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  • Published: 1 May 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407035284
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 432
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Thief Of Time




The twenty-sixth Discworld novel and fifth in the Death series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans.

'The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew . . . The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.'

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.

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.

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.

And then, there really will be no tomorrow . . .

'This is the best Pratchett I've read' Sunday Telegraph

Thief of Time is the fifth book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

  • Published: 1 May 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407035284
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 432
Categories:

About the author

Terry Pratchett

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. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.

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Praise for Thief Of Time

Terry Pratchett is one of the great inventors of secondary - or imaginative or alternative - worlds. He is not derivative. He is too strong . . . He has the real energy of the primary storyteller.

The Times

In a better world he would be acclaimed as a great writer rather than a merely successful one . . . This is the best Pratchett I've read

Sunday Telegraph

Reads with all the polished fluency and sure-footed pacing that have become Pratchett's hallmarks over the years.

The Times On Saturday