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A special hardback gift edition of classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone Discworld novel. 'An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny' The Times`A political thriller set in a fantasy world and a fantasy novel involving a political thriller.. A classic from a master storyteller' 5-star reader review'A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.'William de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . . Launched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter Sacharissa Cripslock, William soon learns that the news is a risky business. For a start, his colleagues include a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography. It's a big news week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader. And a dangerous criminal organisation will do anything to control the story . . . The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but The Truth is a standalone. Praise for the Discworld series:'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction' Mail on Sunday`Pratchett is a master storyteller' Guardian'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin'One of those rare writers who appeals to everyone' Daily Express`One of the most consistently funny writers around' Ben Aaronovitch`Masterful and brilliant' Fantasy & Science Fiction`Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own. he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable' The Times`The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse' The Sunday Telegraph`Nothing short of magical' Chicago Tribune'Consistently funny, consistently clever and consistently surprising in its twists and turns' SFX`[Discworld is] compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world.There's never been anything quite like it' Evening Standard
Binding: Hardback
Binding: Hardback