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The Disc World - society as seen through the eyes of master satirist Terry Pratchett
I always celebrate when a new Terry Pratchett novel hits the stands -- doubly so now that health problems are slowing him down from his normal superhuman output to a merely impressive one.
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Discworld creator to appear at Guardian book club on 14 December at Kings Place, LondonJoin us for a very special Book club with Terry Pratchett, who will talk about his 37th Discworld novel, Unseen Academicals: 'Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork - not the old fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving, but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go glowing when you drop them. And now, the wizards of...
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From guardian.co.uk
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I always celebrate when a new Terry Pratchett novel hits the stands -- doubly so now that health problems are slowing him down from his normal superhuman output to a merely impressive one. But I confess I was a little less excited to learn that the newest Pratchett Discworld book, Unseen Academicals, was about football (AKA soccer). I'm not a sports fan. I wasn't a hockey fan when I lived in Canada. I wasn't a baseball fan when I lived in the...
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From boingboing.net
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Harry Ritchie reviews the 37th Discworld novel from Terry PratchettUnseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett 400pp, Doubleday, £18.99The 37th Discworld novel finds the wizards of Unseen University facing an unthinkable calamity – swingeing cuts in their food budget. It turns out that the bequest which meets 87.4% of the wizards' ginormous food bill – all that cheese, all those pies – requires them to take part in a game of foot-the-ball, the...
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From guardian.co.uk
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MASKERADEAdapted by Stephen Briggs from Terry Pratchett
Director: Gregory Rowbotham
Opening – Friday October 16
There are strange goings-on at the Opera House in Ankh-Morpork. A ghost in a white mask is murdering quite a lot of people, and two witches take a hand in unraveling the mystery.If you enjoyed Phantom of The Opera, you’ll love this!!Witches! Opera! Maniacal Laughter! This show has it all!!For full details of season dates and bookings...
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From blogger.com
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The bestselling Discworld author, who suffers from early-onset Alzheimer's, says he is "a little more angry"Discworld author Terry Pratchett has spoken out against new guidelines on assisted suicide which were issued last week.The guidelines do not provide immunity from prosecution – assisting suicide carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years – but are intended to offer clear advice to the relatives of people wishing to kill themselves about...
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From guardian.co.uk
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Garry and Neil racing at the O'Connor Ridge handicap.What I am reading: "Making Money", by Terry Pratchett. Which is about a Mint. Hilariously funny. I am up to Chapter Four. I love the section on Hubert's "Glooper" in Chapter Three. I will never view a Finance report (e.g. on the ABC news) in quite the same way again. I have Pratchett's next novel, "Unseen Academicals", on order. Which is about soccer.It's November 2009 already. How did that...
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