Men At Arms: (Discworld Novel 15) by Terry Pratchett (English) Paperback Book

Description: Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett Second book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBCs The WatchFunny, wise and mock heroic . FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The fifteenth Discworld novel.Funny, wise and mock heroic . . . The funniest and best crafted book I have read all year Sunday ExpressThe Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .__________________Whats so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real works already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place.The City Watch needs MEN! But what its got includes Corporal Carrot (technically a dwarf), Lance-constable Cuddy (really a dwarf), Lance-constable Detritus (a troll), Lance-constable Angua (a woman... most of the time) and Corporal Nobbs (disqualified from the human race for shoving).And they need all the help they can get, because someone in Ankh-Morpork has been getting dangerous ideas - about crowns and legendary swords, and destiny.And the problem with destiny is, of course, that she is not always careful where she points her finger. One minute you might be minding your own business on a normal if not spectacular career path, the next you might be in the frame for the big job, like saving the world . . . Author Biography Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. Review Funny, wise and mock heroic...The funniest and best crafted book I have read all year * Sunday Express *Like Jonathan Swift, Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own, and like Swift he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable * The Times *His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction * Mail on Sunday *The great Terry Pratchett, whose wit is metaphysical, who creates an energetic and lively secondary world, who has a multifarious genius for strong parody ... who deals with death with startling originality. Who writes amazing sentences * New York Times *Persistently amusing, good-hearted and shrewd * Sunday Times * Promotional The fifteenth Discworld novel. Review Text Funny, wise and mock heroic...The funniest and best crafted book I have read all year Review Quote Funny, wise and mock heroic...The funniest and best crafted book I have read all year Promotional "Headline" The fifteenth Discworld novel. Details ISBN0552167533 Author Terry Pratchett Year 2013 ISBN-10 0552167533 ISBN-13 9780552167536 Media Book Publication Date 2013-02-14 Pages 432 Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint Corgi Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Language English Residence Somerset, ENK Short Title MEN AT ARMS Series Discworld Novels Death 2015 DEWEY 823.914 UK Release Date 2013-02-14 AU Release Date 2013-02-14 NZ Release Date 2013-02-14 Birth 1930 Affiliation Nottingham Trent University Position Author (Cyclist) Qualifications Ph.D. Subtitle (Discworld Novel 15) Format Paperback Audience General Alternative 9781473588653 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:48479488;

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