The Truth Av Terry Pratchett

<p><b>A special hardback gift edition of classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone <i>Discworld</i> novel.</b><br><br><b>''An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny'' </b><i>The Times</i><br><br>‘A political thriller set in a fantasy world and a fantasy novel involving a political thriller…. A <b>classic from a master storyteller</b>’ 5-star reader review<br><br><i>''A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.''</i><br><br><b>William de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork''s first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .</b><br><br>Launched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter Sacharissa Cripslock, William soon learns that the news is a risky business. For a start, his colleagues include a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography.<br><br>It''s a <i>big </i>news week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader.<br><br><b>And a dangerous criminal organisation will do <i>anything</i> to control the story . . .</b><br><br><i>The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but </i>The Truth<i> is a standalone.</i><br><br><u>Praise for the <i>Discworld</i> series:</u><br><br>''[Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series <b>one of the perennial joys of modern fiction''</b> <i>Mail on Sunday</i><br><br>‘Pratchett is <b>a master storyteller</b>’ <i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>''One of our greatest fantasists, </b>and beyond a doubt<b> the funniest'' </b>George R.R. Martin<br><br>''One of those rare writers who<b> appeals to everyone</b>’ <i>Daily Express</i><br><br><b>‘One of the most consistently funny writers </b>around’ Ben Aaronovitch<br><br>‘<b>Masterful and brilliant</b>’ <i>Fantasy & Science Fiction</i><br><br>‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he <b>is a satirist of enormous talent</b> ... <b>incredibly funny</b> ... <b>compulsively readable''</b> <i>The Times</i><br><br>‘The <b>best humorous English author</b> since P.G. Wodehouse''<i> The Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br>‘Nothing short of <b>magical</b>’ <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>''Consistently <b>funny</b>, consistently <b>clever</b> and consistently <b>surprising</b> in its twists and turns'' <i>SFX</i><br><br>‘[Discworld is] <b>compulsively readable, fantastically inventive</b>, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world…<b>There''s never been anything quite like it</b>’ <i>Evening Standard</i></p>