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
