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Imagine, if you will . . .a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. In truth, the Discworld is not so different from our own. Yet, at the same time, very different . . . but not so much.In this, the maiden voyage through Terry Pratchett''s divinely and recognizably twisted alternate dimension, the well-meaning but remarkably inept wizard Rincewind encounters something hitherto unknown in the Discworld: a tourist! Twoflower has arrived, Luggage by his side, to take in the sights and, unfortunately, has cast his lot with a most inappropriate tour guidea decision that could result in Twoflower''s becoming not only Discworld''s first visitor from elsewhere . . . but quite possibly, portentously, its very last. And, of course, he''s brought Luggage along, which has a mind of its own. And teeth.

This time, change is afoot in Ankh-Morpork - discworld's first steam engine has arrived, and once again Moist von Lipwig finds himself with a new and challenging job...

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. Henceforth, Death is no longer going to be the end, merely the means to an end. It's an offer Mort can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse - and being dead isn't compulsory. It's a dream job - until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life...

It is known as the Discworld. It is a flat planet, supported on the backs of four elephants, who in turn stand on the back of the great turtle A''Tuin as it swims majestically through space. And it is quite possibly the funniest place in all of creation...As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld has only one possible saviour. Unfortunately, this happens to be the singularly inept and cowardly wizard called Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world.

On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There's an avaricious but inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course THE EDGE of the planet...

Authorised by Mr Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway himself, Mrs Georgina Bradshaws invaluable guide to the destinations and diversions of the railway deserves a place in the luggage of any traveller, or indeed armchair traveller, upon the Disc.*From the twine walk of Great Slack to the souks of Zemphis: edifying sights along the route*Ticketing, nostrums and transporting your swamp dragon: essential hints on the practicalities of travel* Elegant resorts and quaint inns: respectable and sanitary lodgings for all species and heights.* From worm-herding to Fustic Cake: diverting trivia on the crafts, foods and brassica traditions of the many industrious people for whom the railway is now a vital link to the Century of the AnchovyFully illustrated and replete with useful titbits, Mrs Bradshaws Handbook offers a view of the Sto Plains like no other.

A beautiful gift-edition hardback of the classic Discworld novel.THE SHOW MUST GO ON, AS MURDER, MUSIC AND MAYHEM RUN RIOT IN THE NIGHT...The Opera House, Ankh-Morpork... A huge, rambling building, where innocent young sopranos are lured to their destiny by a strangely familiar evil mastermind in a hideously deformed evening dress...At least, he hopes so. But Granny Weatherwax, Discworld''s most famous witch, is in the audience. And she doesn''t hold with that sort of thing.So there''s going to be trouble (but nevertheless a good evening''s entertainment with murders you can really hum...)

Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London.Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn''t.But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.And Dodger''s tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins . . .

En esta maravillosa novela para jóvenes y adultos, Terry Pratchett enlaza acontecimientos históricos y elementos fantásticos para ofrecernos una original historia de intriga y aprendizaje que rinde homenaje a la obra de Charles Dickens.Perillan es un muchacho de diecisiete años que sobrevive buscando objetos de valor en las cloacas del Londres victoriano. Tras una reyerta en la que defiende a una joven de un par de rufianes violentos, un periodista que responde al nombre de Charles Dickens queda impresionado por la valentia y la ingenuidad del muchacho y le anima a averiguar la identidad y los motivos de los agresores.Cuando Perillan empieza a investigar, se ve envuelto en una serie de incidentes que le convierten en una celebridad... No tardara en conocer a los politicos y las personalidades mas relevantes del imperio y tendra que enfrentarse a un complot de insospechadas repercusiones internacionales.En esta arrebatadora aventura llena de intriga e inventiva, Terry Pratchett combina mejor que nunca el humor, la sabiduria y ese original estilo de fantasia que le han valido la admiracion de legiones de seguidores.La critica ha dicho...Una de esas ocasiones en las que el lector suspira comodamente y se relaja porque sabe que esta en buenas manos [...]. Una novela exuberante, divertida y encantadora.The GuardianDe lectura adictiva.The Washington PostMaravilloso.Daily MailMagistral y divertido.The Sunday TimesFresco, dinamico y con mucho brio; un triunfo.SFXSorprendente, ironico y lleno de intensidad y emocion intrinsecas de la vida. No te lo pierdas.Kirkus ReviewsPratchett hace un trabajo bestial en su recreacion del Londres del siglo XIX; todo ello aderezado con mucha emocion, humor y peligro, y narrado con la voz insuperable de Perillan.School Library JournalUna novela magnifica [...] llena de personajes estrafalarios y de escenas londinenses descritas de forma destallada; la historia auna dos elementosdickensianos: la estima por el hombre llano y el fiero anhelo de justicia social.Publishers Weekly

A beautiful gift-edition hardback of the classic Discworld novel.DISCWORLD GOES TO WAR, WITH ARMIES OF SARDINES, WARRIORS, FISHERMEN, SQUID AND AT LEAST ONE VERY CAMP FOLLOWER.As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch faces unpleasant foes who are out to get him... and that''s just the people on his side. The enemy might be even worse.JINGO, the 21st in Terry Pratchett''s phenomenally successful Discworld series, makes the World Cup look like a friendly five-a-side.

''Things have to come to an end, see. That''s how it works when you turn the world into stories. You should never have done that. You shouldn''t treat people like they was characters, like they was things. But if you do, then you''ve got to know where the story ends.''It seemed an easy job... After all, how difficult could it be to make sure that a servant girl doesn''t marry a prince? Quite hard, actually, even for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. That''s the problem with real life it tends to get in the way of a good story, and a good story is hard to resist. Servant girls have to marry the prince. That''s what life is all about. You can''t fight a Happy Ending, especially when it comes with glass slippers and a Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can''t refuse.At least - up until now...

All this books and stuff, that isn''t what it should all be about. What we need is real wizardry.There was an eighth son of an eighth son. He was, quite naturally, a wizard. And there it should have ended. However (for reasons we''d better not go into), he had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son... a wizard squared...a source of magic...a Sourcerer.Unseen University has finally got what it wished for: the most powerful wizard on the disc. Which, unfortunately, could mean that the death of all wizardry is at hand. And that the world is going to end, depending on whom you listen to. Unless of course one inept wizard can take the University''s most precious artefact, the very embodiment of magic itself, and deliver it halfway across the disc to safety...

A SHIVERING OF WORLDSDeep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength.This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad.As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land.There will be a reckoning...THE FINAL DISCWORLD NOVEL

A shivering of worlds. Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land. There will be a reckoning...This is the Final Discworld Novel.

Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be priest. He thought he was there for a simple little religious ceremony. Now hes caught up in a war between vampires and witches, and hes not sure there is a right side. Theres the witches Agnes, Magrat, Nanny Ogg, and the formidable Granny Weatherwax And the vampires: the stakes are high but theyre intelligent not easily got rid of with a garlic enema or going to the window and saying I dont know about you, but isnt it a bit stuffy in here? Theyve got style and fancy waistcoats. Theyre out of the casket and want a bite of the future.

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...The Long Cosmos serves as a fabulous, powerful and affecting drawing down of the curtain on this remarkable science fiction sequence.

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...

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