Going Postal
(Discworld Novel 33)
$23.18
- Hardcover
496 pages
- Release Date
27 November 2017
Summary
The thirty-third Discworld novel, now available in hardback as part of the Discworld Collector’s Library.
A special hardback gift edition of classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the Industrial Revolution series, part of the Discworld novels.
‘One of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention’ The Times
‘If you only read one Terry Pratchett book, read this one. You WILL be hooked’ 5-star reader review
‘Always push your…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857525086 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857525085 |
| Author: | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Doubleday |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 502g |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 135mm x 207mm |
| Series: | Discworld Novels |
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Critics Review
“You ride along on his tide of outlandish invention, realizing that you are in the presence of a true original among contemporary writers.” Times
‘His world, increasingly subtle and thoughtful, has become as allegorical and satirical as a painting by Bosch … Pratchett’s joy in his creations, in jokes, puns, the idea of letters and language itself makes GOING POSTAL one of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention.’ * The Times *
‘Like many of Pratchett’s best comic novels, it is a book about redemption … There’s a moral toughness here, which is one of the reasons why Pratchett is never merely frivolous.’ * Time Out *
‘With all the puns, strange names and quick-fire jokes about captive letters demanding to be delivered, it’s easy to miss how cross about injustice Terry Pratchett can be. This darkness and concrete morality sets his work apart from imitators of his English Absurd school of comic fantasy.’ * Guardian *
‘Terry Pratchett is one of the great makers of what Auden called ‘secondary worlds’. His inventiveness - with people with plots, with things - is seemingly inexhaustible … Pratchett can make you giggle helplessly and then grin grimly at the sharpness of his wit. Twelve-year old boys love him, but he himself is grown up. He knows that terrible things exist and happen, and he invents a benign otherworld in which we can face them, and laugh.’ * A.S. Byatt, DAILY MAIL *
‘Pratchett … is the missing link between Douglas Adams and J.K. Rowling. To non-initiates his work is gobbledygook, but dig deeper and you find the wit and imaginationthat have gained him a fanatical readership - among them is A.S. Byatt.’ * FT MAGAZINE *
Terry Pratchett
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.
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