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Pratchett, Terry Going Postal
HarperTorch September 27, 2 0-06-050293-2 / 9780060502935 Paperback Very Good+
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib. 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 of the glamour from the postal trade. Soon after Moist von Lipwig (aka Alfred Spangler), Pratchett's not-quite-hapless, accidental hero, barely avoids hanging, Lord Havelock Vetinari, the despotic but pretty cool ruler of Ankh-Morpork, makes him a job offer he can't refuse--postmaster general of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office. The post office hasn't been open for 20 years since the advent of the Internet-like clacks communication system. Moist's first impulse is to try to escape, but Mr. Pump, his golem parole officer, quickly catches him. Moist must then deal with the musty mounds of undelivered mail that fill every room of the decaying Post Office building maintained by ancient and smelly Junior Postman Groat and his callow assistant, Apprentice Postman Stanley. The place is also haunted by dead postmen and guarded by Mr. Tiddles, a crafty cat. Readers will cheer Moist on as he eventually finds himself in a race with the dysfunctional clacks system to see whose message can be delivered first. Thanks to the timely subject matter and Pratchett's effervescent wit, this 29th Discworld novel (after 2003's Monstrous Regiment) may capture more of the American audience he deserves.
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Pratchett, Terry Going Postal
Corgi September 26, 2 0-552-14943-8 / 9780552149433 Paperback Very Good
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: 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 of the glamour from the postal trade. Soon after Moist von Lipwig (aka Alfred Spangler), Pratchett's not-quite-hapless, accidental hero, barely avoids hanging, Lord Havelock Vetinari, the despotic but pretty cool ruler of Ankh-Morpork, makes him a job offer he can't refuse--postmaster general of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office. The post office hasn't been open for 20 years since the advent of the Internet-like clacks communication system. Moist's first impulse is to try to escape, but Mr. Pump, his golem parole officer, quickly catches him. Moist must then deal with the musty mounds of undelivered mail that fill every room of the decaying Post Office building maintained by ancient and smelly Junior Postman Groat and his callow assistant, Apprentice Postman Stanley. The place is also haunted by dead postmen and guarded by Mr. Tiddles, a crafty cat. Readers will cheer Moist on as he eventually finds himself in a race with the dysfunctional clacks system to see whose message can be delivered first. Thanks to the timely subject matter and Pratchett's effervescent wit, this 29th Discworld novel (after 2003's Monstrous Regiment) may capture more of the American audience he deserves.
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Pratchett, Terry Making Money
Harper September 30, 2 0-06-116165-9 / 9780061161650 Paperback Very Good
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib. Moist von Lipwig, the savior of the Ankh-Morpork post office, has gotten settled into a routine. He's filling out forms, signing things, will probably get to be head of the Merchants Association next year, and he hasn't designed a stamp in months. He's so bored, in fact, that he's taken to climbing the walls of the post office and breaking into his own office. Lord Vetinari, always brilliant in his ruthlessness, recognizes an opportunity when he sees one, and offers Moist the job of running the royal mint. Moist tries to refuse, pretending that he's satisfied with the stable life, but he can't deny the urge for adventure and intrigue for long. The mint is, in the finest Ankh-Morpork tradition, a strange and oddly old-fashioned place, with bizarre traditions so ingrained the long-term employees can't imagine doing them any other way. Moist is the perfect innovator, with his wildly creative solutions to problems, for changing the way the entire city thinks about money. In the transition from the gold standard and old money, Pratchett brings up all the details that make Ankh-Morpork one of the most satisfying contemporary fantasy cities and continues in his trend of beautifully crafted, wickedly cutting satire on the underpinnings of modern human society. Making Money is smart, funny, and a thoroughly entertaining read.
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Pratchett, Terry Monstrous Regiment
Transworld Distribution September 2003 0-385-60340-1 / 9780385603409 1st Edition Hardcover NF/NF
A tight clean first edition/printing, protected in a new brodart wrapper; War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men, sent to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion's share of reponsi bility for the running of her family's humble inn, The Duchess. Her beloved brother Paul marched off to war almost a year ago, but it has been more th an two months since his last letter home, and the news from the front is ba d: the fightinghas reached the border, supplies are dwindling, and the brav e Borogravians are losing precious ground. So the resourceful Polly cuts he r hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As Polly closely gua rds her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits seem to be guarding se crets of their own. A novel that exploers the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politcs, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, Monstrous Regiment is Pratchett in top form.
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Pratchett, Terry Monstrous Regiment
Corgi Adult 2004 0-552-14941-1 / 9780552149419 Paperback Very Good
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib. The Monstrous Regiment in question is made up of a vampire, a troll, Igor, a collection of misfits and a young woman who shoves a pair of socks down h er pants to join the army. Here you have the characteristically charming no vel by Terry Pratchett. Polly becomes Private Oliver Perks, who is on a quest to find her older bro ther, who's recently MIA in one of the innumerable wars the tiny nation of Borogravia has a habit of starting with its neighbors. This peevish tendenc y has all but expended Borogravia's ranks of cannon fodder. Whether Sergean t Jackrum knows her secret or not, he can't afford to be choosy as Perks an d her/his comrades are among the last able-bodied recruits left in Borograv ia. This collection of misfits includes the aforementioned vampire (reforme d and off the blood, thank you), troll, and macabre Igor, who is only too h appy to sew you a new leg if you aren't too particular about previous owner ship. Off to war, Polly/Oliver learns that having a pair of, um, socks is a good way to open up doors in this man's army. For those who haven't made this underrated author's acquaintance, Monstrous Regiment is as good a place to start as any. Readers will encounter Pratch ett's subtle and disarming wit, his trademark footnoted asides along with a not-too-shabby tale of honor, courage and duty in the face of absurd circu mstances. --Jeremy Pugh, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print o r unavailable edition of this title. Review 'You take a bunch of people who don't seem any different from you and me, but when you add them all together you ge
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Pratchett, Terry Night Watch
HarperTorch September 30, 2 0-06-001312-5 / 9780060013127 Paperback Very Good
A crisp clean clean softcover, no markings throughout: 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 Hero, etc.). Pragmatic Sam Vimes, Commander of Ankh-Morpork's City Watch, can't complain. He has a title, his wife is due to give birth to their first child any moment and he hasn't had to pound a beat in ages but that doesn't stop him from missing certain bits of his old life. Thank goodness there's work to be done. Vimes manages to corner a murderer, Carcer, on the library dome at Unseen University during a tremendous storm, only to be zapped back in time 30 years, to an Ankh-Morpork where the Watch is a joke, the ruling Patrician mad and the city on the verge of rebellion. Three decades earlier, a man named John Keel took over the Night Watch and taught young Sam Vimes how to be a good cop before dying in that rebellion. Unfortunately, in this version of the past, Carcer has killed Keel. The only way Vimes can hope to return home and ensure he has a future to return home to is to take on Keel's role. The author lightens Vimes's decidedly dark situation with glimpses into the origins of several of the more unique denizens of Ankh-Morpork. One comes away, as always, with the feeling that if Ankh-Morpork isn't a real place, it bloody well ought to be.
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Pratchett, Terry Nightwatch
Transworld Publishers Limite November 2002 0-385-60264-2 / 9780385602648 1st Edition Hardcover NF/NF
A highly collectible, tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions, unclipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition. The 27th novel in the phenomenally successful Discworld series.
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Pratchett, Terry The Last Hero (Gollancz SF S.)
Gollancz August 15, 2002 0-575-07377-2 / 9780575073777 Paperback Fine
A Discworld novel fully illustrated in lavish colour throughout its 160 pag es, this is an essential part of any Discworld collection. It stars the leg endary Cohen. He's been a legend in his own lifetime. He can remember when a hero didn't have to worry about fences and lawyers and civilisation, and when people didn't tell you off for killing dragons. But he can't always re member, these days, where he put his teeth . . . So now, with his ancient s word and his new walking stick and his old friends -- and they're very old friends -- Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. He's going to c limb the highest mountain in the Discworld and meet his gods. The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero stole. With a vengeanc e. That'll mean the end of the world, if no one stops him in time.
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