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A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction (original 2012; edition 2015)

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

Series: Discworld (short story collection)

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"A collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day. In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short-form fiction collected into one volume. A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press, and the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the phenomenally successful Discworld series. Here are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with Terry's inimitable brand of humour. With an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt, illustrations by the late Josh Kirby and by Paul Kidby, and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure"--… (more)
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Title:A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction
Authors:Terry Pratchett (Author)
Info:Doubleday (2015), Edition: 1St Edition, 304 pages
Collections:Your library, Personal shelves
Rating:****1/2
Tags:fiction, short stories, fantasy

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A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction by Terry Pratchett (2012)

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  freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |
Absolutely loved it. Each story makes you laugh and makes you think. Captivating characters. All have Pratchett’s unique style. ( )
  Lunarsong | Jul 3, 2022 |
Even better than Dragons at Crumbling Castle -- it has a Discworld selection, after all. Great collection of shorter works from all parts of his career. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
Terry Pratchett's shorter fiction, including juvenilia from college magazines and also some Discworld stories. ( )
  Robertgreaves | Feb 7, 2022 |
One for the fans, although lovers of short stories might get enough out of the better stories to enjoy it without a reasonable background in Discworld. ( )
  fred_mouse | Dec 10, 2021 |
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Terry Pratchettprimary authorall editionscalculated
Byatt, A. S.Forewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kidby, PaulIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kirby, JoshIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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My thanks to my old friend and agent Colin Smythe who spent a lot of time sieving through a lot of dusty old newspapers to find my tracks. Amazingly, he really likes doing this kind of thing...
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Argh, argh, argh … if I put my fingers in my ears and go ‘lalalala’ loudly I won’t hear you read this story.
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"A collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day. In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short-form fiction collected into one volume. A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press, and the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the phenomenally successful Discworld series. Here are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with Terry's inimitable brand of humour. With an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt, illustrations by the late Josh Kirby and by Paul Kidby, and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure"--

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