Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett [137]
A faint, cardboardy sound made her open her eyes.
The lids were lifting on the boxes of stars she kept for the children, and the scraps of gold and silver paper were spilling out.
They twirled. They moved around her in wheels and spirals. They whirled up into the shadows of the cupboard and hung there, brilliant and beautiful against the darkness, a whole universe in miniature.
Susan watched them for a while, and then said: “All right. You have my full attention, whoever you are.” At least, that was what she meant to say. The peculiar stickiness of the nougat caused it to come out as: “Allite. You ot my fo’ a’nen’on, oover ooah.” Damn!
The stars around her head grew brighter, and the cupboard’s interior darkened into interstellar black.
“If iss is oo, Def o’ Raffs—” she began.
“It’s me,” said Lobsang.
Tick
Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.
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TERRY PRATCHETT is one of the most popular living authors in the world. His first short story was published when he was thirteen, and his first full-length book when he was twenty-three. He worked as a journalist to support the writing habit, but gave up the day job when the success of his books meant that it was costing him money to go to work. Pratchett?s acclaimed novels are bestsellers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and have sold more than twenty-three million copies worldwide. He lives in England, where he writes all the time. (It’s his hobby, as well.)
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Praise
Raves for Thief of Time
“Here we go again! The newest appealing installment of the Discworld series.”
Publishers Weekly
“Terry Pratchett is Britain’s bestselling living novelist…. What’s remarkable about him is that he is also first-rate, and in a better-ordered world he would be acclaimed as a great writer rather than a merely successful one…. Pratchett has two secret weapons up his sleeve—a terrific sense of humor, and a most appealing personality…best Pratchett I’ve read to date.”
Sunday Telegraph (London)
“Philosophical humor of the highest order.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Reads with all the polished fluency and sure-footed pacing that have become Pratchett’s hallmarks over the years…He still maintains the rush of sheer delight that makes his work so addictive and keeps his fans so loyal.”
The Times (London)
“One of the reasons for Pratchett’s skyrocketing popularity (he has sold more than twenty million copies of his novels worldwide) is his use of multiple layers of satire. You can never pick up all the jokes he makes in one reading. And while you don’t need to have read any previous Discworld novels to appreciate a new one, he frequently weaves in elements from other stories to add dimension to the Discworld universe.”
Denver Post
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“Engaging, surreal satire…nothing short of magical.”
Chicago Tribune
“Unadulterated fun…witty, frequently hilarious.”
San Francisco Tribune
“Superb popular entertainment.”
Washington Post Book World
“Think J. R. R. Tolkien with a sharper, more satiric edge.”
Houston Chronicle
“Trying to summarize the plot of a Pratchett novel is like describing Hamlet as a play about a troubled guy with an Oedipus complex and a murderous uncle. Pratchett isn’t Shakespeare—for one thing, he’s funnier—but his books are richly textured, and far more complex than they appear at first…Consider yourself grabbed by the collar, with me shouting, ‘You’ve got to read this book!’”
Barbara Mertz
“Discworld takes the classic funny universe through its logical, and comic, evolution.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Truly original…Discworld is more complicated and satisfactory than Oz…Has the energy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the inventiveness of Alice in Wonderland…Brilliant!”
A. S. Byatt
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