The Discworld Almanac for the Common Year 2005 [Import] [Hardcover]

Terry Pratchett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2004

The 2004 Annual which followed the series of Discworld Diaries - and broke new ground.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 129 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385606834
• ISBN-13: 978-0385606837
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 0.5 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,020,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was fifteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987 he turned to writing full time, and has not looked back since. To date there are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series, of which four (so far) are written for children. The first of these children's books, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal. A non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Neil Gaiman, has been a longtime bestseller, and was reissued in hardcover by William Morrow in early 2006 (it is also available as a mass market paperback (Harper Torch, 2006) and trade paperback (Harper Paperbacks, 2006). Terry's latest book, Nation, a non-Discworld standalone YA novel was published in October of 2008 and was an instant New York Times and London Times bestseller. Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire "for services to literature" in 1998, and has received four honorary doctorates from the Universities of Warwick, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 55 million copies (give or take a few million) and have been translated into 36 languages. Terry Pratchett lives in England with his family, and spends too much time at his word processor.  Some of Terry's accolades include: The Carnegie Medal, Locus Awards, the Mythopoetic Award, ALA Notable Books for Children, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Book Sense 76 Pick, Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discworld Almanac 2005, July 14, 2010

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This review is from: The Discworld Almanac for the Common Year 2005 (Hardcover)

I only discovered Terry Pratchett a few years ago and soon became an addict. Since he cannot write as fast as I would like, I am tracking down the Almanacs for various years in order to support my addiction between new titles. My only major complaint is that they were apparently not printed in the U.S. originally, and are a little hard to find within my price range. I was really happy to find this one. It came quickly, and is in good condition.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't care for it.I, April 10, 2011

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Dave Doyle (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Discworld Almanac for the Common Year 2005 (Hardcover)

I love Pratchett's work, and own all books in the Discworld series. That said, I didn't really care for this. While it had a lot of the discworld themes to it, it didn't feel at all like Pratchett's work. The humor was sparse and limited, and a fair number of the pages existed just to make it feel like an almanac. Hardcore fans and collectors should get this, but the average fan probably should skip it.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fan candy, June 27, 2007

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Thomas A. ONeil "Book Ninja" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Discworld Almanac for the Common Year 2005 (Hardcover)

If your not a discworld fan I don't even know why your reading the reviews for this item. This another supplement and if your not fan it's kind of a slow read. Especially due to the archaic spellings.