Unseen Academicals (book)
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi) Stephen Briggs (Isis) Colin Morgan (Penguin) |
| Cover artist | Paul Kidby |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld |
Release number | 37 |
| Sub-series | Wizards |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Published in English | 2009-10-06 |
| Preceded by | Making Money |
| Followed by | I Shall Wear Midnight |
Unseen Academicals is the thirty-seventh Discworld novel, and the last to star the wizards of Unseen University. It introduces “foot-the-ball” to the Disc (though there are hints it already existed as a game, if not an organised competition), and several new supporting characters, though it is notable for being a wizards book in which neither Death nor Rincewind play a major role. It also introduces rival university Brazeneck College, to whom the former Dean of UU defects.
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Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-05 | PodCastle[1] | “PodCastle Review 1: Unseen Academicals” | podcastle.org |
| 2020-10-28 | Radio Morpork | “Balon D’Orc” | radiomorpork.wordpress.com |
| 2021-04-04 | Unseen Academicals | “Unseen Academicals” | anchor.fm |
| 2021-05-09 | Desert Island Discworld | “Dave Powell and Unseen Academicals” | desertislanddiscworld.com |
| 2021-09-15 | The Death of Podcasts | “Unseen Academicals” | aalgar.com |
| 2022-03-28 | Wyrd Sisters | “Unseen Academicals” | wyrdsisters.podbean.com |
| 2023-02-28 | The Compleat Discography | “Unseen Academicals”[2] | compleatdiscography.page |
| 2024-03-04 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Reticule! in the Boudoir” (1/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2024-03-11 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Mass Pie Experience” (2/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2024-03-18 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Progressive Sleaze” (3/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2024-09-05 | Fiction Fans | “Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
Other appearances
To be added.
External links
- Unseen Academicals at the L-Space Wiki
- Unseen Academicals on Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ PodCastle is a fantasy fiction podcast from Escape Artists, who also make EscapePod (their first, sci-fi-themed show) and PseudoPod (for horror fiction). This was the first of only three or four book review episodes. Also of note: Pratchett podcast guest Dr Kat Day works as a producer on PseudoPod.
- ↑ Features guest Rob Wilkins