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A Blink of the Screen

Collected short stories from the bestselling author of the Discworld series

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A Blink of the Screen

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs
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A brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, one of the world's best-loved authors.

A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press; to the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the Discworld series.

Here are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with his inimitable brand of humour.

With an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure.

'Clever, neatly constructed and funny … Pratchett is one of the great comic writers and storytellers of our time' Guardian

© Terry Pratchett 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2012

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Clever, neatly constructed and funny…Pratchett is one of the great comic writers and storytellers of our time
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This is my favourite Terry Pratchett short stories this is a must have for those who are fans of his work.

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With the discworld so familiar, we're almost too comfortable with Pratchett. Brilliantly compelling and storytelling at its best, but this collection bring together some older stuff that reveals a freshness we've not seen for a very long time.



A rare treat.

As good as he's ever been.

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if you love Terry Pratchett, this is a great addition to a collection of great books

Terry Pratchett through the years

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A wonderful glimpse into the relms of things that could be or could have been.

A journey through the mind of Pratchett

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A good evolution, of stories, loved the discworld shorts, main reason for getting, read well.

Great short stories.

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