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La octava entrega de la serie Mundodisco, la saga de fantasía más hilarante de todos los tiempos.La Guardia Nocturna de la ciudad de Ank-Morkpok no tiene mucho trabajo. De los crímenes se ocupan los Gremios de Ladrones y de Asesinos, sin pasarse de una cuota fija al mes, por supuesto. Asi, esta guardia destartalada y sin sentido de existencia consta de tan solo tres hombres: el capitan Vimes, el sargento Colon y el cabo Nobbs. Cuando un nuevo recluta, el idealista enano de casi dos metros llamado Zanahoria Fundidordehierroson, se integra en su equipo y no tiene mejor idea que arrestar a ladrones y asesinos haciendo cumplir la Ley, los tres veteranos guardias veran como su rutina se rompe. Y por si fuera poco, un dragon, criatura que se creia que ya no existia, ha aparecido en la ciudad, aunque a nadie parece interesarle mucho.

Una nueva y fascinante aventura del Mundodisco.Los alquimistas del Mundodisco están haciendo de las suyas nuevamente. Esta vez han descubierto el secreto para obtener oro de la plata... o, mejor dicho, de la pantalla plateada. Y siguiendo el canto de sirena de Holly Wood estara Victor Tugelbend, un proyecto de mago reconvertido a figurante. No canta, no baila, pero sabe manejar la espada (un poco) y ahora quiere ser famoso. Tambien acudira Theda Wuthel, una mujer ambiciosa proveniente de una pequeña ciudad de la que probablemente nadie haya oido hablar nunca.Pero la magia de Holly Wood se extiende sin limites hasta los mas remotos confines del universo, y sus realidades de podria-haber-sido, podria-ser y nunca-fueron comienzan a provocar serios desarreglos. Correspondera a Victor y Gaspode el Perro Maravilla (¡una verdadera estrella!) la tarea de reinar en el caos y devolver el orden al convulso Mundodisco. Y, la verdad, ¡no parecen preparados para esa tarea!

Ronda de noche, para muchos la mejor novela de Terry Pratchett, es la historia de una revuelta en clave Mundodisco. Con altercados, disturbios, barricadas y una República Popular. Con granujillas, damas de afecto negociable, rebeldes, policia secreta y otros hijos de la revolucion.Sam Vimes, de la Guardia Nocturna de Ankh-Morpork, lo tenia todo. Pero ahora una tormenta lo ha enviado de regreso a su tumultuoso y violento pasado. Vivir en el pasado resulta duro, aunque morir alli sea increiblemente sencillo.Vimes debe sobrevivir a toda costa, porque tiene trabajo por delante: calzarse unas botas de suelas desgastadas para seguir la pista a un asesino maniaco, enseñar a ser un buen poli al joven que el mismo fue y, sobre todo, cambiar el final de una revolucion sangrienta. Solo hay un problema: si lo hace bien, puede perder a su esposa, al hijo que esta por nacer y todo su futuro.Reseña: Ronda de noche trasciende el genero de la literatura fantastica gracias a su ironia y a unos personajes que rehuyen cualquier estereotipo.The New York Times

It seemed an easy jobAfter all, how difficult could it be to make sure that a servant girl doesn''t marry a prince? But for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick, travelling to the distant city of Genua, things are never that simple... Servant girls have to marry the prince. That''s what life is all about. You can''t fight a Happy Ending. At least - up until now

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey, you!" For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing hi

'Look after the dead', said the priests, 'and the dead will look after you'. Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country whose largesse - and indeed treasury - is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. And particularly when your only visible means of support is a recently acquired qualification from the Guild of Assassins where running a kingdom and basic financial acumen were not prerequisites for course entry...

'Be a MAN in the City Watch! The City Watch needs MEN!' But what it's got includes Corporal Carrot (technically a dwarf), Lance-constable Cuddy (really a dwarf), Lance-constable Detritus (a troll), Lance-constable Angua (a woman ...most of the time) and Corporal Nobbs (disqualified from the human race for shoving). And they need all the help they can get. Because they've only got 24 hours to clean up the town and this is Ankh-Morpork we're talking about...

A beautiful gift-edition hardback of the classic Discworld novel.MIGHTY BATTLES! REVOLUTION! DEATH! WAR! (AND HIS SONS TERROR AND PANIC, AND DAUGHTER CLANCY).The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the Discworld is in turmoil, brought about by the revolutionary treatise: What I did on My Holidays. Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes. Warlords are struggling for power. War (and Clancy) are spreading throughout the ancient cities.And all that stands in the way of terrible doom for everyone is:Rincewind the Wizard, who can''t even spell the word ''wizard''...Cohen the barbarian hero, five foot tall in his surgical sandals, who has had a lifetime''s experience of not dying......and a very special butterfly.

A beautiful gift-edition hardback of the classic Discworld novel.The alchemists of the Discworld have discovered the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood hill?It''s up to Victor Tugelbend (''Can''t sing. Can''t dance. Can handle a sword a little'') and Theda Withel (''I come from a little town you''ve probably never heard of'') to find out...MOVING PICTURES, THE TENTH DISCWORLD NOVEL IS A GLORIOUSLY FUNNY SAGA SET AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF A WORLD GONE MAD!

''Things have to come to an end, see. That''s how it works when you turn the world into stories. You should never have done that. You shouldn''t treat people like they was characters, like they was things. But if you do, then you''ve got to know where the story ends.''It seemed an easy job... After all, how difficult could it be to make sure that a servant girl doesn''t marry a prince? Quite hard, actually, even for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. That''s the problem with real life it tends to get in the way of a good story, and a good story is hard to resist. Servant girls have to marry the prince. That''s what life is all about. You can''t fight a Happy Ending, especially when it comes with glass slippers and a Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can''t refuse.At least - up until now...

The fairies are back but this time they dont just want your teethIt''s Midsummer Night - no time for dreaming. Because sometimes, when there''s more than one reality at play, too much dreaming can make the walls between them come tumbling down. Unfortunately there''s usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place - to keep things out. Things who want to make mischief and play havoc with the natural order.Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves. And even in a world of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and the odd orang-utan, this is going to cause real trouble. With lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place.

''Death has to happen. Thats what bein'' alive is all about. You''re alive, and then you''re dead. It can''t just stop happening.''But it can. And it has. Death is missing presumedergone (and on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe). Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. If Death doesn''t come for you, then what are you supposed to do in the meantime? You can''t have the undead wandering about like lost souls. There''s no telling what might happen, particularly when they discover that life really is only for the living...