The Truth

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William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld’s first newspaper. Now, he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist’s life – people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, and more people who want him dead in a different way. William just wants to get at the truth.

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A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone Discworld novel.

‘An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny’ The Times

‘A political thriller set in a fantasy world and a fantasy novel involving a political thriller?. A classic from a master storyteller‘ 5-star reader review

‘A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.’

William de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork’s first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .

Launched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter Sacharissa Cripslock, William soon learns that the news is a risky business. For a start, his colleagues include a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography.

It’s a big news week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader.

And a dangerous criminal organisation will do anything to control the story . . .

The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but The Truth is a standalone.

Praise for the Discworld series:

‘[Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction’ Mail on Sunday

‘Pratchett is a master storytellerGuardian

‘One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest’ George R.R. Martin

‘One of those rare writers who appeals to everyoneDaily Express

‘One of the most consistently funny writers around’ Ben Aaronovitch

Masterful and brilliantFantasy & Science Fiction

‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own? he is a satirist of enormous talentincredibly funnycompulsively readable’ The Times

‘The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse’ The Sunday Telegraph

‘Nothing short of magicalChicago Tribune

‘Consistently funny, consistently clever and consistently surprising in its twists and turns’ SFX

‘[Discworld is] compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world?There’s never been anything quite like itEvening Standard

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Weight 0.29 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.8 × 3 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

441

Language

English

Edition

|Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K