck. But he must survive, because he has a job to do. He must track down a murderer, teach his younger self how to be a good copper and change the outcome of a rebellion.

It began as a sudden strange fancy... Polly Perks had to become a boy in a hurry... and now she's enlisted in the army, and searching for her lost brother. But there's a war on. And Polly and her fellow recruits are in the thick of it, without any trainin

The Discworld is flat, and rides through space on the backs of Berilia, Tubul, Great P''Thon and Jerakeen, the four elephants who stand in turn on the back of Great A''Tuin, the giant turtle. And this is where it all starts, with the naive tourist Twoflower and his incompetent and cynical guide, the wizard Rincewind, forced to flee from the proud and pestilent twin city of Ankh-Morpork. When they meet the barbarian thieves Bravd and Weasel, things that are already bad turn inevitably to the worst ...This is the second of Terry Pratchett''s Discworld movies for SKY ONE, made by the team who brought THE HOGFATHER to you and featuring The Discworld Players, an ensemble cast including Sir David Jason as Rincewind.

2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He's convinced they're leading a normal life in New Springfield - they even adopt a child - but it seems they have been guided there for a reason. As rumours of strange sightings and hauntings proliferate, it becomes clear that something is very awry with this particular world. Millions of steps away, Joshua is on a personal journey of discovery: learning about the father he never knew and a secret family history. But then he receives a summons from New Springfield. Lobsang now understands the enormity of what's taking place beneath the surface of his earth - a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. To counter this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice . . .