Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories

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Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett | Goodreads Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett | Goodreads

In Dec. of 2007, Pratchett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. On 18 Feb, 2009, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The Egg-Dancing Championship: A small-town folktale of rivalries surrounding two neighboring villages' (rather silly) traditonal contest. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-08-11 14:22:25 Boxid IA1886822 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier This was a fun little collection of early Pratchett stories for kids all ages. They were told as if they were children's tales, but there is always an undercurrent of humor that's a treat to adults. Kinda like his later work in that respect.In the days of King Arthur there were no newspapers, only town criers, who went around shouting the news at the tops of their voices. There are quite a few short stories in Dragons at Crumbling Castle and each of the stories are full of adorable illustrations and wonderfully fun font choices. My favorite stories in the book are: Here, though, we see some of Terry’s very early work. It’s almost like Pratchett is experimenting, playing with words and themes to see if his writing has the desired effect. It is clearly the work of an inexperienced writer, and it shows many ideas that he would one day use to make his writing so remarkable and unique: so distinctively his own. They were all enjoyable, full of charm and wit, without being insufferable in their humour. The balance is perfect. Sometimes I feel like Pratchett tries too hard, inserting a joke or pun wherever possible, but here it was just right. Fourteen fantastically funny stories from master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett, full of time travel and tortoises, monsters and mayhem!

Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett - review Dragons at Crumbling Castle by Terry Pratchett - review

From a New York Times –bestselling author, fourteen funny, illustrated fantasy tales for kids, featuring colorful characters and creatures.It didn't make me laugh out loud but just to "hear Terry Pratchett's voice", albeit his younger one, was giving me this warm feeling inside and I'm glad I have this collection of short stories in addition to the others. A Blink of the Screen и A Slip of the Keyboard – там го разбрах въпросното смешно, че и другите неща, които никак не бяха забавни. И все пак. Изпитвам твърде голямо уважение към Тери Пратчет, за да го чета ей така, не напълно подготвена. Но и това ще стане. Обещавам (си). Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Old_pallet IA18204 Openlibrary_edition Moreover, each story was wonderfully illustrated by Mark Beech whom I had never heard of before but who did a splendid job (his quirky illustrations reminded me a little of Quentin Blake who worked with Roald Dahl). CD 3: Another Tale of the Carpet People, The Great Egg–‐dancing Championship, Edwo the Boring Knight