{"product_id":"9780552167635","title":"The Truth","description":"Author: Pratchett, Terry\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780552167635\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Dec 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twenty-fifth Discworld novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A political thriller set in a fantasy world and a fantasy novel involving a political thriller.... A \u003cb\u003eclassic from a master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaunched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter Sacharissa Cripslock, William soon learns that the news is a risky business. For a start, his colleagues include a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a \u003ci\u003ebig \u003c\/i\u003enews week- the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd a dangerous criminal organisation will do \u003ci\u003eanything\u003c\/i\u003e to control the story . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order, but \u003c\/i\u003eThe Truth\u003ci\u003e is a standalone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e' Pratchett's  spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound' Ben Aaronovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e' Discworld is  \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722377908382,"sku":"UBD-9780552167635","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780552167635.jpg?v=1776317786","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780552167635","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}