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Thief of Time - Discworld, Bk 26
Author: Terry Pratchett

It was only a matter of time before Terry Pratchett would win the minds and hearts of America. Already a worldwide sensation and Great Britain's indisputable number one author, this intellectually audacious and effortlessly hilarious writer sold more hardcover books in the United Kingdom during the previous decade than any other living novel... more »ist. His novels have reigned supreme on English bestseller lists since before the Iron Lady left Downing Street, and though some things have changed since then, Pratchett, thankfully, continues to pen insightfully irreverent tales set in a world a lot like our own -- only different.

Celebrated as one of the keenest practitioners of satire and parody at work today -- alongside Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen -- Terry Pratchett commands a loyal and ever-increasing number of readers and appreciative critics from coast to coast in our own country. As he skewers all aspects of modern life -- and especially our sacred cows -- Pratchett makes us laugh and challenges us to think. And he's at his sharpest, most uproarious best in Thief of Time.

Everybody wants more time, which is why on Discworld its management is entrusted to the experts: the venerable Monks of History, who store it and pump it from where it's wasted, like underwater (after all, how much time does a codfish really need?) to places like cities, where harried citizens are forever lamenting, "Oh where does the time go?"

And while everyone always talks about slowing down, one clever soul is about to stop. Stop time, that is. For good. Going against everything known (and the nine tenths of everything that remains unknown), a young horologist has been commissioned to build the world's first truly accurate clock. It falls to History Monk Lu-Tze and his apprentice Lobsang Ludd to find the timepiece and stop it before it starts. For if the Perfect Clock starts ticking, Time -- as we know it -- will stop. And then the trouble will really begin.

A superb send-up of science and philosophy, religion and death (after all, isn't that where time stops, for most of us, anyway?), and a host of other timely topics, Thief of Time provides the perfect opportunity to kick back and unwind. So don't put off till tomorrow what you could do today. Read Thief of Time. Right this minute. Because tomorrow may not come. (You'll have to read the book to find out why. This is a Terry Pratchett novel, after all.)

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ISBN-13: 9780060199562
ISBN-10: 0060199563
Publication Date: 4/2001
Pages: 324
Rating:

Currently 4.3/5 Stars.

4.3 stars, based on 36 ratings

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 4
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Daniel D. (danieljdoughty) reviewed Thief of Time (Discworld, Bk 26) on 7/16/2006 + 16 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

What can I say? It's laugh out loud stuff. Always is.

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Glauber R. (glauber) reviewed Thief of Time (Discworld, Bk 26) on 9/9/2006 + 48 more book reviews

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Very good. Funny, weird and moving. I couldn't put it down.

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Daniel D. reviewed Thief of Time (Discworld, Bk 26) on 1/30/2007 + 2 more book reviews

Great book that wasn't just littered with wacky devices. Loved it

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Sarah S. reviewed Thief of Time (Discworld, Bk 26) on 8/16/2006 + 6 more book reviews

An extremely funny book in the Discworld series. Note you do not have to have read the series from the beginning to know what's going on, so feel free to jump into the Discworld with this book -- it was my first, and I just bought three new Discworld books today because I liked it so much!

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Marie D. reviewed Thief of Time (Discworld, Bk 26) on 12/20/2005 + 7 more book reviews

A recent Discworld novel, so good I accidentally bought it twice! Features the "Monks of History" and Lu-Tze (as well as Death's granddaughter). I most remember it for the phrase "a perfect moment".

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