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The Truth - Hardcover

Book 25 of 41: Discworld
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9780385601023: The Truth
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385601026 ISBN 13: 9780385601023
Publisher: Doubleday, 2000

Synopsis

Hardcover in very good condition. First edition, first printing. Spine board a little bumped at the foot. Jacket and leading edges have some shelfwear. Tiny nick to the front lower spine edge of jacket. A few tiny nicks along the edges of the front inner flap. Page block lightly marked. Binding is sound and all text is clear throughout. CM

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Review

The Truth, Pratchett's 25th Discworld novel, skewers the newspaper business. When printing comes to Ankh-Morpork, it "drag(s) the city kicking and screaming into the Century of the Fruitbat." Well, actually, out of the Century of the Fruitbat. As the Bursar remarks, if the era's almost over, it's high time they embraced its challenges.

William de Worde, well-meaning younger son of reactionary nobility, has been providing a monthly newsletter to the elite using engraving. Then he is struck (and seriously bruised) by the power of the press. The dwarves responsible convince William to expand his letter and the Ankh-Morpork Times is born. Soon William has a staff, including Sacharissa Cripslock, a genteel young lady with a knack for headline writing, and photographer Otto Chriek. Otto's vampirism causes difficulties: flash pictures cause him to crumble to dust and need reconstitution, and he must battle his desire for blood, particularly Sacharissa's. When Lord Vetinari is accused of attempted murder, the City Watch investigates the peculiar circumstances, but William wants to know what really happened. The odds for his survival drop as his questions multiply.

The Truth is satirical, British, and full of sly jokes. Although this cake doesn't rise quite as high as it did in previous volumes, even ordinary Pratchett is pretty darn good, and those who haven't read a Discworld novel before can start here and go on to that incredible backlist. --Nona Vero

About the Author

Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE, was the author of more than 70 books, including the internationally bestselling Discworld series of novels. His books have been adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. In January 2009, Pratchett was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to literature. Sir Terry, who lived in England, died in March 2015 at the age of 66.

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Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0385601026
ISBN 13 
9780385601023
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Josh Kirby
Edition number
1
Number of pages
319
Rating
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