A review by lory_enterenchanted
Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories by Terry Pratchett

3.0

Dragons at Crumbling Castle is a collection of stories that Pratchett wrote as a teenager when working for the Bucks Free Press, finally published in book form late in his career (I believe some further volumes were published posthumously). The stories are slight, silly and effervescent, already demonstrating the interest in exploiting the conventions and tropes of fantasy literature that would make the Discworld books such a joy, but with less maturity and incisive humor. But hey, not bad for a 17-year-old! Most interesting for the glimpse they give into Pratchett’s early writing talent, more than for any special merit in the stories themselves.