William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld's first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditonal perils of a journalist's life - people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash phototgraphy, some more people who want him dead in a different way and, worst of all, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes.William just wants to get at THE TRUTH. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get at William. And it's only the third edition...THE TRUTH is Terry Partchett's 25th Discworld novel.
Granny Weatherwax is the most highly-regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners dont get involved in anything, much less royal intrigue. But then there are those times they cant help it. As Granny Weatherwax is about to discover, its a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think.
SAM VIMES IS A MAN ON THE RUN. YESTERDAY HE WAS A DUKE, A CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE AMBASSADOR TO THE MYSTERIOUS FAT-RICH COUNTRY OF UBERWALD. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilization there's going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They're bright. They're fast. They're werewolves - and they're catching up. The Fifth Elephant is Terry Pratchett's latest installment in the Discworld cycle, this time starring dwarfs, diplomacy, intrigue and big lumps of fat.
Una nueva entrega de la serie de ciencia-ficción ambientada en Mundodisco, el país imaginario concebido por uno de los grandes maestros del género fantástico. Éste no es un libro sobre Australia, sino sobre un pais totalmente distinto que sin embargo, en ciertos aspectos, resulta bastante... australiano
When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now magically, he's turned up again, and this time he's brought the Luggage. But that's not all.... Once upon a time, there was an eighth son of an eighth son who was, of course, a wizard. As if that wasn't complicated enough, said wizard then had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son -- a wizard squared (that's all the math, really). Who of course, was a source of magic -- a sorcerer.
The Carpet is home to different tribes: there's Fray, who sweeps a trail of destruction, and two Munrung brothers, who set out on an adventure when their village is flattened. The story will come to a terrible end if someone doesn't do something about it
Eric is the Discworld''s only demonology hacker. The trouble is, he''s not very good at it. All he wants is the usual three wishes: to be immortal, rule the world and have the most beautiful woman fall madly in love with him. The usual stuff. But what he gets is Rincewind, and Rincewind''s Luggage into the bargain. Terry Pratchett''s hilarious take on the Faust legend stars many of the Discworld''s''most popular characters in an outrageous adventure that will leave Eric wishing once more - this time, quite fervently, that he''d never been born ...
Death comes to Mort with an offer he can't refuse -- especially since being dead isn't compulsory. The position of Death's apprentice is everything Mort thought he'd ever wanted, until he discovers that this perfect job can be a killer on his love life.
The Discworld is, as everyone knows, and no one should now need to be told, flat. It rides through space on the back of four elephants* which, in turn, are standing on the shell of an enormous turtle. But just because it is being borne through space on the back of a turtle, doesn''t mean it doesn''t need gods ...The Gods Trilogy is a bumper volume containing the complete text of three of Terry Pratchett''s celebrated novels: SMALL GODS Brutha is the Chosen One. His god has spoken to him, admittedly while currently in the shape of a tortoise; and Brutha now has a mission. PYRAMIDS It isn''t easy, being a teenage pharaoh: you''re not allowed to carry money; uninhibited young women peel grapes for you and the Great Pyramid has just exploded because of paracosmic instability ...HOGFATHER It''s the night before Hogswatch ...and it''s too quiet. There''s snow, there''re robins, there''re trees covered with decorations, but there''s a notable lack of the big fat man who delivers the toys ...He''s gone. *There used to be five, but that''s another story entirely
A dying wizard hopes to pass his wisdom on to the eighth son of an eighth son, but when the child comes out female, the future of magic could be in jeopardy.
In this new satirical novel from Discworld, the jolly Hogfather, who brings presents to all the children on Hogswatchnight, mysteriously disappears. The grim specter of Death must take his place, leaving the annual celebration in jeopardy.
