Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent, bestselling novels have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to the likes of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.
Its the most wonderful time of the year, Hogswatchnight, when the Hogfather himself dons his red suit and climbs in his sleigh pulled byof courseeight hogs, to shower gifts across Discworld.
Everybody wants more time, which is why on Discworld only the experts can manage it -- the venerable Monks of History who store it and pump it from where it's wasted, like underwater (how much time does a codfish really need?
Terry Pratchetts fantasy classic Wyrd Sisters, a novel in the Discworld series, is the story of Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have.
"e;May you live in interesting times"e; is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of Discworld -- especially on the distinctly unmagical sorcerer Rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life.
The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be an original series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world.
The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts theAnkh-Morpork Opera House was always considered a benign presence -- some would even say lucky -- until he started killing people.
Der sechste Fall für Peter GrantIn seinem sechsten Fall muss der fabelhafte Peter Grant- ein verschollenes altes Buch wiederfinden- einen verdächtigen Todesfall auf einer Party der Reichen und Schönen Londons aufklären- versuchen, es sich dabei nicht völlig mit Lady Ty zu verderben- vermeiden, vom Gesichtslosen ins Jenseits befördert zu werden - sich mit einem ganzen Haufen rauflustiger Amerikaner herumschlagen, die definitiv zu viel ›24‹ gesehen haben.
Artemis Fowl, der jüngste Spross einer alten irischen Gangsterdynastie, möchte mit einem unglaublichen Plan den finanziellen Ruin seiner Familie aufhalten.
In ihrem humorvollen High-Fantasy-Roman erzählt die preisgekrönte britische Autorin Diana Wynne Jones, wie sich eine magische Welt als lukrative Geschäftsidee entpuppt.
Es sieht aus wie die Fernbedienung für ein Modellflugzeug, aber das Innenleben ist revolutionär: Steven hat eine Zeitmaschine erfunden und Luzie und seine Freunde dürfen sie ausprobieren!
Join the library and raise hell in the first book of a stunning new fantasy series, where books unfinished by their authors reside within the Unwritten Wing of the devil's own library, and restless characters will emerge from out of their pages.
Breaking Bad meets Night of the Living Dead in this manically energetic, stunningly written debut that pits a crystal meth addict against the zombie apocalypse.
An elegant edition of one of the best-loved stories in children's literature, complete and unabridged with over thirty full colour illustrations from Julia Sarda - illustrator of Beetle Boy and The Clockwork Sparrow.
This enhanced ebook of Tolkien's timeless classic brings together all the original handwritten letters, some never before published, with Tolkien's original colour illustrations and audio recordings of every letter read by Sir Derek Jacobi and a full cast.
Ein so musikalisches Fleckchen Erde wie den Müützelwald gibt es nicht noch einmal: Knallfrösche verlieren sich in jazzigen Jam-Sessions, Muchtenknilche verfallen in meditative Singsänge, Riesenlibellen haben den Pop neu erfunden und die Quacksilberquallen haben sich mit ihrem alleszerstörenden Silver Howl selbst ins Abseits geschossen.
We have a book in our hands that is the result of nearly thirty years spent collecting its material, compiling it, and presenting it in a readable and understandable way that is not satisfied with the old as it is and does not embrace the new without distinction.
