The Truth

(Discworld Novel 25)

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone <i>Discworld</i> novel.</b></p><p><b>'An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny' </b><i>The Times</i></p><p>'A political thriller set in a fantasy world and a fantasy novel involving a political thriller.... A <b>classic from a master storyteller</b>' 5-star reader review</p><p><i>'A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.'</i></p><p><b>William de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .</b></p><p>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.</p><p>It's a <i>big </i>news week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader.</p><p><b>And a dangerous criminal organisation will do <i>anything</i> to control the story . . .</b></p><p><i>The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but </i>The Truth<i> is a standalone.</i></p><p>Praise for the <i>Discworld</i> series:</p><p>'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series <b>one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'</b> <i>Mail on Sunday</i></p><p>'Pratchett is <b>a master storyteller</b>' <i>Guardian</i></p><p><b>'One of our greatest fantasists, </b>and beyond a doubt<b> the funniest' </b>George R.R. Martin</p><p>'One of those rare writers who<b> appeals to everyone</b>' <i>Daily Express</i></p><p><b>'One of the most consistently funny writers </b>around' Ben Aaronovitch</p><p>'<b>Masterful and brilliant</b>' <i>Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction</i></p><p>'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he <b>is a satirist of enormous talent</b> ... <b>incredibly funny</b> ..

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780552167635

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

200 x 126 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publishers Ltd