A Stroke of the Pen
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Anthologies |
Release number | 1 |
| Genre | Science fiction and fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 2023-10-05 |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 978-0-857-52963-3 First edition |
| Preceded by | A Slip of the Keyboard |
Blurb
A beautifully packaged, illustrated collection of twenty rediscovered early short stories by award-winning and bestselling author, Sir Terry Pratchett.
A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated collection of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.
Twenty early short stories by one of the world's best loved authors, each accompanied by exquisite original woodcut illustrations.
These are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. Whilst none are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination.
Meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Ministry of Nuisances with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury, a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and go on a dangerous quest through time and space with hero Kron, which begins in the ancient city of Morpork...
A STROKE OF THE PEN is a must-have collection for fans of all ages.
Contents
Foreword by Neil Gaiman.
Introduction by Colin Smythe.
Stories
- “How It All Began...”
- “The Fossil Beach”
- “The Real Wild West”
- “How Scrooge Saw the Spectral Light (Ho! Ho! Ho!) and Went Happily Back to Humbug”
- “Wanted: A Fat, Jolly Man with a Red Woolly Hat”
- “A Partridge in a Post Box”
- “The New Father Christmas”
- “The Great Blackbury Pie” (a revised version of “The Blackbury Pie”)
- “How Good King Wenceslas Went Pop for the DJ’s Feast of Stephen”
- “Dragon Quest” (an earlier version of “Dragons at Crumbling Castle”)
- “The Gnomes from Home”
- “From the Horse’s Mouth” (a revised version of “Johnno, the Talking Horse”)
- “Blackbury Weather”
- “The Blackbury Jungle”
- “The Haunted Steamroller”
- “The Money Tree”
- “The Blackbury Thing”
- “Mr Brown’s Holiday Accident”
- “The Quest for the Keys”
Back matter
The Quest for The Quest for the Keys, by Pat and Jan Harkin
Text Acknowledgements
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing the book as a whole. See pages for individual stories for episodes that focus on them.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-06 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | Bonus: “A Stroke of the Pen with Pat & Jan Harkin” | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
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 |
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To be added.
External links
- A Stroke of the Pen at the L-Space Wiki
- A Stroke of the Pen on Wikipedia