- Published: 2 July 2021
- ISBN: 9780552573368
- Imprint: Corgi Childrens
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $16.99
The Carpet People
- Published: 2 July 2021
- ISBN: 9780552573368
- Imprint: Corgi Childrens
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $16.99
For readers who are attracted to epic but not quite ready for the weightiness of Tolkien, this is a perfect entrée; for those who have loved or will love Pratchett, it's simply a must read.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The perfect starting place for young readers . . . seasoned Pratchett fans will just revel in his wit, his subversion of tropes and his sense of humanity.
Kirkus
The story is inventive in its carefully worked-out central conceit, often very funny, and dotted with some genuinely scary bits.
Publishers Weekly
Only a writer with a masterstroke of imagination could place an entire empire of goodies and baddies within the fronds of a carpet
Daily Mail
A unique piece of high fantasy . . . Now very witty and politically aware in its revised version with the new ending
Vector
Mouth-watering attention to names and place names add greatly to the story's enjoyment factor.The story itself - part saga, legend and adventure - swings along at a fair old clatter. Terry Pratchett's writing is vivid and immediate . . . For young readers unaware of Pratchett's oeuvre, The Carpet People is a fine introduction
Junior Bookshelf
The concept is fascinating and is told with Pratchett's customary wit plus touches of cynicism. It's a winner
The School Librarian
Carpets are never the same once you've read this . . . Terry Pratchett's carpet empire is an enchanting and insightful commentary on how different people in any worlds interact.
The Observer
I feel it's a new dimension in imagination and the prose is beautiful. It is exciting and adventurous.
The Irish Times