Terry Pratchett

Odnazhdy k moshenniku Mojstu fon Lipvigu javilsja angel i predlozhil emu potrjasajuschij vybor: libo smert, libo rabota na Pochtamte slavnogo goroda Ank-Morpork. Melochi vrode toj, chto chetyre predyduschikh pochtmejstera umerli uzhasnoj smertju, angel ne upomjanul. Teper glavnaja zadacha Mojsta - vozrodit Pochtamt. I pri etom neplokho by vyzhit. No Pochtamt, konechno, vazhnee.Pereizdanie znamenitogo tsikla "Ploskij mir" sera Terri Pratchetta, kotoryj stal legendoj i klassikom esche pri zhizni. Po knige byl snjat mini-serial "Opochtarenie", poljubivshijsja zriteljam po vsemu miru. Oformlenie superpopuljarnoj v Rossii khudozhnitsy i pisatelnitsy Poliny Graf. Vnutri eskizy personazhej, pisma, letjaschie po stranitsam, portret avtora i dopolnitelnaja tsvetnaja illjustratsija.Pereizdanie znamenitogo tsikla "Ploskij mir" sera Terri Pratchetta, kotoryj stal legendoj i klassikom eschjo pri zhizni.Oformlenie superpopuljarnoj v Rossii khudozhnitsy i pisatelnitsy Poliny Graf.Vnutri eskizy personazhej, pisma, letjaschie po stranitsam, portret avtora i dopolnitelnaja tsvetnaja illjustratsija.Zlobodnevnyj jumor, prikljuchenija i nenavjazchivaja mudrost - firmennyj stil sera Terri.Po knige byl snjat mini-serial "Opochtarenie", poljubivshijsja zriteljam po vsemu miru.Perevodchik: Shulga Elizaveta NikolaevnaKhudozhnik: Graf Polina

Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthurââ?¬â?¢s knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies. . Fourteen fantastically funny stories from master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, full of time travel and tortoises, monsters and mayhem!ââ?¬Ë?So funny I dropped my spoon laughing!ââ?¬â?¢ ââ?¬â?? King Arthur

It has been a massive task getting this lot together over time and space... Truces have been called and weapons have been sheathed so that you can piece together 140 of the greatest Discworld characters, gathered for the first time in Paul Kidby's iconic Discworld Massive Massif artwork. Step into the world of Terry Pratchett and encounter your favourite characters from Death and Rincewind to Granny Weatherwax and a few Feegles. 'Everyone say chiz!'1000-PIECE PUZZLE featuring 140 of the favourite Discworld characters, accompanied by a poster with biographies of the top 40 best-loved characters.SPOT FAMOUS CHARACTERS from Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe, in this unique expanded artwork, available in jigsaw puzzle format for the first time.COLLECTABLE GIFT perfect for Pratchett fans.LAURENCE KING has been capturing imaginations and inspiring creativity in new and unexpected ways for over 30 years, with playful and eye-catching games, gifts and books.

Den smarte gatekatten Maurits har pønsket ut en vanntett måte å få pengene til å trille ut av menneskelommer både her og der. Sammen med en litt gutt som spiller fløyte og et intelligent rottefølge, har han full kontroll. Men en dag kommer følget til et sted der noen andre alt er igang med langt mer enn fantestreker! Pipa får en ny lyd, og det klinger av mørke toner. De glupe rottene blir nødt til å lære seg et helt nytt ord: "ONDSKAP!"Ingen overgår Pratchett i sin lekne, men også snedige fantasy når det dreier seg om å skape nye spenstige verdner. Boka er fullstappet med eventyr-parodier, oppfinnsomt språk og samtidig har historien en overraskende mørk nerve.

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the first book in the Death series, part of the Discworld novels.'Incredibly funny, compulsively readable' The Times‘A masterful blend of wit, satire, and philosophy’ 5-star reader reivew'You cannot interfere with fate. Who are you to judge who should live and who should die?'Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.Death is the Grim Reaper of the Discworld, a black-robed skeleton with a scythe who ushers souls into the next world. He is also fond of cats and endlessly baffled by humanity.Soon Death is yearning to experience what humanity really has to offer, but to do that, he'll need to hire some help.It's an offer Mort can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse - and being dead isn't compulsory.It's a dream job - until Mort falls in love with Death's daughter, Ysabell, and discovers that your boss can be a killer on your love life . . .Mort is the first book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.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

Pol Kidbi - khudozhnik, kotorogo Terri Pratchett spetsialno izbral dlja oformlenija svoikh knig v dalekom 2002 godu. S tekh por on rabotal s kazhdoj knigoj Pratchetta, polnostju proilljustriroval roman "Poslednij geroj" i vypustil bestseller "Iskusstvo Ploskogo mira".V "Imadzhinariume" sobrano bolee 200 illjustratsij i eskizov - portrety geroev, interery Nezrimogo Universiteta i Psevdopolis Jarda, pejzazhi Ank-Morporka i Ubervalda. Terri Pratchett podaril svoim personazham zhizn, a Pol Kidbi pozvolil im zhit v illjustratsijakh, sobrannykh v etoj velikolepnoj knige. Pol Kidbi byl izbran serom Terri Pratchettom dlja illjustrirovanija ego knig.V artbuke sobrano bolee 200 tsvetnykh i cherno-belykh illjustratsij.Artbuk soderzhit ekskljuzivnye materialy.Pol Kidbi illjustriroval bestsellery "Poslednij geroj" i "Iskusstvo Ploskogo mira".Ekspozitsija rabot Pola Kidbi postojanno vystavljaetsja v Muzee Terri Pratchetta v Solsberi.Perevodchik: Shulga E.Khudozhnik: Kidbi Pol

Containing material unavailable for twenty years -- this is a comprehensive guide to the capital city of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, getting to the heart of Ankh-Morpork's secrets, societies and guilds.Ankh-Morpork is a bottomless pit of secrets. It's time to unearth a few more . . .In the second volume of this confidential guide, brave travellers are made privy to the inner workings of more illustrious Ankh-Morpork societies.Disabuse yourself of notions of professionalism under which you may hold the City Watch; discover what serious business is undertaken by the Fools' Guild (joking is no laughing matter); and, should you be lucky, achieve true enlightenment through the teachings of Lu-Tze.One thing's for sure: after you've read this book, Ankh-Morpork's Guilds are going to need to come up with new ways of doing things.Completely revamped and redesigned, this full-colour book contains material from Discworld Diaries across the decades.

Containing material unavailable for twenty years -- this is a comprehensive guide to the capital city of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, getting to the heart of Ankh-Morpork's secrets, societies and guilds.Think you know Ankh-Morpork? Think again.In this top-secret guide, intrepid explorers will experience the real city.If you've ever wondered where Unseen University students wet their whistles (while avoiding their teachers as they do the same), or pondered just what the Assassins' Guild constitutes a proper means of inhumation - there are standards to be upheld - this is the book for you.That's right, have yourself a glimpse of what actually goes on in the city's societies. Cut the chaff, peek behind the curtain, see how the sausage gets made . . . err, you get the idea.Just don't let the Thieves' Guild catch you with this. They won't appreciate their methods being flogged behind their back. Flogging's their job.Completely revamped and redesigned, this full-colour book contains material from Discworld Diaries across the decades.

When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. Henceforth, Death is no longer going to be the end, merely the means to an end. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse - and being dead isn't compulsory. It's a dream job - until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life...

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different… Collected together for the first time are seven full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of Terry Pratchett’s novels, with star-studded casts including Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, Philip Jackson, Alex Jennings and Mark Heap.Now being published for the very first time, the adaptations in this collection are:MortHopeless young peasant Mort is hired as an apprentice to Death. He'll have free board, use of the company horse, and being dead isn’t even compulsory. In fact, it's a dream job - until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life...Wyrd SistersThree witches meet on a blasted heath. A king is cruelly murdered. A child heir and the kingdom’s crown are both missing. But Granny Weatherwax finds that meddling in royal politics is a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe... Guards! Guards!In Ankh-Morpork, the Haves and the Have-Nots are about fall out. Again. The Night Watch’s Captain Vimes is used to this but when the Have-Nots find the key to a lethal, dormant weapon that even they don’t understand, he knows it’s time so sober up. EricWhen precocious young Eric Thursley summons a demon from the loathsome pit to fulfil his every wish, he wants what everyone wants – immortality, to rule the world, and have the most beautiful woman love him. Instead he gets Rincewind, the Disc’s most incompetent wizard. Small GodsOn the Discworld, Gods are as numerous as herring roe, all elbowing for space at the top. In such a competitive environment, you need an acolyte, and fast. For the Great God Om, Brutha is the Chosen One, or at least the only One available…Night WatchLiving in the past is hard. Dying in the past is incredibly easy, especially when there is a serial killer on the loose who targets coppers. Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch is back in his own rough, tough past, and he has a job to do.***Bonus Story*** In addition to these Discworld novels, this collection will also include a full-cast dramatisation of Only You Can Save Mankind, from the Johnny Maxwell series. As an alien fleet crosses his computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow the ScreeWee into a million pieces...'The voice cast is fantastic' - StarburstDuration: 13 hours 15 minutes approx.15 CDs

Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different?Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . These ten stories will have you laughing, gasping and crying (with laughter) - you'll never see Christmas in the same way again. 'Funny, action-packed .

The official Discworld Coloring Book, featuring artwork by acclaimed Discworld artist Paul Kidby Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice, designed the UK covers for the Discworld novels since 2002 and is the author of the definitive portfolio volume The Art of Discworld. Containing black-and-white line drawings based on his hugely popular artwork with original pieces created exclusively for this book, Terry Pratchett's Discworld Coloring Book features iconic Discworld personalities including Granny Weatherwax, Sam Vimes, Archchancellor Ridcully, Rincewind, Tiffany Aching, and, of course, Death. This is the coloring book that all Discworld fans need

A perennial diary celebrating the life and career of the great Sir Terry Pratchett.

New York Times Bestseller This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett, creator of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series, features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises.Including more than one hundred black-and-white illustrations, the appealingly designed book celebrates Pratchett's inimitable wordplay and irreverent approach to the conventions of storytelling. These accessible and mischievous tales are an ideal introduction for young readers to this beloved author. Established fans of Pratchett's work will savor the playful presentation of the themes and ideas that inform his popular novels.Read more of Sir Terry's silliest stories in The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner

New York Times Bestseller This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett, creator of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series, features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises.Including more than one hundred black-and-white illustrations, the appealingly designed book celebrates Pratchett's inimitable wordplay and irreverent approach to the conventions of storytelling. These accessible and mischievous tales are an ideal introduction for young readers to this beloved author. Established fans of Pratchett's work will savor the playful presentation of the themes and ideas that inform his popular novels.Read more of Sir Terry's silliest stories in The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner

Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthurâ??s knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies. . Fourteen fantastically funny stories from master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, full of time travel and tortoises, monsters and mayhem!â??So funny I dropped my spoon laughing!â?? â?? King Arthur

Terry Pratchett's hilarious fourth Discworld novel established once and for all that Death really is a laughing matter...