Sorry, but how can I resist beautifully bound books about Dragons? I can't. It's even in a bathtub! Instead I just adore this man's humour and accomplishment throughout his life (and I'm not just talking about the money he made over the years)! The stories include all manner things as you'd expect from one of Terry Pratchett's novel, wizards, dragons and even Father Christmas (although this short story is really more of a drawn out joke than a short story). In the days of King Arthur there were no newspapers, only town criers, who went around shouting the news at the tops of their voices.

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Whilst there are some funny passages (actually more funny sentences) they are few and far between but it does show the beginnings of his command for the English language and viewpoints that are slightly off center which makes them funny. Instead I’ve been very selective about the material I read of his. I read Nation and was really rather impressed with its balance of humour and postcolonial themes. This year I read The Long Earth and I was swept away with the sheer scope of its ideas, again, made great by the undercurrent of ridiculous humour. So there’s no denying the talent of the writer. Perhaps I was too young to appreciate his humour in the Discworld series or perhaps I just didn’t understand it at the time. This collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett, creator of the beloved and bestselling Discworld fantasy series, features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises.En este libro encontrarán 14 cuentos en los que ya se puede ver el tipo de humor que Pratchett desarrollaría años más tarde en la saga Mundodisco y demás novelas que escribió. Se asemejan a los cuentos de hadas, pero para un público juvenil-adulto porque contienen chistes y referencias que lectores más chicos podrían no entender.

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CD 2: Tales of the Carpet People (concluded) , Hercules the Tortoise, Dok the Caveman, The Big RaceHunt the Snorry: Basically, an extended joke with a pretty funny punchline, making fun of Great Hunts and glorious quests. Father Christmas Gets A Job: In today's job market, even our much-beloved Santa Claus might find he's not very 'employable.' This was a fun little collection of early Pratchett stories for kids all ages. They were told as if they were children's tales, but there is always an undercurrent of humor that's a treat to adults. Kinda like his later work in that respect. Edwo the Boring Knight: Edwo may be boring (in fact, he bores a dragon stiff - literally), but this story of a youngest son off to seek his fortune, is not.