The Discworld Almanak
Terry Pratchett, Bernard Pearson
  • Published: 1 October 2004
  • ISBN: 9780385606837
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $45.00
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The Discworld Almanak

The Year of The Prawn

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The ultimate accessory for all Pratchett fans, the definitive almanak which will grace every loo in the kingdom.

A Discworld tie-in book. Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.

This ultimate guide to the Year of the Prawn is a veritable cornucopia of advice, direction and wisdom - a must have not only for all inhabitants of Ankh-Morpork and the Sto Plains, but also anyone wanting to immerse themselves in the whimsical and wonderful ways of Sir Terry Pratchett's incredible Discworld.

What fans are saying:
'Brilliant, typical Pratchett' - ***** Reader review
'Insightful and funny as always from Terry Pratchett' - ***** Reader review
'Amazing' - ***** Reader review

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This is the definitive Almanak to the Common Year of the Prawn: a Compendium to all Knowledge. Not only a sure means of ensuring fertility of crops & livestock it is also a boon companion in affairs of the heart and health and full to the brim with information as will render this Publication a staunch companion to Townsman & Tiller of Soil alike.

Including:
*homemade remedies for common ailments
*recipes
*horoscopes
*scientific discoveries
*a calendar
*strange tales
*valuable facts about the cabbage

Beautifully illustrated, this is an artistically presented package guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of all Pratchett fans.
  • Published: 1 October 2004
  • ISBN: 9780385606837
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the authors

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.

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Bernard Pearson

TERRY PRATCHETT is the acclaimed creator of the bestselling Discworld series, the latest of which is Thud!. He was appointed OBE in 1998.
BERNARD PEARSON, the Cunning Artificer, lives in the town of Wincanton, Somerset, which was recently twinned with Ankh-Morpork.
ALAN BATLEY is an illustrator, visualiser and modelmaker. He lives in Norwich with his family.

Praise for The Discworld Almanak

Where would we be without it?

Havelock Vetinari

A good stiff cardboard cover that will provide a whole month of inner soles, and soft paper inside, truly a boon for the working man

Bernard Pearson

Better read than dead

Reg Shoe, Fresh Start Club, 668 Elm St, Ankh-Morpork

With thys Almanak as my gide my every venture is bound to prosper

C.M.O.T. Dibbler
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