Strata
 1981 cover by Tim White | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (abridged) Stephen Briggs (unabridged) |
| Cover artist | Tim White (1981 original) Josh Kirby (1988) |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Colin Smythe (1981) Corgi (1988) |
Publication date | 1981-06-15 |
Blurb
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. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads "End Nuclear Testing Now", doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth.
But then came a discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new...
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-10 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Meta Metaphorical Metaphor Muscles” (1/2) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-05-17 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Eternal FOMO” (2/2) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2023-08-08 | Pratchat | “Discus Ex Machina” | pratchatpodcast.com |
Other appearances
To be added.
Adaptations
- An unabridged audiobook was released in 2002 read by Stephen Briggs for Isis books. There are audiobooks in some other languages too, including German.