Underwater (after all, how much time does a codfish really Of History, who store it and pump it from where it's wasted, like Management is entrusted to the experts: the venerable Monks And he'sĪt his sharpest, most uproarious best in Thief of Time.Įverybody wants more time, which is why on Discworld its As he skewers allĪspects of modern life and especially our sacred cows Pratchett makes us laugh and challenges us to think.

Parody at work today alongside Kurt Vonnegut, DouglasĪdams, and Carl Hiaasen Terry Pratchett commands a loyalĪnd ever-increasing number of readers and appreciative criticsįrom coast to coast in our own country. Insightfully irreverent tales set in a world a lot like our own onlyĬelebrated as one of the keenest practitioners of satire and Iron Lady left Downing Street, and though some things haveĬhanged since then, Pratchett, thankfully, continues to pen Reigned supreme on English bestseller lists since before the Previous decade than any other living novelist. More hardcover books in the United Kingdom during the Intellectually audacious and effortlessly hilarious writer sold Already a worldwide sensationĪnd Great Britain's indisputable number one author, this 6-city author tour.It was only a matter of time before Terry Pratchett would win the

You don't need to catch all the in-jokes to enjoy the fun. The story includes a quick nod to James Bond flicks with Qu, the monk who supplies gadgets to Lu-Tze and Lobsang, and at the end of Time the four (no, make that five) horsemen of the Apocalypse get to ride out for a jaunt. We also find out that Lobsang has more in store for his future than to be an apprentice monk. Along the way we learn Rule One: 'Do not act incautiously when confronting a little bald wrinkly smiling man,' which is a very good lesson to learn. It's up to Miss Susan, Lobsang and Lu-Tze to figure out who in the end has decided to build the dangerous clock and how to stop him before the world crashes to a halt. There would be no yesterday, no tomorrow, no next minute in fact, everything and everyone would stop in its tracks. When a mysterious lady asks Jeremy to make a clock that is perfectly timed (even to the last tick), trouble begins-it seems that such a clock would have the power to stop time completely. kung-fu movies? The cast includes Death Miss Susan, Death's granddaughter Jeremy Clockson, a clockmaker Lobsang, a novice monk and Lu-Tze, a sweeper at the temple of the History Monks. Here we go again! In the newest appealing installment of the Discworld series, Pratchett ( The Truth) takes on religion, time and.

Thief of time by terry pratchett