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A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories

by Terry Pratchett
A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett
⧗ 9.00 / 4

Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and white, a wizard cautiously entered a smoky tavern in the evil, ancient, foggy city of Morpork...

A truly unmissable set of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.

Twenty early short stories by one of the world's best loved authors, each accompanied by exquisite original woodcut illustrations.

These are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. Whilst none are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination.

Meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Ministry of Nuisances with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury, a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and go on a dangerous quest through time and space with hero Kron, which begins in the ancient city of Morpork...

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Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Short stories
Release date: October 10, 2023
Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (1948–2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of about 40 volumes. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (The Colour of Magic) was published in 1983, he wrote two books a year on average. His 2011 Discworld novel Snuff was at the time of its release the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-audience novel since records began in the UK, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days.

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Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and has sold more than 85 million books worldwide in 37 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read non-US author in the US.

Pratchett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.

In December 2007, Pratchett announced that he was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust, and filmed a television programme chronicling his experiences with the disease for the BBC. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, aged 66.

Photo: Terry Pratchett at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow. Picture by Szymon Sokół. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Other books by Terry Pratchett

The Ultimate Discworld Companion
⧗ 8.00 / 1
The Ankh-Morpork Archives: Volume II
⧗ 8.00 / 1
The Time-travelling Caveman (Children's Circle Stories #4)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
The Ankh-Morpork Archives: Volume I
N/A
Father Christmas's Fake Beard (Children's Circle Stories #3)
N/A
The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner (Children's Circle Stories #2)
⧗ 9.00 / 1
The Long Cosmos (The Long Earth #5)
★ 6.70 / 23


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