But the kingly ghost of the baby's father refused to let them off the hook. The spell sisters immediately gave the noble heir away to a passing troupe of actors-along with the customary witches' birth gifts.
The trouble began when the three witches - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick-had their monthly cauldron-stirring disrupted by murder, mayhem and the sudden arrival of a royal baby. Blue boards with dark blue quarter-spine and gold spine lettering. Dust jacket has some edge wear and a couple of small tears. Otherwise an As New book with no other marks or stamps. Owner's inked name on front endpaper in two small line.
Authorized reprint of the Gollancz hardback. The stories from the beginning of his career, before he became the Terry Pratchett we know and love, are no less inspired and give real insight into the development of his creative genius,” Wilkins adds.Hard Back. “Whilst Terry was always very focussed on the next novel and maintained that his unpublished works should never be released, he always held a grudging admiration for his younger self’s work, and he would be tickled to see these stories celebrated in one wonderful volume. “The rediscovery of these stories is nothing short of a miracle and represents the last ‘new’ Pratchett material we are ever likely to find,” explains Pratchett biographer Rob Wilkins. The author demanded a hard drive with 10 incomplete novels was crushed by a steamroller in his will. While these short stories will see the light of day once again, there are other posthumous Pratchett works that won’t get the same treatment.
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