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Terry's Pratchett's profoundly irrelevetn novels, are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have catapulted him into the highest echelons of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. Meet Granny Weatherwx, the most highly regarded non-leader... read more

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Memorable Quotes

  • “The duchess sat beside him, her chin on her hand, watching the Fool intently. This bothered him. "It seems that words are extremely powerful," she said. "Indeed, lady." "You must have made a lengthy study." The Fool nodded. The power of words had sustained him through the hell of the Guild. Wizards and witches used words as if they were tools to get things done, but the Fool reckoned that words were things in their own right. "Words can change the world," he said.”

First Sentence

The wind howled.

Series

This is book 6 in the Discworld series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Terry Pratchett (Author)
 

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