Thief Of Time Av Terry Pratchett

<p><b>A special hardback gift edition of classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the <i>Death</i> series, part of the <i>Discworld</i> novels.</b><br><br>''This is <b>the best Pratchett I''ve read''</b> <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br>‘Maybe <b>the best <i>Discworld</i> book’</b> 5-star reader review<br><br><i>''The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew . . . The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.''</i><br><br><b>Time is a resource. Everyone knows it must be managed. You can let it move fast or slowly, but what you mustn''t do is allow it to stop.</b><br><br>On the Discworld, the History Monks have the important job of ensuring that tomorrow always comes. But the construction of the world''s first truly accurate clock starts a race against, well . . . time.<br><br>Monk Lu-Tze, his apprentice Lobsang Ludd and Death''s granddaughter Susan must stop the clockmaker before he completes his task. Because a truly accurate clock will stop time completely.<br><br><b>And then, there really will be no tomorrow . . .</b><br><br>Thief of Time<i> is the fifth book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.</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>