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Interesting Times

(Discworld Novel 17)

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'A foot on the neck is nine points of the law'

There are many who say that the art of diplomacy is an intricate and complex dance between two informed partners, determined by an elaborate set of elegant and unwritten rules. There are others who maintain that it's merely a matter of who carries the biggest stick. Like when a large, heavily fortified and armoured empire makes a faintly menacing request of a much smaller, infinitely more cowardly neighbour. It would be churlish, if not extremely dangerous, not to comply - particularly if all they want is a wizard, and they don't specify whether competence is an issue...

©1996 Terry and Lyn Pratchett; (P)1996 Corgi Audio Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Fiction Humorous Literature & Fiction Satire Paranormal

Critic reviews

'This spinner of crazy science-fiction tales is a very sophisticated jester'
'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy... Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own'
'Pratchett is as funny as Wodehouse and as witty as Waugh'
'Imagine a collision between Jonathan Swift at his most scatalogically-minded and J.R.R Tolkein on speed... This total mess of- I suppose- a novel, is the joyous outcome'
'Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre'
'Like Dickens, much of Pratchett's appeal lies in his humanism, both in a sentimental regard for his characters' good fortune, and in that his writing is generous-spirited and inclusive'
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Brilliantly funny commentary on the culture of East vs West, Tony Robinson's voices are hilarious if borderline racist on occasion but he's baldrick so I'll forgive him, classic Rincewind fantasy adventure.

It's Pratchett, obviously it's good.

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brilliant story love all the characters... Tony Robinson reads the books so brilliantly.. can't imagine anyone else reading them.

love STP

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Tony Robinson's manor really suits this book. 5 stars for this absolute Pratchett classic and one of my favourites.

Tony Robinson brings Pratchett to life

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Another fantastic book, another brilliant reading (abridged) by Tony Robinson. Loved the detail of including the sherbet fountain

Brilliant abridged version - sherbet fountain!

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I hadn't realised that this is the abridged version so I'll be returning in favour of the ebook - a shame as I enjoy Tony Robinson's narration. The updated version with new cast comes in at about 11h and this is only 3h, so I feel like the majority of the story is missing.

ABRIDGED

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