Surprise twist to the beginning of one of my favorite world series to frolic through! Science behind magic, and who's behind it all? What fun!
Pratchett takes the Discworld from fantasy to SciFi. The book delves into the question "If I was going to build an actual Disc World, how would I do it?" The book was actually written prior to the Discworld series.
It is a good read with likable characters. It has, of course, Pratchett's biting satire on religion and human nature in general. The addition of two aliens is a good vehicle for injecting comments on humans from an alien perspective. The humor is up to Pratchett's standards and the book will give quite a few good chuckles.
It is a good read with likable characters. It has, of course, Pratchett's biting satire on religion and human nature in general. The addition of two aliens is a good vehicle for injecting comments on humans from an alien perspective. The humor is up to Pratchett's standards and the book will give quite a few good chuckles.
The Company builds planets.
Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads 'End Nuclear Testing Now', doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth.
But then come a discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new...
Not a discworld novel but a stand alone sci fi work. Not as lunatic as his later work buut well written.
Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads 'End Nuclear Testing Now', doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth.
But then come a discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new...
Not a discworld novel but a stand alone sci fi work. Not as lunatic as his later work buut well written.
Kin Arad is in charge of resurfacing a new planet for colonization when Jago Jalo shows up and spins a slightly fantastical tale. Being extremely curious to know if any of it is true she decides to take him up on his offer of visiting a world which is flat.
When showing up at the place and time mentioned, she is thrust into a situation she never imagined. It involves a Kung who thinks he is human and a Shand who is quite civilized, considering the species. They eventually make their way to the planet after the untimely death of Jago.
While on the planet they run afoul of the native people on numerous occasions, but eventually find their way to the center and discover who the maker of the flat world is.
A superbly written novel with a hint of satire. While the story is engaging and interesting;the real world problems it pokes fun at are still as revelant today as when it was written thirty years ago.
When showing up at the place and time mentioned, she is thrust into a situation she never imagined. It involves a Kung who thinks he is human and a Shand who is quite civilized, considering the species. They eventually make their way to the planet after the untimely death of Jago.
While on the planet they run afoul of the native people on numerous occasions, but eventually find their way to the center and discover who the maker of the flat world is.
A superbly written novel with a hint of satire. While the story is engaging and interesting;the real world problems it pokes fun at are still as revelant today as when it was written thirty years ago.
