No. of pages 368
Published: 2017
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This book is part of a book series called Discworld .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 368 pages in this book.
It is a novel.
This book was published in 2017 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Terry Pratchett's previous children's titles include Truckers, Diggers, Wings, Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Dead (which was successfully televised) and Johny and the Bomb, which won a Smarties Prize Silver Medal and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. He lives in Wiltshire Laura Ellen Anderson graduated from University College Falmouth (England) in 2010. Her fresh, bold, humorous style has instant appeal. She draws in the reader and lets her wild and cute baby animals entertain and illuminate.
This book is in the following series:
Discworld
Discworld is set in a fictional world of a flat disc balanced on the backs of four elephants which themselves stand on the back of a giant turtle called Great A'Tuin. All the books stand alone but there are some story arcs that cross individual books. The novels are rooted in mythology
"Pratchett's ear for dialogue is superb . . . His deep feeling for landscape, animals, kindness and courage make his adventures deeply satisfying as well as clever" * The Times *
"Oodles of dry wit, imagination and shrewdly observed characters" * Independent on Sunday *
"A great Pratchett strength is the sense that if the jokes . . . were dropped there would still be a good, engaging fantasy thriller here" * Independent *
"Fantastically inventive and humorous fantasy adventure. Fans will be sky high" * The Sunday Times *
"Funny, typically humorous . . . A must for any Terry Pratchett fan . . . With its witty and slightly confusing plot-twists and hilarious dialogue, this is, without doubt, another great children's book" * Bristol Evening Post *