Nation
Terry Pratchett
Yes, the new Pratchett is very different. For one thing, it is a great deal more serious* than many of his past books. It also takes place (kind of) in our world, rather than the disc world. Still, it is a very good story and told well. With his usual gimlet eye Pratchett takes on colonialism and white superiority. Go into it expecting an exciting and imaginative tale, but not your standard Pratchett fare.
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Making Money
Making Money – Terry Pratchett
Moist VonLipwig. Spike. Golums, A small dog named Mr. Fusspot. The Patrician. Perfidious minds. Lousy puns. It’s all good- it’s all Pratchett.
Wintersmith
Terry Pratchett
Pratchett’s new book in the Tiffany Aching series does not fail to amuse. Definitely built on the first two books (A Hat Full of Sky and The Wee Free Men) the story continues Tiffany’s story as she studies to be a full-fledged witch. Various Nac MacFeegles litter the landscape, as do other favorite characters, the incarnation of Winter, a cornucopia that shoots strawberries like bullets and more. It’s Pratchett, you know it’ll be good. “Ach, where’s ma coo? Is this ma coo?”
Thud
Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Life would be a much bleaker place without Terry Pratchett. Thud! has all the usual happy Pratchettism, Vimes et al., lots of silly jokes and now a tie-in to his children’s book “Where’s my Cow?”. The final reading of the book – “IS THIS MY COW? NO!”, in the mines had me giggling like a nutter for an hour afterward. A great laugh. If you’ve never read Pratchett, this is a great intro. book.