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The Truth

  • Author: Terry Pratchett
  • Publisher: Doubleday
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William de Worde, son of Lord de Worde, has found himself running the Discworld’s first newspaper. And even the Patrician has taken an interest. That was until he became the papers headlining story. William’s investigation gets him in trouble with ‘The Firm’. A two man outfit, well one man and one unknown being with a [...]

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Wizard and Glass

  • Author: Stephen King
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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The Story The 4th book in the Dark Tower series (but not the last) takes off from the cliff-hanger ending of The Wastelands. And sees the resolution of that particularly nasty fix! The remainder of the book focuses on Roland of Gilead’s past. It reveals more about his first companion’s and the first girl to [...]

Plague of the Invigilare

  • Author: Joseph DeMarco
  • Publisher: Authorhouse
  • Reviewed by: Anonymous Reader
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Known to some as “The Ballad of Lost Souls,” this novel is a supernaturalpsychoanalytic journey into the mind of a confused psychiatrist. When the doctor suspects something may be very wrong with his new patient, he is forced to take an introspective look at his own life. After several sadistic sessions, he starts questioning his [...]

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The Colour of Magic

  • Author: Terry Pratchett
  • Publisher: Corgi (An imprint of Transworld Publishers)
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This is the first in a long line of books based in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. It introduces Rincewind, the cowardly accidental hero, who happens to be a failed wizzard (I know it’s spelt wrong but you’ll just have to read the books to find out why!). Rincewind manages to get him-self caught up with a [...]

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Thief Of Time

  • Author: Terry Pratchett
  • Publisher: Doubleday
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Lu Tze is a sweeper at a monastery in the mountains. But this is no ordinary monastery (well would it be? This is Terry Pratchett!), for this is where the Monks of History reside. Their job is to record history to ensure it happened, and of course, to ensure time runs smoothly (and no it’s [...]