Terry Pratchett: Strata, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Strata
Buch
- Verlag:
- Transworld Publ. Ltd UK, 04/1988
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert, A-format paperback
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780552133258
- Artikelnummer:
- 3357671
- Umfang:
- 284 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 1988
- Gewicht:
- 150 g
- Maße:
- 177 x 108 mm
- Stärke:
- 20 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 22.4.1988
- Hinweis
-
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Kurzbeschreibung
Kin Arad ist Planetengestalterin und wacht über den Bau neuer Welten. Dabei hat sie jede Menge Ärger mit ihren Mitarbeitern, die sich immer wieder alberne Scherze erlauben. Und dann taucht ein geheimnisvoller Fremder auf, der behauptet, eine flache Welt entdeckt zu haben, auf der Magier und Dämonen ihr Unwesen treiben. Kin Arad reist zu dem geheimnisvollen Planeten und macht eine unglaubliche Entdeckung ... A comic fantasy novel that was an early exploration of the idea that was to become the bestselling Discworld series.Klappentext
'Pratchett's writing is a constant delight' Daily Mail
THE COMPANY BUILDS PLANETS.
Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads, 'End Nuclear Testing Now', doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth.
But then came discovery of something which didintrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new...
Biografie
Sir Terry Pratchett, the author of over three dozen novels, is one of the worlds best-selling novelists writing in the English language. His books have sold more than 65 milllion copies worldwide. In addition to his phenomenaland hugely popularDiscworld series for adults, Terry is the beloved author several childrens books. He was awarded Britains highest honor for a childrens novel, the Carnegie Medal. In 2008, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature. Terry lives in England, where he writes all the time. The characters and setting of THE TIFFANY ACHING ADVENTURES are dear to the authors heart, reflecting (obliquely) much of his own childhood in Englands Chalk countrythe part of the country where he still lives today. Mr. Pratchett and his wife, Lyn, have one grown daughter and many cats. Anyone can find out more about Terry at Harpers own website: terrypratchettbooks.com. In 2008, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers Disease.
Terry Pratchett
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