Isabel Allende, Author, Terry Pratchett, Author , trans. from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. HarperCollins $23.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-06-054564-2
Allende's novels—The House of the Spirits; Eva Luna; Daughter of Fortune; etc.—are of the sweeping epic variety, often historical and romantic, weaving in elements of North and South American culture. As with most fiction writers,...
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Neil Gaiman, Author, Terry Pratchett, Author, Martin Jarvis, Performed by , read by Martin Jarvis. Harper Audio $39.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-173581-3
The end of the world is coming, and the portents are everywhere. All is dependent on the anti-Christ—if the agents of good and evil here on Earth can find him. Action-packed with flaming swords and freakish catastrophes, the 20-year-old novel...
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Terry Pratchett, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-385-30152-7
The Bromeliad trilogy, begun in Truckers , continues with this slapstick romp laced with some sharp, satirical barbs. Diggers again features the nomes, little people from outer space who have set up housekeeping in an abandoned quarry. But, as nomes
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperCollins $16.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-058660-7
Terry Pratchett follows up his The Wee Free Men (which PW called ""an enthralling and rewarding read"" in a starred review) with A Hat Full of Sky, starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. Tiffany leaves home and the little blue Nac Mac Feegle to
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Terry Pratchett, Author Eos $20 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-109218-3
In his latest effort, Pratchett skewers the hard-boiled detective novel as effectively as he's satired fantasy fiction all these years. Set on Discworld, there are a few more gargoyles and exploding dragons than Sam Spade ever had to deal with. But...
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperPrism $20 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-105250-7
A flat platter of a planet spinning atop the backs of four giant elephants perched on the shell of an immense turtle: it's no surprise that life on Discworld is far from mundane. Pratchett's 17th Discworld novel picks up where his last, Men at Arms,
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperPrism $24 (292p) ISBN 978-0-06-105046-6
The master of humorous fantasy delivers one of his strongest, most conventional books yet. Discworld's equivalent of Santa Claus, the Hogfather (who flies in a sleigh drawn by four gigantic pigs), has been spirited away by a repulsive assassin, Mr....
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperPrism $24 (296p) ISBN 978-0-06-105158-6
Carpe Jugulum--seize the throat--is the motto of the family of ""vampyres"" who attempt a hospitable takeover of the kingdom of Lancre in Pratchett's 23rd Discworld novel. When the goodhearted king invited the Magpyrs to celebrate the birth of his...
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperCollins Publishers $24 (321p) ISBN 978-0-06-105157-9
Acclaimed British author Pratchett continues to distinguish himself from his colleagues with clever plot lines and genuinely likable characters in this first-rate addition to his long-running Discworld fantasy series (Carpe Jugulum, etc.). This time
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperCollins Publishers $24 (324p) ISBN 978-0-380-97895-3
The 25th book (after The Fifth Elephant) in the Discworld series returns to the thriving city of Ankh-Morpork, where humans, dwarfs and trolls share the streets with zombies, vampires, werewolves and the occasional talking dog. Young William de...
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Terry Pratchett, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (246p) ISBN 978-0-385-29984-8
British author Pratchett's first YA novel is a rollicking tale about a race of ``nomes''--little people who came from outer space and now live under the floorboards of a department store. Since the store is about to be demolished, the nomes must be...
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Terry Pratchett, Author Roc $5.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-451-16233-5
This fifth Discworld tale ( Mort ), about a barely averted apocalypse there, reasserts Pratchett's adroitness as a storyteller. Inventive, satirical of the contemporary scene, Pratchett does not merely play with words, he juggles shrewd observations
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Here we go again! In the newest appealing installment of the Discworld series, Pratchett (The Truth) takes on religion, time and... kung-fu movies? The cast includes Death; Miss Susan, Death's granddaughter; Jeremy Clockson, a clockmaker;...
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperPrism $20 (389p) ISBN 978-0-06-105203-3
Nepotism is given an unusual spin in Pratchett's 14th Discworld novel, as Death's granddaughter picks up the scythe when the Grim Reaper takes a vacation. Trolls, dwarves, magicians and rock music--music played with rocks--figure in this amusing but
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperPrism $12 (314p) ISBN 978-0-06-109216-9
Pratchett (Small Gods) has won an ardent following with his tales of Discworld and his particular brand of comedic fantasy. This latest installment, however, is unlikely to widen his readership. It's circle time on the Discworld; portentous round...
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperPrism $22 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-105252-1
Discworld continues to spin merrily along in this new addition to Pratchett's successful series (begun with The Colour of Magic, 1983) about a magical world carried through space on the back of a giant turtle. Here, Rincewind the wizard is drafted...
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Terry Pratchett. HarperCollins, $25.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-06-201184-8
Pratchett’s 39th Discworld novel (after 2010’s I Shall Wear Midnight) brings back fan favorite Sam Vimes, the cynical yet extraordinarily honorable Ankh-Morpork City Watch commander also known (if unenthusiastically) as His Grace Sir Samuel, the...
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Terry Pratchett. Harper, $17.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-200949-4
This superb novel from Pratchett is relatively subdued in its humor and contains virtually no fantasy, beyond a flavoring of early Victorian alternate history. It's not only a fine Dickensian novel—Dickens himself figures prominently. It follows a...
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Terry Pratchett. Clarion, $17.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-544-21247-3
“In the beginning... there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet.” Thus, in 1971, began one of the most celebrated careers in the history of fantasy literature. Later, in 1992, Pratchett revised his first novel, but neither version...
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Terry Pratchett. Doubleday, $26.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-385-53826-8
A brash new invention brings social upheaval, deadly intrigues, and plenty of wry humor to the 40th installment of Pratchett's best-selling Discworld fantasy series. When intrepid inventor Dick Simnel comes to Ankh-Morpork looking for a backer for...
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Terry Pratchett, Harper, $16.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-143305-4
The final adventure in Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series brings this subset of Discworld novels to a moving and highly satisfactory conclusion. Tiffany, now nearly 16 years old, is forced to do battle with the hate-filled ghost of a long dead...
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperCollins $15.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-001233-5
For this outrageously cheeky tale, British writer Pratchett pairs a dynamite plot with memorable characters—a group of intelligent rats sporting such monikers as Hamnpork, Big Savings and Darktan (they've been foraging in the University...
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperCollins $24.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-06-001311-0
British author Pratchett's storytelling, a clever blend of Monty Pythonesque humor and Big Questions about morality and the workings of the universe, is in top form in his 28th novel in the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series (The Last...
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperCollins $16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-06-001236-6
The latest adventure set in Pratchett's sprawling, free-form Discworld boasts a winning heroine, the plucky young witch-in-training Tiffany Aching. Funny, sassy and spirited ("She preferred the witches to the smug handsome princes and...
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperTrophy $6.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-001235-9
PW
called this tale about a group of intelligent rat criminals, a kitty and a kid who develop a highly successful pied piper scam (until the rats develop a conscience) "an outrageously cheeky tale, with a dynamite plot and memorable characters.&
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperCollins $24.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-057815-2
War is hell anywhere but in Pratchett's latest hilarious fantasy, the 28th wickedly satirical Discworld installment (after 2002's Night Watch), which makes some astute comments on power, religious intolerance and sexual stereotyping. Polly...
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Terry Pratchett, Author Terry Pratchett . HarperTrophy $5.99 (215p) ISBN 978-0-06-009495-9
Led by young Masklin, a small band of four-inch-tall nomes join a larger society of nomes living in a human department store. When they learn that the store is to be destroyed, rival factions come together to find safety, and learn the surprising...
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperTrophy $6.99 (375p) ISBN 978-0-06-001238-0
This tale set in Discworld stars a plucky young witch-in-training who, according to PW
's starred review, "will win over not only readers but the title characters, (somewhat) lovable imps who exude a certain charm despite their innate and...
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperCollins $24.95 (377p) ISBN 978-0-06-001313-4
British fantasist Pratchett's latest special-delivery delight, set in his wonderfully crazed city of Ankh-Morpork, hilariously reflects the plight of post offices the world over as they struggle to compete in an era when e-mail has stolen much...
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperCollins $15.99 (207p) ISBN 978-0-06-054185-9
Released in Britain in 1992, just after the first Gulf War, the launch title in Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell trilogy reaches American shores in the midst of current conflicts in the Middle East. A whimsical but ultimately unsettling "war game&#
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Terry Pratchett, Author . Harper $25.95 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-116164-3
Reprieved confidence trickster Moist von Lipwig, who reorganized the Ankh-Morpork Post Office in 2004’s Going Postal
, turns his attention to the Royal Mint in this splendid Discworld adventure. It seems that the aristocratic families who run...
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Terry Pratchett, Author HarperCollins Publishers $18.99 (502p) ISBN 978-0-06-009493-5
First published individually in 1989 and 1990, The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, Wings by Terry Pratchett tells the story of a small band of four-inch-tall nomes, led by young Masklin, who join a larger society of nomes living in a human
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Terry Pratchett, Author . Harper $25.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-116170-4
Football, food, fashion and wizards collide in Pratchett’s 37th Discworld novel (after 2007’s Making Money
), an affectionate satire on the foibles of sports and sports fans. The always out-of-touch wizards at Ankh-Morpork’s Unseen
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperTeen $16.99 (367p) ISBN 978-0-06-143301-6
In Carnegie Medalist Pratchett’s (the Discworld novels; A Hat Full of Sky
) superb mix of alternate history and fantasy, the king of England, along with the next 137 people in line to the throne, has just succumbed to the plague; the era might
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Terry Pratchett, Author . HarperCollins $24.95 (373p) ISBN 978-0-06-081522-6
Ankh-Morpork's City Watch Commander, Sam Vimes, stars in the latest entry in Pratchett's popular Discworld series (Going Postal
, etc.). "Thud" is the sound that commences the novel, as a dwarf is bludgeoned to death; it's also...
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Terry Pratchett, Author, Stephen Briggs, Performed by , read by Stephen Briggs. Harper Audio $39.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-186829-0
In the magical universe of Discworld, the dithering and very dotty wizards at Unseen University struggle to master the arcane rules of football as they enter a violent street sport competition. The challenges include getting the sedentary and...
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Terry Pratchett, illus. by Mark Beech. Clarion, $16.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-544-46659-3
In the 1960s, the young, not-yet-knighted Pratchett worked for the Bucks Free Press, a small British newspaper, where he began publishing children’s stories, 14 of which are collected in this volume. In the title story, King Arthur’s most junior...
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Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs. Listening Library, unabridged five CDs, 5.5 hrs., $40 ISBN 978-0-8041-6826-7
The Carpet was once a relatively peaceful world, but when the Fray strike and wreak havoc, a misfit band of survivors led by two brothers must find a way to save the Carpet and its people. This revised edition of Pratchett’s first published novel...
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Terry Prachett, with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. Random/Anchor, $15.95 trade paper (416p) ISBN 978-0-8041-6894-6
Acclaimed fantasy writer Pratchett and mathematicians Stewart and Cohen deliver a unique and outrageously funny look at the history of our world through the eyes of the wizards of Discworld’s Unseen University. When Chief Research Wizard Ponder...
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Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs. Random House Audio, 10 CDs, 12.5 hrs., $40 ISBN 978-0-8041-6453-5
Briggs, narrator of audio editions of over 30 titles in Pratchett's long-running Discworld series, set in a bizarre fictional world, once again puts forth a vivacious performance in this recording of the 40th installment. As this audiobook...
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Terry Pratchett, with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. Anchor, $15.95 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-0-8041-6896-0
Pratchett and company return with another lively mix of science fact interwoven with wry fantasy world-building in this sequel to The Science of Discworld. When the wizards of Discworld's Unseen University accidentally created Roundworld—a version...
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Terry Pratchett. Doubleday, $26.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-385-53832-9
Diehard Pratchett fans will celebrate this first-ever collection of short fiction from the world-famous author of the Discworld novels. These 32 pieces, which show Pratchett “playing with words to see what happens,” include his student writing and...
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Terry Pratchett. Harper, $18.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-242997-1
Pratchett's characteristic generosity is very much at the fore of this final Tiffany Aching tale, the last Discworld novel from the author, who died in March. Fans will also find plenty of other well-loved elements: exuberant wordplay, vaudevillian...
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Terry Pratchett, with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. Anchor, $15.95 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-0-8041-6898-4
The third Science of Discworld volume takes readers on an adventure across alternate timelines and behind the evolution of evolution. Ever since the wizards of Discworld's Unseen University accidentally created "Roundworld"—aka Earth—they've been...
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Terry Pratchett, with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. Anchor, $15.95 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-0-8041-6900-4
Half popular science essay and half fantasy tale, the final installment of the enjoyable Science of Discworld series sums up by updating topics from previous books while exploring the nature of our universe and the psychology of human belief. Ever...
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Terry Pratchett, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Listening Library, , unabridged, 4 CDs, 4 hrs., $30 ISBN 978-1-101-89201-5
This collection gathers 14 short stories written by the late fantasy author when he was a teenager. Dragons get ousted from their caves and take over a castle. The world’s most boring knight wins half a kingdom and the princess’s affection through...
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Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Harper, $25.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-229729-7
The third Long Earth installment (after The Long War) sees humanity spreading out across infinite parallel worlds, with several key figures trailblazing in different ways. Commander Maggie Kauffman leads an expedition to catalog hundreds of millions
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Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Harper Voyager, $24.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-206775-3
In this thought-provoking collaboration, Pratchett (the Discworld series) and Baxter (Stone Spring) create an infinity of worlds to explore. A revolutionary process known as Stepping has allowed humanity access to an unlimited number of parallel...
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Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Harper, $26.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-229733-4
The fourth installment of Baxter and the late Pratchett's ambitious Long Earth saga (after The Long Mars) makes it clear that their imagination and world-building know no limits. In the years since the Yellowstone eruption devastated the original...
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Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Harper, $25.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-229737-2
In this conclusion to the Long Earth series (following 2015's The Long Utopia), set in 2070, Baxter (Ultima) and the late Pratchett (The Shepherd's Crown) take their decades-spanning tale of an infinite chain of parallel Earths to the next level as...
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Terry Pratchett, Author, Paul Kidby, Illustrator . Illus. by Paul Kidby. HarperCollins $35 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-104096-2
Cohen the Barbarian, aka the Emperor Ghengiz Cohen, hero of 26 Discworld fables, and his Silver Horde go gentle into any good night? Never. Not even if they're held together by various elasticized supporters and forget where they left their...
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Terry Pratchett, Author, Stephen Briggs, Read by HarperAudio $39.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-082345-0
The 31st Discworld novel begins with a thud-the sound of a club crushing the skull of influential dwarf leader Grag Hamcrusher. Tensions between dwarves and trolls has been high for centuries, so when a troll club is found lying nearby the murdered...
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Terry Pratchett. HarperCollins, $26.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-06-337619-9
The late, great Sir Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) famously had his hard drive crushed by a steamroller after his death to prevent the posthumous publication of any unfinished work. Now, however, “uber-fans” Pat and Jan Harkin have unearthed a treasure
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