Scale the heights of fun and adventure in this witty children’s
tale from the New York Times bestselling author of the Discworld
series. Captain the Honorable Sir Herbert Stephen Ernest
Boring-Tristam-Boring (known as Bill) is very rich but very bored.
When famed explorer Alfred Tence* shows up at Bill’s door, life gets
considerably more exciting. Before long, they’re speeding off in a
taxi to the distant mountains of Chilistan in search of the hairiest,
most mysterious monster ever known—the Abominable Snowman!
Featuring the signature wit and invention of one of the world’s most
beloved writers, this irreverent, illustrated story is from Dragons
at Crumbling Castle and Other Tales by Terry Pratchett. [*Yes,
that Alfred Tence—the man who rowed from Brighton to Bombay in a
bathtub. It’s true.] Praise for Dragons at Crumbling Castle and
Other Tales “My son and I discovered Terry Pratchett’s books
together, when he was about eleven years old. He’d be reading on his
own and would start to laugh, and then eagerly read the passage aloud
to me—and I’d do the same to him! Pratchett’s books became a
shared source of delight for us back then, and they still are
today.”—Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medal winner “Feature[s]
characters heroic or hiss-worthy, pranks and battles aplenty, sly
twists on the familiar tropes and his trademark mix of silly humor and
accurate moral commentary.”—Kirkus Reviews “It’s a pleasure
to read Pratchett’s reflections in his introduction and to see his
signature warmth, wit, and intelligence light up these simple
stories.”—Booklist
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A Short Story from Dragons at Crumbling Castle
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780544630666
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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