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The Carpet People

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Tony Robinson
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In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet...

That's the old story everyone knows and loves (even if they don't really believe it). But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples and there's a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet. The story of power-hungry mouls - and of two Munrung brothers, who set out on an adventure to end all adventures when their village is flattened.

It's a story that will come to a terrible end - if someone doesn't do something about it. If everyone doesn't do something about it...

A hilarious fantasy, co-written by Terry Pratchett, aged seventeen, and master storyteller, Terry Pratchett, aged forty-three.

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Critic reviews

Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a carpet
Carpets are never the same once you've read this . . . Terry Pratchett's carpet empire is an enchanting and insightful commentary on how different people in any worlds interact.
For readers who are attracted to epic but not quite ready for the weightiness of Tolkien, this is a perfect entrée; for those who have loved or will love Pratchett, it’s simply a must read.
The perfect starting place for young readers . . . seasoned Pratchett fans will just revel in his wit, his subversion of tropes and his sense of humanity.
A unique piece of high fantasy . . . Now very witty and politically aware in its revised version with the new ending
The story is inventive in its carefully worked-out central conceit, often very funny, and dotted with some genuinely scary bits.
Mouth-watering attention to names and place names add greatly to the story's enjoyment factor.The story itself - part saga, legend and adventure - swings along at a fair old clatter. Terry Pratchett's writing is vivid and immediate . . . For young readers unaware of Pratchett's oeuvre, The Carpet People is a fine introduction
The concept is fascinating and is told with Pratchett's customary wit plus touches of cynicism. It's a winner
I feel it’s a new dimension in imagination and the prose is beautiful. It is exciting and adventurous.
Mouth-watering attention to names and place names... adding greatly to the story's enjoyment factor. The story itself - part saga, legend and adventure - swings along at a fair old clatter. Terry Pratchett's writing is vivid and immediate. He wastes no time. There is little padding. The swiftness of the storyline is everything.... For young readers unaware of Pratchett's oeuvre, The Carpet People is a fine introduction
All stars
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In the style of discworld and maybe for kids, but when it comes to Terry Pratchett read by Tony Robinson, you have a team hard to beat.
The story is fun, imaginative, and the charectors are almost believable.
Very sorry when I came to the end.

Fun

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very much enjoyed,tony Robinson is perfect for the part a true Pratchett classic for all to enjoy

fantastic!!!

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Classic Pratchett. Story ends very quickly! No one brings these books to life like Tony Robinson. Shame they’re abridged!

Pratchett and Robinson dream team

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