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After generations of existing in the human-sized world, a group of four-inch-high nomes discover their true nature and origin, with the help of a black square called the Thing.
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Comic, classical in form, warm and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 506
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publisher, Doubleday, Corgi Books
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- Polish, German, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780385410441
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Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, *The Carpet People*, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (*The Colour of Magic*) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 had sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read no
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