Thief of Time

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The next Pratchett book due out in Oz is called "Thief of Time".

Anyone got anything on it?
 
I've got it! And I've read it!
SPOILER (To think I've never needed to do one before!)
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What did everyone think of 'Thief of Time' then? One of his weirdest in a while, I thought, but very good. I thought the stuff with the Auiditors was pretty good, and there was plenty of stories to go along with: Jeremy and the glass clock, who Lady LeJean was, what was so special about Lobsang, and Ronnie as well. The time stuff was suitably mysterious, and Nanny Ogg's involvement kept me guessing.
 
Thief of Time is simply superb - just finished it this week.

It's an incredibly wonderful mix of observation, philosophy, and comedy of the highest degree.

I had read Going Postal before then, which is quick and fast, and opening Thief of Time I thought the first few pages felt lacking by comparison.

However, soon the story gears up and Pratchett just hits everything hard and fast - his philosophical commentaries are hilarious, and his treatment of the entire story, concept, and execution was incredibly polished.

I couldn't imagine any other writer being able to achieve as much as Thief of Time without spending years on it to get it to such a high standard of polish - but by all accounts, he can roll them out.

There's nothing tired or forced about this book - Terry is sharpest than I've ever seen him, and whole experience was very fulfilling.

If this were made into a film, it could only become both a classic fantasy and classic comedy at the same time. I mean, really, the Four Horsemen, Ronnie, the History Monks, Death, Susan, the Auditors, and chocolate? :D

ADDED: Changed the thread title for better attention on the topic. :)
 
I've read it 6 times now... Lu Tze is an awesome example of the "hero or fraud?" complex people try to categorize celebrities into :)
 
Good point! I hovered over the thread subject, saw the bit in the first post about it being the next Pratchett title and (not having been into Pratchett five years ago), got all excited. It was a bit disappointing to go into the bookshop the next day, and find that Thief of Time came out several years ago!
 
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