Terry Pratchett

"Pratchett's humour is international, satirical, devious, knowing, irreverent, unsparing, and above all, funny." --Kirkus Reviews Determined to create a wish-granting demon, an inept young demonologist instead conjures the Discworld's most incompetent wizard in this devilishly humorous satirical fantasy adventure in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling series. Discworld's only demonology hacker, Eric, is about to make life very difficult for the...

This is fantasy served with a twist of Monty Python, parody that works by never taking itself too seriously. — Publishers Weekly Murder! Mayhem! Bacon sandwiches! People are dying suspiciously in Ankh-Morpork, and Sam Vimes of the City Watch will find the truth. Another brilliant and hilarious Discworld adventure—a classic of humorous fantasy—from beloved New York Times bestselling author Terry...

"As traumatic as it is to only choose one Pratchett, this first entry in his Guards sub-series encompasses everything that is brilliant about his writing: terrific characterization and plotting, a completely believable world, and new details that come up with each re-reading... The story of dwarves, dragons and good police work remains fresh, sharp, and incredibly funny." -- Telegraph (UK)...

Pratchett's writing is a constant delight. No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of human endeavour. Daily Mail When the guy in the red suit goes missing the night before the Discworld's favourite holiday, it falls on Death to take up the sleigh reigns in this wonderfully irreverent holiday...

Discworld is more complicated and satisfactory than Oz . . . has the energy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the inventiveness of Alice in Wonderland . . . brilliant. --A. S. Byatt When war, magic, politics, and one deliciously inept wizard collide, zany mayhem ensues in this delightful satire in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling Discworld series....

Pratchett's writing is a constant delight. No one mixes the fantastical and the mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of human endeavour. --Daily Mail Commander Sam Vimes, the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, and their compatriots must fight for their country (or something like that) when Discworld goes to war in this wickedly funny Discworld fantasy...

"His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction."—Mail on Sunday (UK) An invasion of elves threatens to disrupt a perfectly dreamy Midsummer Night in the Discworld—and throws the world of the witches into chaos in this cheeky tale from internationally bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett. On an incandescent Midsummer Night in the Kingdom...

"Unadulterated fun."--San Francisco Chronicle The fate of Ankh-Morpork rests on the unlikely shoulders of newly promoted Corporal Carrot and his hapless charges in the City Watch in this wildly wacky Discworld novel from the legendary New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett. Corporal Carrot is now in charge of the new recruits guarding Ankh-Morpork from barbarian tribes, miscellaneous marauders, unlicensed...

"Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett explores the inanity of war, sexual politics, and why the best man for the job is often a woman in this acerbically funny and poignant Discworld novel. In the small country of Borogravia, there are strict rules citizens...

New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett makes Death a central character in Mort, a clever and fabulous satirical fantasy and instalment in the Discworld series, where a cheerfully hapless young man discovers that work can kill your love life when your boss—and your girlfriend's dad—is the Grim Reaper. Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he...

"Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy." — Sunday Times Movie mania sweeps across the Discworld, creating disaster in its wake in this delightful take on Tinseltown and the lure of glamour, fame, close-ups, and big dreams from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett. A new phenomenon is taking over the Discworld: moving pictures. The alchemists of...

Night Watch turns out to be an unexpectedly moving novel about sacrifice and responsibility, its final scenes leaving one near tears. Terry Pratchett may still be pegged as a comic novelist, but he's a lot more. -- Washington Post Book World Getting knocked back in time thirty years, Sam Vimes, Commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, experiences a day like...

The best kind of parody - funny and smart and still a good story. --Mail on Sunday The syllabus at the Assassins' Guild didn't cover running a desert kingdom... and a newly deified teenage pharaoh is about to find out just what it means to be a god in this hilarious Discworld novel from beloved New York Times bestselling author...

"Engaging, surreal satire... nothing short of magical." — Chicago Tribune What would happen without Death? The denizens of the Discworld are about to find out in this captivating entry in New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. They say there are only two things you can count on: death and taxes. But that was before Death started pondering...

"A lively outing, complete with sly shout-outs to Jane Austen and gritty police procedurals."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) In Terry Pratchett's delightful New York Times bestselling satirical fantasy, a tale of crime, class, prejudice, and punishment, Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on vacation. But this is Discworld, where nothing goes as planned—and hilarious adventure ensues. It is...

Pratchett's Discworld yarns . . . are comic masterpieces. This one, unfailingly amusing and sometimes hysterically funny, is recommended for anyone with the slightest trace of a sense of humour. -- Kirkus Reviews The Discworld goes rock and roll crazy for a new band with a killer sound in this witty send-up from New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett....

Delightful... logically illogical as only Terry Pratchett can write. --Anne McCaffrey Will the most unlikely hero in all of Discworld save the universe once again... or has his luck finally run out in this wildly funny instalment in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling series, a hilarious mix of magic, mayhem, and Luggage. Once upon a time, there was an eighth...

Pratchett cheerfully takes readers on an exuberant tale of mystery and invention. Along the way, he skewers everything from monarchy to fascism, as well as communism and capitalism, oil wealth and ethnic identities, Russian plays, immigration, condoms, and evangelical Christianity—in short, everything worth talking about. —Publishers Weekly Elephants, werewolves, and ruby tights (oh my!) collide in this clever Discworld tale...

"If you are unfamiliar with Pratchett's unique blend of philosophical badinage interspersed with slapstick, you are on the threshold of a mind-expanding opportunity." --Financial Times Chaos ensues when Discworld's deliciously hapless wizard Rincewind goes walking about in the Down Under in this wonderfully witty satire from legendary internationally bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett. There's big trouble at the Unseen University,...

Humorously entertaining... subtly thought-provoking... Pratchett's Discworld books are filled with humour and with magic, but they're rooted in—of all things—real life and cold, hard reason. —Chicago Tribune Bumbling wizard Rincewind and hapless tourist Twoflower have survived a host of misadventures on their epic journey... only to face annihilation as a red star hurtles towards the Discworld in this gloriously funny...

"Football, food, fashion and wizards collide in Pratchett's affectionate satire on the foibles of sports and sports fans. The prose crackles with wit and charm, and the sendups of league football, academic posturing, Romeo and Juliet and cheesy sports dramas are razor sharp and hilarious but never cruel. At its heart, this is an intelligent, cheeky love letter to football,...

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 content is the same. According to The Nice...

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...

Winner of the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy By the beloved and bestselling grandmaster of fantasy, Sir Terry Pratchett, this 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...

New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award * Michael L. Printz Medal honour winner From the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series, comes an epic adventure of survival that mixes hope, humour, and humanity. When a giant wave destroys his...

Superb. --Washington Post Book World A cauldron of fun is brewing when a trio of the Discworld's witches, led by the delightfully iconoclastic Granny Weatherwax, turn their wands to royal politics in internationally bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's brilliant satire that echoes some of William Shakespeare's best-loved works. Three witches on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne...

A vibrant guide to the weird and wonderful creatures of the Discworld, with annotations from the hapless wizard Rincewind, who has encountered more than his fair share of them. An exhaustive illustrated guide to the creatures and critters of Discworld, packed with unconventional wisdom from the great minds of the Disc, as well as interjections from some of its more...

A special paperback edition of Terry Pratchett's fantastical football novel, in partnership with the National Year of Reading 2026. You've never seen football like this before! Get into the World Cup spirit with the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett. A limited edition paperback in partnership with the National Year of Reading 2026. 'This isn't...

A stunning hardback gift edition of Terry Pratchett's most celebrated Discworld novel, Night Watch. The perfect gift this Christmas season. A beautiful hardback gift edition of Night Watch, Terry Pratchett's celebrated Discworld novel featuring Commander Sam Vimes. '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...

Tales of Wizards and Dragons by Terry Pratchett presents three fantastical and funny tales with full-colour illustrations, serving as the perfect introduction for younger readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett. These stories are filled with mischief, monsters, and magic! Meet the most boring knight in the whole kingdom! Discover the secrets to defeating an invasion of...

The thirty-third Discworld novel, now available in hardback as part of the Discworld Collector's Library. A beautiful new hardback edition of the classic Discworld novel. Going Postal introduces us to Moist von Lipwig, a con artist and a fraud facing a life-altering decision: be hanged or resurrect Ankh-Morpork's faltering postal service. It was a tough decision. But Moist is determined...

Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook is a Discworld artefact—Georgina Bradshaw's guide to the railways of Raising Steam. This Discworld series tie-in book is a companion to Raising Steam (part of the Industrial Revolution novels). Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook is the complete guide to...

The twenty-fourth Discworld novel. A special hardback gift edition of a classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Precisely balanced . . . a cracking comic thriller' - The Times 'One of Sir Terry Pratchett's funniest fantasy novels!' - 5-star reader review 'Well, he thought, so this is...

A brand-new edition of a Terry Pratchett classic - set in Victorian London, and starring cunning but kind Dodger, as he sets off on a whirlwind adventure through the city streets. Now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library. The sewer is Dodger's world... He hunts treasure there - coins and jewels lost in the dark...

From the combined talents of the UK's bestselling novelist and a giant of British science-fiction comes the fourth in the phenomenal The Long Earth series. The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller 'Rich in an awe-inspiring sense of wonder' — Independent 'A hymn to the joys of unfettered world-building' — Guardian 2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the...

The fourth book in the Tiffany Aching series - five Discworld novels by master storyteller Terry Pratchett. I Shall Wear Midnight Tiffany Aching is a witch alone. Well, that's how she feels. Everyone seems so, apart. People respect her, but also fear her. There are loads of secrets she can't share. And when the Baron dies, and Tiffany is framed...

The third book in the Tiffany Aching series - five Discworld novels by master storyteller Terry Pratchett. Witches are odd. That much is clear to Tiffany. But she likes them... in an odd sort of way. Just as she likes Roland... in a friend sort of way (which most certainly isn't odd). But Tiffany hasn't really got time to think...

From the combined talents of the UK's bestselling novelist and a giant of British science-fiction comes the dazzling second chapter in the extraordinary and bestselling Long Earth sequence. The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller 'Imaginative, sense-of-wonder at its best . . . thrilling stuff from the masters' — Independent on Sunday 'A thrilling and ceaselessly entertaining ride' — SFX 2040-2045:...

Terry Pratchett in his own words - a collection of writing by the creator of Discworld, about his life, interests, campaigns, and his writing career from early years to the present day. Terry Pratchett in his own words With a foreword by Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling...

One of the new paperback editions of three classic Discworld titles introducing new readers to the wonderful world of Terry Pratchett. 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...

The No.1 bestseller The Long Cosmos is the grand finale of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's acclaimed 'Long Earth' sequence. Terry had always wanted to explore the question 'what's it all for?' - and in this novel, we find an answer... THE EXTRAORDINARY FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE BESTSELLING LONG EARTH SERIES Intricately described... gently immersive — Guardian Enthralling and thought-provoking...

Some night-time prowler is turning the (mostly) honest citizens of Ankh-Morpork into something resembling small charcoal biscuits. And that's a real problem for Captain Vimes, who must tramp the mean streets of the naked city looking for a seventy-foot-long fire-breathing dragon which, he believes, can help him with his enquiries. But there's more - now we get to see Ankh-Morpork...

A super special edition of the 28th novel in the bestselling Discworld series - soon to be a Sky Original movie! *A super special edition of the 28th novel in the bestselling Discworld series - soon to be a Sky Original movie!* IT'S A RAT-EAT-RAT WORLD . . . Maurice, a streetwise tomcat, has the perfect money-making scam. Everyone knows...