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Soul Music
(Discworld Novel 16)
Series: Discworld Novels
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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 had a normal upbringing, with a skeletal Grandfather who rides a white horse and wields a scythe.
When Death decides he needs a well-earned break, he leaves Susan to take over the family business. The only problem is, everyone mistakes her for the Tooth Fairy...
Well, not the only problem. There's a new, addictive music in Discworld. It's lawless. It changes people. It's got a beat and you can dance to it.
It's called Music With Rocks In.
And it won't fade away...
Soul Music is the third book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
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Soul Music by Terry Pratchett is praised for its inventive and humorous exploration of classical themes and popular mythologies. The book's witty parody and entertaining narrative make it compulsively readable, holding a distorting mirror to our own world. Critics highlight Pratchett's ability to create a vibrant secondary world filled with clever satire and appeal to a broad audience.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804990377
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 October 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 298g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.
www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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