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Ben: /* Major appearances */

2025-07-19T11:39:07Z

Major appearances

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	\| 2024-04-14 \|\| {{TCD}} \|\| “Footnotes 2: Nation”<ref name="TCB">Cross-post of the above episode of {{TCB}}.</ref> \|\| [http://compleatdiscography.page/episode/999459a2/footnotes-2-nation compleatdiscography.page]		\| 2024-04-14 \|\| {{TCD}} \|\| “Footnotes 2: Nation”<ref name="TCB">Cross-post of the above episode of {{TCB}}.</ref> \|\| [http://compleatdiscography.page/episode/999459a2/footnotes-2-nation compleatdiscography.page]

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Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added TCD cross-post

2025-07-19T11:38:40Z

Major appearances: Added TCD cross-post

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	\| 2025-04-14 \|\| {{TCB}} \|\| “Nation, by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [http://compleat.bibliography.show/episode/09aaea03/nation-by-terry-pratchett compleat.bibliography.show]		\| 2025-04-14 \|\| {{TCB}} \|\| “Nation, by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [http://compleat.bibliography.show/episode/09aaea03/nation-by-terry-pratchett compleat.bibliography.show]
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			\| 2024-04-14 \|\| {{TCD}} \|\| “Footnotes 2: Nation”<ref name="TCB">Cross-post of the above episode of {{TCB}}.</ref> \|\| [http://compleatdiscography.page/episode/999459a2/footnotes-2-nation compleatdiscography.page]

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Ben: /* Major appearances */ Updated to add TCD

2025-07-19T10:33:19Z

Major appearances: Updated to add TCD

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	\| 2024-03-27 \|\| ''[https://bok.mave.digital/ Большой огромный коллайдер]''<ref>In Russian; the title translates to “Big Huge Collider”.</ref> \|\| “Подробный разбор книги Терри Пратчетта "Народ"” \|\| [https://bok.mave.digital/ep-10 bok.mave.digital]		\| 2024-03-27 \|\| ''[https://bok.mave.digital/ Большой огромный коллайдер]''<ref>In Russian; the title translates to “Big Huge Collider”.</ref> \|\| “Подробный разбор книги Терри Пратчетта "Народ"” \|\| [https://bok.mave.digital/ep-10 bok.mave.digital]
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			\| 2025-04-14 \|\| {{TCB}} \|\| “Nation, by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [http://compleat.bibliography.show/episode/09aaea03/nation-by-terry-pratchett compleat.bibliography.show]
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Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added Russian podcast episode

2024-06-16T09:18:16Z

Major appearances: Added Russian podcast episode

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	\| 2024-04-14 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “The Final Form of the Haunted Sword” (3/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/04/14/141-nation-pt-3-the-final-form-of-the-haunted-sword/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]		\| 2024-04-14 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “The Final Form of the Haunted Sword” (3/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/04/14/141-nation-pt-3-the-final-form-of-the-haunted-sword/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
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			\| 2024-03-27 \|\| ''[https://bok.mave.digital/ Большой огромный коллайдер]''<ref>In Russian; the title translates to “Big Huge Collider”.</ref> \|\| “Подробный разбор книги Терри Пратчетта "Народ"” \|\| [https://bok.mave.digital/ep-10 bok.mave.digital]
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Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added Bookies episode

2024-06-16T01:46:09Z

Major appearances: Added Bookies episode

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	\| 2021-03-08 \|\| {{PC}} \|\| “The Adventures of Crab Boy and Trouser Girl” \|\| [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/03/08/pratchat41-crab-boy-and-trouser-girl/ pratchatpodcast.com]		\| 2021-03-08 \|\| {{PC}} \|\| “The Adventures of Crab Boy and Trouser Girl” \|\| [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/03/08/pratchat41-crab-boy-and-trouser-girl/ pratchatpodcast.com]
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			\| 2024-03-12 \|\| ''[http://bookaholics.libsyn.com/podcast Bookies]'' \|\| “Nation by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [https://bookaholics.libsyn.com/nation-by-terry-pratchett libsyn.com]
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	\| 2024-03-31 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Never Windsurf on a Crocodile” (1/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/31/139-nation-pt-1-never-windsurf-on-a-crocodile/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]		\| 2024-03-31 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Never Windsurf on a Crocodile” (1/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/31/139-nation-pt-1-never-windsurf-on-a-crocodile/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]

Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added third MYF episode

2024-04-25T00:30:09Z

Major appearances: Added third MYF episode

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	\| 2024-04-07 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Trousers All the Way Down” (2/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/04/07/140-nation-pt-2-trousers-all-the-way-down/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]		\| 2024-04-07 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Trousers All the Way Down” (2/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/04/07/140-nation-pt-2-trousers-all-the-way-down/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
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			\| 2024-04-14 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “The Final Form of the Haunted Sword” (3/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/04/14/141-nation-pt-3-the-final-form-of-the-haunted-sword/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
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Ben: /* Adaptations */

2024-04-09T01:01:44Z

Adaptations

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	== Adaptations ==		== Adaptations ==
	* Adapted for the stage by the National Theatre in London; it was not well reviewed. (~~His~~ experience of watching it is recounted in one of the pieces collected in {{SK}}.)		* Adapted for the stage by the National Theatre in London; it was not well reviewed. (Pratchett’s own experience of watching it is recounted in one of the pieces collected in {{SK}}.)

	== External links ==		== External links ==

Ben: Updated infobox, added blurbs

2024-04-09T01:01:27Z

Updated infobox, added blurbs

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	\| italic title = <!--(see above)-->		\| italic title = <!--(see above)-->
	\| name = Nation		\| name = Nation
	\| image =		\| image = Nation_CL.jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| border =		\| border =
	\| alt =		\| alt = Cover of the Nation Collector’s Library hardcover edition
	\| caption =		\| caption = Collector’s Library edition cover by Joe McLaren
	\| author = [[Terry Pratchett]]		\| author = [[Terry Pratchett]]
	\| audio_read_by = [[Tony Robinson]] (abridged)<br/>[[Stephen Briggs]] (unabridged)		\| audio_read_by = [[Tony Robinson]] (abridged)<br/>[[Stephen Briggs]] (unabridged)
	\| translator =		\| translator =
	\| illustrator =		\| illustrator = [[John Duddle]]
	\| cover_artist = [[~~Paul Kidby~~]]		\| cover_artist = [[John Duddle]] (original)<br/>Bill Meyer (US pb)<br/>[[Laura Ellen Anderson]] (2019 pb)<br/>Joe McLaren (Collector’s Library)
	\| country = UK		\| country = UK
	\| language = English		\| language = English
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	\| published =		\| published =
	\| media_type =		\| media_type =
	\| pages =		\| pages = 404
	\| awards =		\| awards = 2008 ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Young Adult Literature<br/>2009 ''Boston Globe-Horn'' Book Award for Fiction and Poetry<br/>2010 Brit Writer's Award Published Writer
	\| isbn =		\| isbn = 0385613709
	\| isbn_note =		\| isbn_note =
	\| preceded_by =		\| preceded_by =
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	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==
			=== 2008 edition ===
			Finding himself alone on a tropical island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He's also completely alone - or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick which can make fire. Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She's certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship's parrot. As it happens, they are not alone for long. Other survivors start to arrive to take refuge on the island they all call the Nation and then raiders accompanied by murderous mutineers from the Sweet Judy. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things - including how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good thing - and start to forge a new Nation.

			As can be expected from Terry Pratchett, the master story-teller, this new children's novel is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and history/memory, while being extremely funny. Mau's ancestors have something to teach us all. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone's lives!

			=== 2019 edition ===
			'''Terry Pratchett's masterpiece - a desert island story of epic and hilarious proportions. Now available in this brand-new, stunning edition.’''

			Widely thought of as the best book Terry Pratchett ever wrote, this is a story of a Nation, a story of a friendship, a story of growing up and the truths we must learn. It is epic in every sense...

			Prepare for the world to be turned upside down...

			For Mau, halfway between boy and man, it happens when a great wave destroys his entire village. For Daphne, it’s when the same wave crashes her ship into the island that was once Mau’s home. Everything they once had is now so far away, lost to distance and time.

			But when Daphne stops trying to shoot Mau (she did apologise for it), and instead uses a salvaged invitation card to invite him to tea, they discover a new home can be theirs.

			And then people start arriving on the island – some very good, some very bad. And it’s soon clear that Daphne and Mau must fight for their Nation.

			Then a discovery is made that will change the entire world forever...

	== Podcast episodes ==		== Podcast episodes ==

Ben: /* Major appearances */

2024-04-09T00:47:42Z

Major appearances

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	! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link		! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
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	\| 2021-03-08 \|\| {{PC}} \|\| ~~"[[The~~ Adventures of Crab Boy and Trouser ~~Girl]]"~~ \|\| [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/03/08/pratchat41-crab-boy-and-trouser-girl/ pratchatpodcast.com]		\| 2021-03-08 \|\| {{PC}} \|\| “The Adventures of Crab Boy and Trouser Girl” \|\| [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/03/08/pratchat41-crab-boy-and-trouser-girl/ pratchatpodcast.com]
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	\| 2024-03-31 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Never Windsurf on a Crocodile” (1/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/31/139-nation-pt-1-never-windsurf-on-a-crocodile/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]		\| 2024-03-31 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Never Windsurf on a Crocodile” (1/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/31/139-nation-pt-1-never-windsurf-on-a-crocodile/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]

Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added TTSMYF episodes

2024-04-09T00:47:25Z

Major appearances: Added TTSMYF episodes

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	\| 2021-03-08 \|\| {{PC}} \|\| "[[The Adventures of Crab Boy and Trouser Girl]]" \|\| [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/03/08/pratchat41-crab-boy-and-trouser-girl/ pratchatpodcast.com]		\| 2021-03-08 \|\| {{PC}} \|\| "[[The Adventures of Crab Boy and Trouser Girl]]" \|\| [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2021/03/08/pratchat41-crab-boy-and-trouser-girl/ pratchatpodcast.com]
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			\| 2024-03-31 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Never Windsurf on a Crocodile” (1/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/31/139-nation-pt-1-never-windsurf-on-a-crocodile/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
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			\| 2024-04-07 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| “Trousers All the Way Down” (2/3) \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/04/07/140-nation-pt-2-trousers-all-the-way-down/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
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