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A STROKE OF THE PEN - TERRY PRATCHETT KARTONIER...

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  beautifully illustrated collection 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...   A STROKE OF THE PEN is a must-have collection for fans of all ages.   Praise for
Terry Pratchett  'Pratchett is a master storyteller' - A. S. Byatt  Guardian   'The Discworld
novels have always been among the most serious of comedies  the most relevant and real of
fantasies' - Independent   '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   'Like most true originals  Pratchett defies
categorisation' - The Times   'Pratchett found something better than literature' - Frank
Cottrell Boyce  Guardian

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