The Long Cosmos
'A wholly satisfying conclusion.' -- Publishers Weekly The thrilling conclusion to the internationally bestselling Long Earth series explores the greatest question of all: What is the meaning of life? 2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. Now, a message has been received: 'Join us.' The Next--the hyper-intelligent post-humans--realize that the missive contains instructions for kick-starting the development of an immense artificial intelligence known as The Machine. But to build this computer the size of an Earth continent, they must obtain help from the more populous and still industrious worlds of mankind. Meanwhile, on a trek in the High Meggers, Joshua Valient , now nearing seventy, is saved from death when a troll band discovers him. Living among the trolls as he recovers, Joshua develops a deeper understanding of this collective-intelligence species and its society. He discovers that some older trolls, with capacious
The Long War
The Long War by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter follows the adventures and travails of heroes Joshua Valiente and Lobsang in an exciting continuation of the extraordinary science fiction journey begun in their New York Times bestseller The Long Earth. A generation after the events of The Long Earth, humankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by 'stepping.' A new 'America'--Valhalla--is emerging more than a million steps from Datum--our Earth. Thanks to a bountiful environment, the Valhallan society mirrors the core values and behaviors of colonial America. And Valhalla is growing restless under the controlling long arm of the Datum government. Soon Joshua, now a married man, is summoned by Lobsang to deal with a building crisis that threatens to plunge the Long Earth into a war unlike any humankind has waged before.
Long Cosmos
THE EXTRAORDINARY FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE BESTSELLING LONG EARTH SERIES 'Intricately described . . . gently immersive' Guardian 'Enthralling and thought-provoking in equal measure' Daily Mail 'A love letter to science-fiction itself' SFX 2070-71. ...
Long Utopia
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Rich in an awe-inspiring sense of wonder' Independent 'A hymn to the joys of unfettered world-building' Guardian 2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is s...
Long Earth
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A triumph' Independent 'Literary alchemy' SFX 1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where...
The Long Mars
The third novel in legendary author and Discworld creator Terry Pratchett and award-winning science fiction writer Stephen Baxter's 'Long Earth' series, which Io9 calls 'a brilliant science fiction collaboration.' 2040. The Long Earth is in chaos. . . . The cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption is shutting down civilization. Whole populations flee to the relative safety of myriad stepwise Earths. Sally Linsay, Joshua Valiente, and Lobsang have all been involved in the perilous post-eruption clean-up. But Joshua faces a crisis close to home. From a long childhood hidden deep in the Long Earth, a new breed of young, super-bright post-humans is emerging--but 'normal' human society is turning against them, driven by ignorance and fear. For Joshua, caught up in the conflict, a dramatic showdown seems inevitable. Meanwhile, U.S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman embarks on an incredible journey, leading an expedition to the unexplored limits of the far Long Earth. And Sally is contacted by her
The Long Earth
The first novel in a brilliant collaboration between the visionary Discworld(R) creator Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science fiction novelist Stephen Baxter, The Long Earth transports readers to an infinity of new worlds--a series of parallel 'earths' with doorways leading to adventure, intrigue, excitement, and an escape into the furthest reaches of the imagination. All it takes is a single step. . . . The possibilities are endless. (Just be careful what you wish for. . . .) 1916: The Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong and the wind in the leaves. Where have the mud, blood, and blasted landscape of no-man's-land gone? For that matter, where has Percy gone? 2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Police officer Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive--some say mad, others allege dangerous--scientist who seems to have vanished. Sifting through the wreckage, Jansson finds a curious gadget: a box containing
Long War
THE BESTSELLING SEQUEL TO THE PHENOMENAL THE LONG EARTH 'An absorbing collaborative effort from the two giants of SF' Guardian A generation after the events of The Long Earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by Stepping. Where J...
Long Mars
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'Imaginative, sense-of-wonder at its best . . . thrilling stuff from the masters' Independent on Sunday 'A thrilling and ceaselessly entertaining ride' SFX 2040-2045: In the years after a cataclysmic eruption the...
Hogfather
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the fourth book in the Death series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Our best comic novelist' New Scientist 'A great Christmas tale that's as silly a...
Dodger
Now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library. THE SEWER IS DODGER'S WORLD? He hunts treasure there - coins and jewels lost in the dark and dirty drains. It's a good life, if you don't mind getting your hands (and arms an...
Snuff
Eighth book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBC's The Watch 'Snuff is entertaining, with all Pratchett's genius on display' Sunday Express The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a f...
Monstrous Regiment
A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone Discworld novel. 'You ride along on his tide of outlandish invention, realising that you are in the presence of a true original' The Time...
Small Gods
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, a standalone Discworld novel. 'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power . . .' Independent 'Thought-provoking comic fan...
Reaper Man
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the second book in the Death series, part of the Discworld novels. 'One taste, and you'll scour bookstores for more' Daily Mail 'So smart and funny ...
Thud!
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the seventh book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Consistently funny, consistently clever and consistently surprising in its...
Night Watch
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the sixth book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels. 'The best Discworld book in the whole world ever. Until next time' SFX 'I can...
Hat Full of Sky
*The second book in the incredible Tiffany Aching series. Now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library.* 'Fantastically inventive and humorous' The Sunday Times Something is coming after Tiffany. . . Tiffany Aching is re...
Guards! Guards!: The Play
The play script adaptation of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels. 'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Times 'Possibly the fu...
Guards! Guards!
A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels. 'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The T...
Strata
'Pratchett's writing is a constant delight' Daily Mail THE COMPANY BUILDS PLANETS. Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Di...
Thud!
A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the seventh book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Consistently funny, consistently clever and consistently surprising in its t...
Johnny and the Dead
From the legendary Terry Pratchett, the author of Discworld, the second instalment in the Johnny Maxwell Trilogy --------------------- Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies . . . Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelv...
Where's My Cow?
A Discworld series tie-in picture book, a companion to Thud! (part of the City Watch novels). Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. At six o'clock ...
Light Fantastic
A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second book in the Wizards series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Clever, engaging and laugh-out-loud funny' The Times 'Fantasy at its best' 5-sta...
Shepherd's Crown
Enter master story-teller Terry Pratchett's incredible Discworld in this fifth book in the Tiffany Aching series and the very final Discworld novel . . . Tiffany Aching has finally got her wish . . . She is a witch (and a respected one, at that). ...
Shepherd's Crown
Tiffany Aching has finally got her wish. She is a witch (and a respected one, at that). Overworked and underpaid, that's for certain, but a witch nonetheless. Help is at hand though. In the form of young Geoffrey and his goat. Geoffrey wants to be...
Dodger
A brand new edition of a Terry Pratchett classic - set in Victorian London, and starring cunning but kind Dodger, as he sets off on a whirlwind adventure through the city streets THE SEWER IS DODGER'S WORLD . . . He hunts treasure there - coins an...
Fifth Elephant
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Precisely balanced . . . a cracking comic thriller' The Times 'One of Sir Te...
Maskerade
'There's a kind of magic in masks. Masks conceal one face, but they reveal another. The one that only comes out in darkness . . .' The Opera House in Ankh-Morpork is home to music, theatrics and a harmless masked Ghost who lurks behind the scenes. But now a set of mysterious backstage murders may just stop the show. Agnes Nitt has left her rural home of Lancre in the hopes of launching a successful singing career in the big city. The only problem is, she doesn't quite look the part. And there are two witches who would much rather she return home to join their coven. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg have travelled to Ankh-Morpork to convince Agnes that life as a witch is much better than one on the stage. Only now they're caught up in a murder mystery featuring masks and maniacal laughter. And the show MUST go on . . . 'A master storyteller' A. S. Byatt 'Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre' Observer Maskerade is the fifth book in the Witches series, but
Wyrd Sisters
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the second book in the Witches series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Pratchett's Discworld books have made millions of people happy' Guardian 'Come...
Wyrd Sisters
Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the second book in the Witches series, part of the Discworld novels. 'Pratchett's Discworld books have made millions of people happy' Guardian 'Come...