Raising Steam

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385538294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The international bestselling author of the hilarious Discworld series—a writer who’s been compared to Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut—introduces the first steam engine into his complex, zany fantasy world. “Everything that makes Pratchett one of the world’s most delightful writers.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Boing Boing Mister Simnel has produced a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of all the elements—earth, air, fire, and water—and it’s soon drawing astonished crowds. To the consternation of Ankh-Morpork’s formidable Patrician, Lord Vetinari, no one is in charge of this new invention. Who better to take the lead than the man he has already appointed master of the Post Office, the Mint and the Royal Bank? Moist von Lipwig is not a man who enjoys hard work—unless it is dependent on words, which are not very heavy and don’t always need greasing. He does enjoy being alive, however, which makes a new job offer from Vetinari hard to refuse. Moist will have to grapple with gallons of grease, goblins, a controller with a history of throwing employees down the stairs, and some very angry dwarfs if he’s going to stop it all from going off the rails.

Tiffany Aching 4-Book Collection

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062374710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 879

Book Description
This collection includes all four Tiffany Aching novels in Terry Pratchett's beloved and bestselling Discworld series. The Wee Free Men: Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle—aka the Wee Free Men—a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men. Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself. . . . A Hat Full of Sky: Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic—not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this! What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany's inner strength to save herself ... if it can be done at all. Wintersmith: When the Spirit of Winter takes a fancy to Tiffany Aching, he wants her to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. It will take the young witch's skill and cunning, as well as help from the legendary Granny Weatherwax and the irrepressible Wee Free Men, to survive until Spring. Because if Tiffany doesn't make it to Spring—Spring won't come. I Shall Wear Midnight: As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone—or something—is inciting fear, generating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the evil at its root. Aided by the tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men, Tiffany faces a dire challenge, for if she falls, the whole Chalk falls with her. . . .

Making Money

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552159336
Category : Discworld (Imaginary place)
Languages : en
Pages : 484

Book Description
It s an offer you can t refuse.Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork s Royal Mint and the bank next door?It s a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long.Th

Snuff

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Charnwood Pub
ISBN: 9781444811599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
Lady Sybil, wife of Sam Vimes, convinces him to travel to the countryside for a vacation. Out of his element, Sam soon finds various crimes to investigate. But he is out of his element and must rely on his instincts to bring the culprits to justice.

Going Postal

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061807192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422

Book Description
“[Pratchett’s] books are almost always better than they have to be, and Going Postal is no exception, full of nimble wordplay, devious plotting and outrageous situations, but always grounded in an astute understanding of human nature.” — San Francisco Chronicle The 33rd installment in acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, a splendid send-up of government, the postal system, and everything that lies in between. Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into . . . a government job? By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical headman. But if the bold and undoable are what's called for, Moist's the man for the job—to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every being, human or otherwise requires: hope. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Going Postal is the first book in the Moist von Lipwig series.

Unseen Academicals

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407047299
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393

Book Description
'We play and are played and the best we can hope for is to do it with style.' Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match without using magic . . . so they're in the mood for trying everything else. To do this, they recruit an unlikely group of players: Trev, a street urchin with a talent for kicking a tin can; Glenda, the night chef who makes a mean pie; Juliet, the kitchen hand turned world's greatest fashion model; and the mysterious Mr Nutt, who has something powerful, and dark, locked away inside him . . . And the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football. Here we go, here we go, here we go! 'This isn't just football, it's Discworld football. Or, to borrow another phrase, it's about life, the Universe and everything' The Times 'No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect' Daily Mail Unseen Academicals is the seventh book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

The Art of Discworld

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780061211942
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A sumptuous illustrated journey through Pratchett's bestselling Discworld universe, this lavish full-color volume is the ultimate holiday gift for the legions of fans.

A Day with No Crayons

Author: Elizabeth Rusch
Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
ISBN: 9780873589109
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A little girl discovers all sorts of artistic possibilities when she has to go a day without crayons.

Steam Park

Author: Filippo Neri
Publisher: 케이론교육
ISBN: 9781894965637
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Step on a strange mystery ride to unravel the dark secret of an old amusement park.

Lord Demon

Author: Roger Zelazny
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380770237
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
The final masterpiece by the late and legendary Roger Zelazny, written in collaboration with acclaimed author Jane Lindskold. A once-legendary warrior, made soft by a thousand years of peace, seeks vengeance for the murder of a devoted human servant. He must preserve the demon race and the Demon Realms--an impossible task unless he can regain that which made him extraordinary.