{"product_id":"the-truth-terry-pratchett","title":"The Truth (Terry Pratchett)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, a standalone \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A political thriller set in a fantasy world and a fantasy novel involving a political thriller.... A \u003cb\u003eclassic from a master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaunched 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a \u003ci\u003ebig \u003c\/i\u003enews week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd a dangerous criminal organisation will do \u003ci\u003eanything\u003c\/i\u003e to control the story . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order, but \u003c\/i\u003eThe Truth\u003ci\u003e is a standalone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound' Ben Aaronovitch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Discworld is] \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Magic, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e www.terrypratchettbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65797776474461,"sku":"K096273116","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9627311600001A.jpg?v=1788422899","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-truth-terry-pratchett","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}