The Carpet People
 50 Years of Terry edition cover by Mark Beech | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett (& Terry Pratchett) |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (abridged) Stephen Briggs (unabridged) Richard Mitchley (unabridged) David Tennant (50 Years of Terry) |
| Illustrator | Terry Pratchett (original) Mark Beech (later edition) |
| Cover artist | Terry Pratchett (original) Josh Kirby (revised) David Wyatt Mark Beech |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Colin Smythe (original) Doubleday (revised) |
Publication date | 1971-11-01 (original) 1992-06-30 (revised) |
The Carpet People is Terry Pratchett’s first published novel. Originally written as “Tales of the Carpet People”, a series of short stories for the Bucks Free Press, he adapted it into a fairly straight (if very imaginative) fantasy adventure novel for children in 1971. He later heavily revised it (and added a lot of jokes) for re-publication in 1992, due to fan demand. He described the result as having "two authors, and they were both the same person”.
Blurb
2010 edition
In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet...
That's the old story everyone knows and loves. But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples and there's a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet. The story of power-hungry mouls - and of two Munrung brothers, who set out on an amazing adventure.
It's a story that will come to a terrible end - if someone doesn't do something about it. If everyone doesn't do something about it...
Co-written by Terry Pratchett, aged seventeen, and master storyteller, Terry Pratchett, aged forty-three.
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-08 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “F5 to Pay Respects” (1/2) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-11-15 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Apocalypse Brackets Roundworld” (2/2) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2022-06-18 | Pratchat | Book Discussion of Terry Pratchett's The Carpet People (1971 and 1992)[1] | YouTube |
Other appearances
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-09 | The Pratchett Podcast | “The Pratchett Podcast episode 12” | thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[2] |
Adaptations
To be added.
External links
- The Carpet People at the L-Space Wiki
- The Carpet People on Wikipedia