Death´s domain (discworld) (defekt) - terry pratchett

It's no more than a breath away... Everyone needs a place to relax after a long day, after all. So here is the place where the Grim Reaper can kick back and take the load off his scythe. Here's the golf course that's not so much crazy as insane, and the useless maze, and the dark gardens - all brought (incongruously) to life. And here, for the first time ever, you will find out the reason why Death can't understand rockeries, and what hapens to garden gnomes. As Death rides Binky into the sunset (of other people's lives), you can at last see what he gets up to when he's not at work. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It's no more than a breath away... Everyone needs a place to relax after a long day, after all. So here is the place where the Grim Reaper can kick back and take the load off his scythe. Here's the golf course that's not so much crazy as insane, and the useless maze, and the dark gardens - all brought (incongruously) to life. And here, for the first time ever, you will find out the reason why Death can't understand rockeries, and what hapens to garden gnomes. As Death rides Binky into the sunset (of other people's lives), you can at last see what he gets up to when he's not at work. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This classic Discworld novel now has a brand-new cover look to celebrate 50 years of Terry Pratchett!Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker. The trouble is, he's not very good at it. All he wants is the usual three wishes: to be immortal, rule the world and have the most beautiful woman fall madly in love with him. The usual stuff.But what he gets is Rincewind, the Disc's most incompetent wizard, and Rincewind's Luggage (the world's most dangerous travel accessory) into the bargain.Terry Pratchett's hilarious take on the Faust legend stars many of the Discworld's most popular characters in an outrageous adventure that will leave Eric wishing once more - this time, quite fervently, that he'd never been born. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew . . . The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.'Time is a resource. Everyone knows it must be managed. You can let it move fast or slowly, but what you mustn't do is allow it to stop.On the Discworld, the History Monks have the important job of ensuring that tomorrow always comes. But the construction of the world's first truly accurate clock starts a race against, well . . . time.Monk Lu-Tze, his apprentice Lobsang Ludd and Death's granddaughter Susan must stop the clockmaker before he completes his task. Because a truly accurate clock will stop time completely.And then, there really will be no tomorrow . . .'This is the best Pratchett I've read' Sunday TelegraphThief of Time is the fifth book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this latest accessory to the Discworld phenomenon, Terry Pratchett joins forces with Bernard Pearson to produce the definitive Almanak to the Common Year of the Prawn, for the city of Ankh-Morpork and Surrounding Areas & Benefices. Here you will find a Compendium to all Knowledge, and a sure means of ensuring fertility of crops & livestock, also a boon companion in affairs of the HEART & HEALTH, with notes on Husbandry, Physic, Fairs & Marts, and other such information as will render this Publication a staunch companion to Townsman & Tiller of Soil alike. Including homemade remedies for common ailments, recipes, horoscopes, scientific discoveries, a calendar, strange tales and many valuable facts about the cabbage. With witty illustrations from Paul Kidby, this is an artistically presented package guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of all Pratchett fans. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

When the Spirit of Winter takes a fancy to young witch Tiffany Aching, he wants her to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. It will take all the young witch's skill and cunning, as well as help from the legendary Granny Weatherwax and the irrepressible Wee Free Men, to survive until Spring. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Opera House is a rambling building, where young sopranos are lured to their destiny by a strangely-familiar evil mastermind in a hideously-deformed evening dress... At least, he hopes so. But Granny Weatherwax, Discworld's most famous witch, is in the audience. And she doesn't hold with that sort of thing. So there's going to be trouble. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. After being assured that being dead was not compulsory, Mort accepted. However, he soon found that romantic longings did not mix easily with the responsibilities of being Death's apprentice. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many, many bodies and an ancient crime more terrible than murder. He is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth, out of bacon sandwiches, occasionally snookered and out of his mind, but never out of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding, there must be a chase and there must be a punishment. They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. But not quite all... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Discworld goes to war, with armies of sardines, warriors, fishermen, squid and at least one very camp follower. As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch faces unpleasant foes who are out to get him and that's just the people on his side. The enemy might be even worse. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It's an offer you can't refuse. Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork's Royal Mint and the bank next door? It's a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long. The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. There's something nameless in the cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless), it turns out that the Royal Mint runs at a loss. A 300 year old wizard is after his girlfriend, he's about to be exposed as a fraud, but the Assassins Guild might get him first. In fact lot of people want him dead. Oh. And every day he has to take the Chairman for walkies. Everywhere he looks he's making enemies. What he should be doing is ...Making Money! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

OTHER CHILDREN GET GIVEN XYLOPHONES. SUSAN JUST HAD TO ASK HER GRANDFATHER TO TAKE HIS VEST OFF. Yes. There's a Death in the family. It's hard to grow up normally when Grandfather rides a white horse and wields a scythe - especially when you have to take over the family business, and everyone mistakes you for the Tooth Fairy. And especially when you have to face the new and addictive music that has entered Discworld. It's lawless. It changes people. It's called Music With Rocks In. It's got a beat and you can dance to it, but...It's alive. And it won't fade away. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld's first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist's life - people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want him dead in a different way and, worst of all, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes. William just wants to get at THE TRUTH. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get at William. And it's only the third edition...The Truth is Terry Pratchett's 25th Discworld novel. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It began as a sudden strange fancy ...Polly Perks had to become a boy in a hurry. Cutting off her hair and wearing trousers was easy. Learning to fart and belch in public and walk like an ape took more time ...And now she's enlisted in the army, and searching for her lost brother. But there's a war on. There's always a war on. And Polly and her fellow recruits are suddenly in the thick of it, without any training, and the enemy is hunting them. All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army and a vampire with a lust for coffee. Well ...They have the Secret. And as they take the war to the heart of the enemy, they have to use all the resources of ...the Monstrous Regiment. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This is where the dragons went. They lie...not dead, not asleep, but...dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly. And presumably, somewhere, there's a key...`Guards! Guards!` is the eighth `Discworld` novel - and after this, dragons will never be the same again! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to pass on his staff of power to the eighth son of an eighth son. Unfortunately for his colleagues in the chauvinistic (not to say misogynistic) world of magic, he failed to check on the new-born baby's sex...This is a third hilarious adventure by the author of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else. The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman, who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been, and the mysterious Mr Nutt (and no one knows anything much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt, which worries him, too). As the match approaches, four lives are entangled and changed for ever. Because the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football. Here we go! Here we go! Here we go! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach which just goes to show they're as confused about anatomy as they gen'rally are about everything else, unless they're talking about instructions on how to stab him, in which case a better way is up and under the ribcage. Anyway, we do not live in a perfect world and it is foresighted and useful for a young woman to become proficient in those arts which will keep a weak-willed man from straying. Learning to cook is also useful.' Nanny Ogg, one of Discworld's most famous witches, is passing on some of her huge collection of tasty and above all interesting recipes, since everyone else is doing it. But in addition to the delights of the Strawberry Wobbler and Nobby's Mum's Distressed Pudding, Mrs Ogg imparts her thoughts on life, death, etiquette ('If you go to other people's funerals they'll be sure to come to yours'), courtship, children and weddings, all in a refined style that should not offend the most delicate of sensibilities. Well, not much. Most of the recipes have been tried out on people who are still alive. Nanny Ogg Gratefully Ackowledges the Assistance in this Literary Argosy of: Mr Terry Pratchett, Mr Stephen Briggs, Mlle Tina Hannan and Master Paul Kidby. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The perfect stocking filler - Terry Pratchett's million-copy bestselling Christmas novel, now with a festive new cover and exclusive new introduction by Tony Robinson. THE DISCWORLD CHRISTMAS NOVEL - with a new introduction by Tony Robinson 'Twas the night before Hogswatch and all through the house...something was missing. The stockings are hanging ready, the sherry and pies are waiting by the fireplace - but where is the jolly fat man with his sack? It's not right to find Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho Ho Ho - but someone's got to bring the little kiddies their presents. Or else they might stop believing. Belief is important in Discworld, particularly on the last night of the year when the time is turning. If the real man in the red suit isn't found by morning, there won't be a morning. Ever again... A festive feast of darkness, jolly robins and tinsel. As they say- 'You'd better watch out...' (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one.'The Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork is facing a crisis and needs a shake-up in management. Cue Moist von Lipwig, Postmaster General and former con artist. If anyone can rescue the city's ailing financial institution, it's him. He doesn't really want the job, but the thing is, he doesn't have a choice.Moist has many problems to solve as part of his new role: the chief cashier is almost certainly a vampire, the chairman needs his daily walkies, there's something strange happening in the cellar, and the Royal Mint is running at a loss.Moist begins making some ambitious changes . . . and some dangerous enemies. Because money is power and certain stakeholders will do anything to keep a firm grip on both . . .'As bright and shiny as a newly minted coin; clever, engaging and laugh-out-loud funny' The TimesMaking Money is the second book in the Moist von Lipwig series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

There's a werewolf with the pre-lunar tension in Ankh-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude and a golem who's begun to think for itself. But for Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City Watch, that's only the start. There's treason in the air. A crime has happened. He's not only got to find out whodunit, but howdunit too. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It's the Discworld's last continent and it's going to die in a few days, except... Who is this hero striding across the red desert? A man in a hat whose luggage follows him on little legs. Yes, it's Rincewind, the inept wizard who can't even spell wizard. He's the only hero left. Still...no worries, eh? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Panic?' said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival. When the very fabric of time and space are about to be put through the wringer - in this instance by the imminent arrival of a very large and determinedly oncoming meteorite - circumstances require a very particular type of hero. Sadly what the situation does not need is a singularly inept wizard, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Equally it does not need one well-meaning tourist and his luggage which has a mind of its own. Which is a shame because that's all there is... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew . . . The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.'Time is a resource. Everyone knows it must be managed. You can let it move fast or slowly, but what you mustn't do is allow it to stop.On the Discworld, the History Monks have the important job of ensuring that tomorrow always comes. But the construction of the world's first truly accurate clock starts a race against, well . . . time.Monk Lu-Tze, his apprentice Lobsang Ludd and Death's granddaughter Susan must stop the clockmaker before he completes his task. Because a truly accurate clock will stop time completely.And then, there really will be no tomorrow . . .'This is the best Pratchett I've read' Sunday TelegraphThief of Time is the fifth book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE FAIRIES ARE BACK--BUT THIS TIME THEY DON'T JUST WANT YOUR TEETH... Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against realelves. It's Midsummer Night.No time for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And there are monsters on his trail . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE FAIRIES ARE BACK--BUT THIS TIME THEY DON'T JUST WANT YOUR TEETH... Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against realelves. It's Midsummer Night.No time for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Just because you can't explain it, doesn't mean it's a miracle.' In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: 'Hey, you!' This is the Discworld, after all, and religion is a controversial business. Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods, of every shape and size, and all elbowing for space at the top. In such a competitive environment, it's certainly not helpful to be reduced to appearing in the form of a tortoise, a manifestation far below god-like status in anyone's book. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast: for the Great God Om, Brutha the novice is the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please...Now adapted into graphic novel form with new artwork by Ray Friesen. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Roundworld is in trouble again, and this time it looks fatal. Having created it in the first place, the wizards of Unseen University feel vaguely responsible for its safety. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Focus on a planet revolving in space ...Focus in on a small country in the northern hemisphere - Great Britain. Closer, closer ...and on the western edge of London you can see the county of Buckinghamshire. Small villages and winding country roads. And if you could go back in time to the mid nineteen-sixties, you might spot a young lad on a motorbike coming down one such lane, notebook and pen in his jacket pocket. This is me. A junior reporter for the Bucks Free Press, where I began writing stories for young readers that were published every week in the newspaper. The stories in this collection are a selection of those. There are wizards and mayors, carpet people and a monster in a lake, along with plenty of pointy hats. And some of these stories even spawned my later novels. The deluxe slipcase edition is fully illustrated and includes: special foreword by Terry Pratchett; two bonus stories; critical commentaries to accompany each story; limited-edition colour print; and, additional content. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy.But someone - or something - is inciting fear, generating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches.Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the evil at its root. Aided by the tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men, Tiffany faces a dire challenge, for if she falls, the whole Chalk falls with her . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From Snuff: 'Vimes' prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page, it dawned on him that whoever had written this book, they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks and dunnakin divers and gongfermors and how dog muck helped make the very best leather, and other things that you never thought you would need to know, but once heard somehow lodged in your mind.' (knihydobrovsky.cz)

On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There's an avaricious but inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course THE EDGE of the planet... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Something is coming after Tiffany. . .Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic, but life isn't exactly what she thought it would be.She expects spells and magic - not chores and ill-tempered goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this?And Tiffany will find that she needs her magic more than ever, to fight off the insidious, disembodied creature that is pursuing her.This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six-inch-high Wee Free Men can protect her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany's inner strength to save herself. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Something is coming after Tiffany. . .Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic, but life isn't exactly what she thought it would be.She expects spells and magic - not chores and ill-tempered goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this?And Tiffany will find that she needs her magic more than ever, to fight off the insidious, disembodied creature that is pursuing her.This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six-inch-high Wee Free Men can protect her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany's inner strength to save herself. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact.So the Armies of Good and Evil are massing, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witchfinders are getting ready to Fight the Good Fight. Atlantis is rising. Frogs are falling.Tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. They've lived amongst Humanity for millennia, and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle.So if Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the AntiChrist (which is a shame, really, as he's a nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. This edition features a new revised text, approved by Neil Gaiman and the Pratchett Estate, which clears up many typos and errors from previous editions.It also features twelve full colour illustrations from Paul Kidby - Terry Pratchett's artist of choice - and further pencil drawings. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact.So the Armies of Good and Evil are massing, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witchfinders are getting ready to Fight the Good Fight. Atlantis is rising. Frogs are falling.Tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. They've lived amongst Humanity for millennia, and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle.So if Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the AntiChrist (which is a shame, really, as he's a nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. This edition features a new revised text, approved by Neil Gaiman and the Pratchett Estate, which clears up many typos and errors from previous editions.It also features twelve full colour illustrations from Paul Kidby - Terry Pratchett's artist of choice - and further pencil drawings. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Pošťáci si schovávají nedoručenou poštu, nikdy ji jen tak nevyhodí nebo nezničí, to by bylo špatně. Když tedy vyšetřovatelé navštíví jejich dům, najdou místnosti plné poštovních pytlů s nedoručenými dopisy. Moist von Lipwig je podvodník a muž postavený před jasnou volbu: viset nebo vzít na svá bedra ankh-morporský poštovní úřad. To je těžké rozhodování. A zjišťuje, že poštu nezastaví déšť, krupobití, plískanice, psi, Pošťácká přátelská a benevolentní společnost, předseda Semaforové společnosti ani půlnoční vrah. Možná ale bude zapotřebí zločinu, aby se uspělo tam, kde čestní muži zklamali a neuspěl. (patro.cz)

When a giant wave destroys his entire Nation - his family and everyone he has ever known - Mau finds himself totally alone. Until he meets Daphne, daughter of a colonial Governor and the sole survivor from a shipwreck. They have no common language, no common culture - but together they discover some remarkable things - like how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good idea - and must try and forge a new kind of Nation. Then other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island, and not all of them are friendly...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 nationhood, 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! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't. But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him. And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Mágové ignorují existenci všech ostatních bytostí a pokud si snad někdo jejich pozornost vynucuje neustálým pokukazováním na svoji služební nadřazenost, snaží se co nejrychleji jeho existenci snížit pod měřitelnou hodnotu. Kupříkladu kuší. Proto se na arcikancléřův pokyn vydali mágové do přírody a uvolňují nahromaděné napětí pomocí paintballových kouzel. To ovšem ještě nevědí, že se najednou ocitnou na Zeměploše, kterou kdysi sami vytvořili. Mágové tentokrát budou muset zjistit, co z lidí dělá fungující společnost. Nezapomenou, samozřejmě, vyzkoušet krajní meze lidské přizpůsobivosti. Naši staří známí - matematik, biolog a spisovatel fantasy literatury - nám samozřejmě opět pomohou vyložit si věci tím správným způsobem, protože mágové i my potřebujeme všechnu pomoc, abychom překonali zlo, které využívá tu nejstrašnější zbraň - lidskou představivost. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

V devíti Tonička Bolavá porazila krutou Královnu víl. V jedenácti bojovala se starodávným zlem kradoucím těla. Ve třinácti Tonička musí čelit nové výzvě: chlapci. A chlapci mohou být trochu problém, když je vám třináct... Ale Zimoděj není doopravdy chlapec. Je to samotná zima – sníh, vichřice, rampouchy – to všechno dohromady. Když se zamiluje do Toničky, může jí udělat růže z ledu, ale jeho přirozeností jsou vánice a laviny. A chce, aby Tonička zůstala v jeho lesknoucím se zmrzlém světě. Navždy. Tonička bude potřebovat všechnu svou prohnanost, aby přežila do jara. Bude také potřebovat pomoc všech svých přátel, od mladých čarodějek až po legendární Bábi Zlopočasnou. A ještě - Svobodnej národ! Ty nejodvážnější, nejhouževnatější a nejsmradlavější piktmužíky, jací kdy byli vyhnáni ze Země víl – ať už se jí to líbí nebo ne. Vypadá to na velmi chladné období, protože jestli Tonička nepřežije do jara – jaro už nepřijde. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Když se na Zeměploše narodí osmému synovi osmé dítě a je to také syn, dostává podle tradice do vínku kouzelnickou hůl a stane se z něho mág. Dcer se tento nepsaný zákon netýká, protože s ženami zeměplošská magie vůbec nepočítá. Stařičký kouzelník Podomní Kšaft si až příliš pozdě uvědomil, co způsobil, když svou hůl předal právě narozenému osmému potomku osmého syna, aniž se přesvědčil, zda je to kluk... Nejlegračnější a nejpodivuhodnější fantasy v této i jakékoli jiné galaxii. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Smrť je nezvěstný. Předpokládá se, že jaksi ... odešel. Pravdou však je, že dostal výpověď. To samozřejmě působí určitý zmatek, jaký ostatně vznikne pokaždé, když zrušíte nějakou hodně využívanou službu veřejnosti. Zeměplochu pomalu naplňují nejrůznější duchové, a skupina bojovníků za práva mrtvých má najednou víc práce než kdykoliv předtím. Zatím se kdesi daleko na venkově objeví podivný, velmi skromný cizinec, který, jak se ukáže, umí skvěle zacházet s kosou. Jeho obrovský bílý kůň se skvostným postrojem sice vypadá jako kradený, ale začínají žně a každé ruky je zapotřebí. Cizinec nastoupí jako výtaný pomocník na farmě slečny Zahořalé a pustí se do práce, i když chvílemi tak nějak po svém... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Anhk-morporkská Opera ... obrovská budova, v jejíchž prostorách se pohybují maskované postavy a provozují své nekalé rejdy ... kde umírání na jevišti občas bývá víc než metafora ... kde jsou nevinné mladé sopranistky lákány do osudových tenat padouchy v děsivě odporných večerních robách. Kde narazíte na dvě stará dámy ve špičatých kloboucích, které zatímco v lóži pojídají burské oříšky, upírají pohledy na obrovský křišťálový lustr nad hledištěm a tiše si pobrukují: "No, jestli se teď každou chvíli nestane velký neštěstí, tak teda nevím." Ano, Bábi Zlopočasná a Stařenka Oggová, největší čarodějky Zeměplochy, se vypravily užít si jeden nevinný (ale co je u Bábi Zlopočasné tak docela nevinné?) večer v Opeře. A nejen to. Je tedy jasné, že budou potíže (jenže pěkné představení s několika zavražděnými si prostě musíte procítit). (knihydobrovsky.cz)

"Zvláštní vydání! Zvláštní vydání! Přečtěte si! Pohyblivý tisk přichází do Ankh-Morporku! Cech rytců uvažuje o svém zrušení!" Tak začíná dvacátý pátý díl cyklu Úžasná Zeměplocha. Tentokrát vtrhla síla pokroku do největšího města Zeměplochy v podobě velkolepého objevu tisku. Skromný pisálek Mikuláš ze Slova se díky náhodě stává prvním editorem novin Ankh-Morporská Kometa a snad není ani nutné dodávat, že nic nepůjde hladce. Ne každý je totiž nadšen tímto pokrokem a ti, kdo se mluvit nepřejí, rychle objevují umění "No Comment!". Velkou komplikací je i obvinění lorda Vetinariho z vraždy svého asistenta a následný pokus o útěk. Když se pak do záležitostí plete investigativní žurnalista (s "notebookem" v ruce), je nasnadě, že může být odkryto mnohem závažnější spiknutí... Kniha je opět plná břitkého humoru, myšlenky se prohlubují a kvalita zůstává. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Erik má koníčka - démonologii. Rád by vyvolal démona a přinutil ho, aby mu splnil tři přání: stát se vládcem světa, získat lásku nejkrásnější ženy Zeměplochy, být nesmrtelným - prostě takové ty obvyklé věci. Místo poslušného démona však vyvolá Mrakoplaše, jednoho z nejneschopnějších mágů Zeměplochy, který se kdysi ztratil v Podzemních rozměrech, a s ním Zavazadlo. Král démonů, novátor s moderním přístupem, aby oživil nedostatečnou fantazii démonů, začne prostřednictvím Mrakoplaše plnit Erikova přání. Avšak, jak říká pekelný král, vtip spočívá v tom, splnit každému jeho přání doslova a do písmene, a přitom mu nikdy nedat to, co si vlastně přál… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hlavní hrdina Samuel Elánius se cítí skvěle. Přesto je více méně okolnostmi (méně) a svou milovanou ženou Sibylou (více) přesvědčen o tom, že potřebuje dovolenou, která prospěje jak jemu, tak malému Samíkovi. Venkovská idylka je nádherná, ale nudná. Jenže jak říká Elánius: „Kde jsou policajti, tam je zločin!“ Brzy se i v Hrabství začnou vynořovat různé menší i větší záhady, a už to není jen to příšerné venkovské ticho, co nedává Elániovi spát. Co se to v Hrabství stalo před lety? Co o tom ví místní kovář Zafrkoň? A kam se najednou poděl? Zabil ho Elánius, jak by ráda dokázala místní smetánka, hlavně mladý lord Gravid Rzezacz? Má s tím něco společného bývalý policista Jeminák, zdejší hospodský? A co místní skřeti a jejich schránky unggue? Pašuje se v Hrabství opravdu jen tabák? Získá malý Samík do své sbírky konečně vytoužený sloní trus? A provdají se dívky – šesterčata Orobincova? To vše řeší Elánius za skvělé pomoci nedostižného Jeefese, který nemá konkurenci.Terry Pratchett znovu tak, jak ho mají čtenáři rádi. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'"LOOK AFTER THE DEAD," SAID THE PRIESTS, "AND THE DEAD WOULD LOOK AFTER YOU."'Young Prince Teppic is sent far away from his desert homeland to the city of Ankh-Morpork for the best education money can buy. Which just so happens to be at the Assassins' Guild.But when Teppic's father dies suddenly, fate takes him away from assassination to something far more unsavoury: politics. Teppic returns home to the small, penniless kingdom of Djelibeybi to take his place as ruler.It isn't easy, being a teenage pharaoh. As tradition dictates, the new king must build a monumental pyramid to honour his dead father. But this one might just bankrupt the kingdom, and warp the very fabric of time and space itself . . .'Pratchett remains a consistently clever, charming and funny voice' - IndependentThe Discworld novels can be read in any order but Pyramids is a standalone. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The new Discworld novel from the master features the popular Sam Vimes, Commander of the City Watch.According to the writer of the best-selling crime novel ever to have been published in the city of Ankh-Morpork, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many, many bodies and an ancient crime more terrible than murder.He is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth, out of bacon sandwiches, and occasionally snookered and out of his mind, but never out of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding, there must be a chase and there must be a punishment.They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. But not quite all. (knihydobrovsky.cz)