Terry Pratchett

I Shall Wear Midnight is the fourth in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone—or something—is inciting fear, generating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the...

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey, you!" For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please...

Eleven-year-old Tiffany Aching wants to be a real witch. But a real witch doesn't casually step out of her body, leaving it empty. Tiffany does—and there's something just waiting for a handy body to take over. Something ancient and horrible, which can't die. Now Tiffany's got to learn to be a real witch really quickly, with the help of arch-witch...

'A sequence of unalloyed delight' The Guardian This is where the dragons went. They lie... not dead, not asleep, but... dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly. And presumably, somewhere, there's...

The 31st Discworld novel, now available in hardback as part of the Discworld Collector's Library. A beautiful new hardback edition of the classic Discworld novel. Monstrous Regiment tells the story of Polly Perks, who had to become a boy in a hurry. Cutting off her hair and wearing trousers was easy. Learning to fart and belch in public and walk...

A Hat Full of Sky is the second book in the incredible Tiffany Aching series, now presented in a brand-new gift edition as part of the Discworld Hardback Library. Something is coming after Tiffany... Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic, but life isn't exactly what she thought it would be. And Tiffany will find that she...

There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. So the Armies of Good and Evil...

The Unadulterated Cat is becoming an endangered species as more and more of us settle for those boring mass-produced cats the ad-men sell us — the pussies that purr into their gold-plated food bowls on the telly. But the Campaign for Real Cats sets out to change all that by helping us to recognise a true, unadulterated cat when we...

There's a werewolf with pre-lunar tension in Ankh-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude and a golem who's begun to think for itself. But for Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City Watch, that's only the start... There's treason in the air. A crime has happened. He's not only got to find out whodunit, but howdunit too. He's not even sure what...

The thirty-seventh Discworld novel and sixth in the Wizards series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else. This is not...

The Colour Of Magic introduces Twoflower, a tourist—the first ever seen on the Discworld. To Rincewind, a wizard, tourist means idiot. Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own but looks completely different. It plays by different rules and certainly refuses to...

Football comes to Ankh-Morpork in the thirty-seventh Discworld novel. This isn't just football, it's Discworld football. Or, to borrow another phrase, it's about life, the Universe and everything - The Times The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back...

Thief of Time, the twenty-sixth Discworld novel, offers a captivating tale blending humour and a thrilling chase against time itself. "This is the best Pratchett I've read," declares the Sunday Telegraph. The Discworld mirrors our own world, albeit with a fantastical twist: a flat planet supported by four elephants that are balanced on the back of a giant turtle. Time...

Think you know Ankh-Morpork? Think again. In this top-secret guide, travellers will receive a first-hand experience of the real city. If you've ever wondered where Unseen University students wet their whistles (while managing to avoid their teachers doing the same), or exactly what the Assassins' Guild constitutes a true and proper means of inhumation—there are standards to be upheld, after...

The thirty-fourth Discworld novel and seventh in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. FOR THE ENEMY IS NOT TROLL, NOR IS IT DWARF, BUT IT IS THE BALEFUL, THE MALIGN, THE COWARDLY, THE VESSELS OF HATRED, THOSE WHO DO A BAD THING AND CALL IT GOOD ... In...

From the combined talents of the UK's bestselling novelist and a giant of British science-fiction comes the sequel to the phenomenal No.1 bestseller The Long Earth... The bestselling sequel to the phenomenal The Long Earth 'An absorbing collaborative effort from the two giants of SF' - Guardian A generation after the events of The Long Earth, mankind has spread across...

The fifth and final book in the incredible Tiffany Aching series. Now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library. 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. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the...

The twenty-sixth Discworld novel and fifth in the Death series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH",...

The alchemists of the Discworld have discovered the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood hill? It's up to Victor Tugelbend ('Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little') and Theda Withel ('I come from a little town you've probably never heard of') to find out... Moving Pictures, the tenth Discworld...

The fourth book in the incredible Tiffany Aching series. Now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library. As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone—or something—is inciting fear, generating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and...

Other children get given xylophones. Susan just had to ask her grandfather to take his vest off. Yes. There's a Death in the family. It's hard to grow up normally when Grandfather rides a white horse and wields a scythe - especially when you have to take over the family business, and everyone mistakes you for the Tooth Fairy. And...

The 25th Discworld novel - revamped with a fresh, bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.' William de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper. Well, with a name like that... Launched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter...

'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you'. Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country whose largesse—and indeed treasury—is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. And particularly when your only...

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. The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a...

The Long Earth is the first novel in an astonishing, mind-bending new series by the combined talents of the UK's bestselling novelist and a giant of British science fiction. THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A triumph' Independent 'Literary alchemy' SFX 1916- the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear...

A laugh-out-loud and incredibly Discworld take on A Midsummer Night's Dream, featuring everyone's favourite witches, Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax. 'The Discworld novels have always been among the most serious of comedies, the most relevant and real of fantasies.' Independent The fairies are back - but this time they don't just want your teeth. It's Midsummer Night - no time...

The Fifth Elephant is the twenty-fourth novel in the acclaimed Discworld series. 'Precisely balanced . . . a cracking comic thriller' - The Times The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is... "Well,...

The irreverent, hilarious, touching and philosophical caper about the end of the world. 'Still makes me laugh 25 years later' Ben Aaronovitch There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered...

Witches Abroad is the twelfth Discworld novel. Daily Mail notes, "No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of modern endeavour." The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on...

The twenty-second Discworld novel and fifth in the Wizards series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'Anything you do in the past changes the future. The tiniest little actions have huge consequences. You might tread on an ant now and it might entirely prevent someone from being born in the future.' The...

The sixth Discworld novel. Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own . . . he is a satirist of enormous talent - The Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on...

The incredible Carnegie-winning adventure, now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents introduces Maurice, a streetwise tomcat with the perfect money-making scam. Everyone knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice has a stupid-looking kid with a pipe, and his very own plague of rats—strangely educated rats... But...

In The Art of Discworld, Terry Pratchett takes us on a guided tour of the Discworld, courtesy of his favourite Discworld artist, Paul Kidby. Following on from The Last Hero, The Art of Discworld is a lavish 112-page large format, sumptuously illustrated look at all things Discworldian. Terry Pratchett provides the written descriptions while Paul Kidby illustrates the world that...

The sixteenth Discworld novel and third in the Death series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'This didn't feel like magic. It felt a lot older than that. It felt like music.' Being sixteen is always difficult, but it's even more so when there's a Death in the family. Susan hasn't exactly...

The eleventh Discworld novel. 'One taste, and you'll scour bookstores for more' Daily Mail The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is... 'Death has to happen. That's what bein' alive is all about....

The Discworld's first train comes steaming into town and causes Moist von Lipwig all sorts of problems in this, the final, glorious adult novel in Terry Pratchett's legendary, multi-million-selling sequence. To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork — a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all of...

The thirty-ninth Discworld novel and eighth in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'THE JURISDICTION OF A GOOD MAN EXTENDS TO THE END OF THE WORLD.' Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is having some time off. Apparently. But crime doesn't take a break - it's...

The 36th Discworld novel and 2nd in the Moist von Lipwig series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one. The Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork is facing a crisis and needs a shake-up in management. Cue Moist von Lipwig, Postmaster General and former con...

The film tie-in edition of the Carnegie-winning book - with the major motion picture coming in autumn 2022! New Special film edition of the 28th novel in the bestselling Discworld series - soon to be a Sky Original movie! Join the world of The Amazing Maurice, the Carnegie Medal-winning novel by Terry Pratchett. IT'S A RAT-EAT-RAT WORLD... Rats! They're everywhere...

The thirteenth Discworld novel - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Small Gods 'You should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.' Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and...

The 40th Discworld novel and third in the Moist von Lipwig series — revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'The world lives between those who say it cannot be done and those who say that it can . . . it's just a matter of thinking creatively.' Moist von Lipwig is a con...

The eighteenth Discworld novel and the fifth in the Witches series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'There's a kind of magic in masks. Masks conceal one face, but they reveal another. The one that only comes out in darkness . . .' The Opera House in Ankh-Morpork is home to music,...

The twenty-second Discworld novel. 'A minor masterpiece. I laughed so much I fell from my armchair' - Time Out The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is... 'Anything you do in the past...

The thirty-sixth Discworld novel, now available in hardback as part of the Discworld Collector's Library. 'Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one' The Royal Bank is facing a crisis, and it's time for a change of management. Who would not wish for that job? It's a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is...

The fifteenth Discworld novel. Funny, wise and mock heroic . . . The funniest and best crafted book I have read all year - Sunday Express The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant...

It's the night before Hogswatch and it's too quiet. Where is the big jolly fat man? Why is Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho Ho Ho? The darkest night of the year is getting a lot darker... Susan, the gothic governess, has got to sort it out by morning, otherwise there won't be a morning. Ever again......

The thirty-fourth Discworld novel. Seventh book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBC's The Watch 'Imaginative, witty and consistent' SFX The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle,...

Going Postal is the 33rd Discworld novel and the first in the Moist von Lipwig series, revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.' Imprisoned in Ankh-Morpork, con artist Moist von Lipwig is offered a choice: to be executed or to accept...

The new Discworld novel from the master sees Sam Vimes investigating a country house murder, and is Terry Pratchett's fiftieth book. Eighth book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBC's The Watch. Snuff is entertaining, with all Pratchett's genius on display. Sunday Express The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to...

The seventeenth Discworld novel. 'Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre' Observer The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is... There is a curse. They say -...

The number one bestselling new Discworld novel sees the Disc's first train come steaming into town. 'I could tell which of my fellow tube passengers had downloaded it to their e-readers by the bouts of spontaneous laughter' Ben Aaronovitch, Guardian The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the...

The second book in the Tiffany Aching series - five Discworld novels by master-storyteller Terry Pratchett. Tiffany Aching is going 'into service' - to be a lady, no less, a maid in a big house. At least, this is what she tells her parents. Really, Tiffany is going away to learn magic. But making friends with fellow witches is always...

Now published in the Discworld Collectors Library hardback, the penultimate adult Discworld novel from the master, Terry Pratchett, sees Sam Vimes investigating a country house murder. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork...

The fourteenth Discworld novel. "His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction" — Mail on Sunday The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is......

The fourteenth Discworld novel and fourth in the Witches series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Lords And Ladies explores a world where people couldn't quite recall what life was like when the elves roamed free. Life was certainly more interesting then but often much shorter, and more colourful if you were...

Four fantastical and funny tales with full colour illustrations, the perfect introduction for younger readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett. Four STARRY tales of time travel, space and . . . lemonade?! All aboard the 59A time travelling bus! Sip a cool lemonade on the moon! Meet a caveman who is still alive today! Find out...

Carpe Jugulum is the twenty-third Discworld novel. 'Terry Pratchett will remain an enduring, endearing presence in comic literature' Guardian The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is... In this life there are givers...

The twenty-fourth Discworld novel and fifth in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'WELL, HE THOUGHT, SO THIS IS DIPLOMACY. IT'S LYING, ONLY FOR A BETTER CLASS OF PEOPLE.' Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is a long way from home. Sent as a reluctant ambassador...

The ninth Discworld novel. Holy Wood is a different sort of place. People act differently here. Everywhere else the most important things are gods or money or cattle. Here, the most important thing is to be important. Alchemists have always thought that they can change reality, shape it to their own purpose. Imagine then the damage that could be wrought...

The eighth Discworld novel and first in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'NOBLE DRAGONS DON'T HAVE FRIENDS. THE NEAREST THEY CAN GET TO THE IDEA IS AN ENEMY WHO IS STILL ALIVE.' The city of Ankh-Morpork is in turmoil, its citizens revolting. Again. A shadowy secret brotherhood...

The twentieth Discworld novel and fourth in the Death series—revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'OH, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STOCKING THAT MAKES A NOISE,' said Death, 'OTHERWISE WHAT IS 4-30 A.M. FOR?' Superstition makes things work in the Discworld, and undermining it can have Consequences. It's just not right...

The 31st Discworld novel - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'That's the trouble about the good guys and the bad guys! They're all guys!' In the small yet aggressive country of Borogravia, there are strict rules citizens must follow. For a start, women belong in the kitchen - not in jobs, pubs,...

Pratchett takes on the bankers and the financial system in the thirty-sixth Discworld novel. 'As bright and shiny as a newly minted coin; clever, engaging and laugh-out-loud funny' — The Times The Discworld is very much like our own — if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on...

The twenty-first Discworld novel and fourth in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER TO BLAME IT ON THEM. IT WAS BLEAKLY DEPRESSING TO THINK THAT THEY WERE US.' War is brewing on the Discworld. An island has appeared from the ocean depths, right...

The nineteenth Discworld novel and third in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. "IT WASN'T BY ELIMINATING THE IMPOSSIBLE THAT YOU GOT AT THE TRUTH, HOWEVER IMPROBABLE; IT WAS BY THE MUCH HARDER PROCESS OF ELIMINATING THE POSSIBILITIES." Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch is used to...

The first book in the Tiffany Aching series, The Wee Free Men, is one of five Discworld novels from master-storyteller Terry Pratchett. Tiffany wants to be a witch when she grows up. A proper one, with a pointy hat. And flying, she's always dreamed of flying (though it's cold up there, you have to wear really thick pants, two layers)....

The twenty-ninth Discworld novel and sixth in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. DON'T PUT YOUR TRUST IN REVOLUTIONS. THEY ALWAYS COME ROUND AGAIN. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED REVOLUTIONS. PEOPLE DIE, AND NOTHING CHANGES. The twenty-fifth of May is an important, sombre day in Ankh-Morpork - the anniversary...

The perfect stocking filler - Terry Pratchett's million-copy bestselling Christmas novel, now with a festive new cover and exclusive new introduction by Tony Robinson. The Discworld Christmas Novel - with a new introduction by Tony Robinson. 'Twas the night before Hogswatch and all through the house... something was missing. The stockings are hanging ready, the sherry and pies are waiting...

The eighth Discworld novel - introducing Sam Vimes. 'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is... 'It was...

The twenty-fifth Discworld novel. 'An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny' The Times The Discworld is very much like our own—if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . 'A lie can run round the world...

The sixth Discworld novel and second in the Witches series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around. Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious...

Pratchett's books are almost always better than they have to be, and Going Postal is no exception, full of nimble wordplay, devious plotting and outrageous situations, but always grounded in an astute understanding of human nature. —San Francisco Chronicle A splendid send-up of government bureaucracy, corruption, the postal system, and everything in between in this ingenious entry in Sir Terry...

A master of laugh-out-loud fiction . . . Pratchett has created an alternate universe full of trolls, dwarfs, wizards, and other fantasy elements, and he uses that universe to reflect our own culture with entertaining and gloriously funny results. . . . Nothing short of magical. --Chicago Tribune In this first novel in the internationally bestselling comedic fantasy Discworld series...

Based loosely on The Science of Discworld II: the Globe, Lords & Ladies, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Shakespeare Codex is a new Discworld stage adaptation written to commemorate Terry Pratchett's life and works. Discworld’s motley band of characters team up and stop the elves taking over our world, make Shakespeare write A Midsummer Night's Dream... and ensure the...

Reads like the Book of Revelation, rewritten by Monty Python. -- San Francisco Chronicle The classic novel of angels, demons, and Armageddon from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, now a Prime original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant. Note: This book is available in different packaging, however, the content is the same. According to The...

Four festive and funny tales with full colour illustrations, the perfect introduction for younger readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett. Four festive and funny tales of yuletide computers and abominable snow-babies! Uncover who is wearing a fake Father Christmas beard! Meet the only computer to ask for presents! Help to care for an abominable snow-baby! Count...

Men At Arms is the fifteenth Discworld novel and the second in the City Watch series, revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. People ought to think for themselves ... the problem is, people only think for themselves if you tell them to. Times are a-changing in Ankh-Morpork's Night Watch. New recruits have been...

The novel exudes the curious feel of old-fashioned vampire and Frankenstein legends. . . . Pratchett lampoons everything from Christian superstition to Swiss Army knives here, proving that the fantasy satire of Discworld 'still ate'nt dead.' -- Publishers Weekly An invasion of fashionable blood-sucking vampyres are no match for the wacky wands and zany spells of a coven of rural...

Maskerade 'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy . . .' Sunday Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . What sort of person sits down and...

Hogfather: The twentieth Discworld novel Has the energy of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the inventiveness of Alice in Wonderland — Sunday Times The Discworld is very much like our own — if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle,...