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A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories
by Terry Pratchett
Look at that amazing cover! Absolutely gorgeous. Props to whoever designed it.
Scholars of Terry Pratchett have known for a while that he wrote for various local papers before and slightly after beginning the Discworld. However, the stories in this volume were written under pseudonyms and unknown until recently - the story of their discovery is covered in the book, and it's very nearly as good as Terry's works, so I won't spoil it here! Basically, the universe has conspired to give us a few more precious works from Terry.
And these are very much PTerry. They're not PTerry as he was at the height of the Disc; they're closer to his early kids' works, Johnny and the Nomes, and they're too short for much of his clever set ups and pay offs. But they are definitely PTerry - some of the phrases and word play made me gasp, and they're very enjoyable. They're simple and short enough for kids to follow, though they may miss some of the jokes.
Bearing in mind that I was reading a proof, I didn't have any of the wonderful illustrations we were promised so I can't talk about them. One other feature I would have liked; most of these stories were split over several issues, and I'd have liked a mark or note to see where those splits were. But, as always, the finished volume might have those things.
This book is a gift to PTerry's fans, and if you know any, you should plan to buy it for them immediately. If you don't, start reading him yourself! He's worth it.
GNU, Terry.
Scholars of Terry Pratchett have known for a while that he wrote for various local papers before and slightly after beginning the Discworld. However, the stories in this volume were written under pseudonyms and unknown until recently - the story of their discovery is covered in the book, and it's very nearly as good as Terry's works, so I won't spoil it here! Basically, the universe has conspired to give us a few more precious works from Terry.
And these are very much PTerry. They're not PTerry as he was at the height of the Disc; they're closer to his early kids' works, Johnny and the Nomes, and they're too short for much of his clever set ups and pay offs. But they are definitely PTerry - some of the phrases and word play made me gasp, and they're very enjoyable. They're simple and short enough for kids to follow, though they may miss some of the jokes.
Bearing in mind that I was reading a proof, I didn't have any of the wonderful illustrations we were promised so I can't talk about them. One other feature I would have liked; most of these stories were split over several issues, and I'd have liked a mark or note to see where those splits were. But, as always, the finished volume might have those things.
This book is a gift to PTerry's fans, and if you know any, you should plan to buy it for them immediately. If you don't, start reading him yourself! He's worth it.
GNU, Terry.