{"product_id":"truth-8","title":"Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special hardback gift edition of classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, a standalone \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An unmitigated delight . . . very, very funny'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A political thriller set in a fantasy world and a fantasy novel involving a political thriller…. A \u003cb\u003eclassic from a master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''A lie can run round the world before the truth can get its boots on.''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork''s first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaunched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter Sacharissa Cripslock, William soon learns that the news is a risky business. For a start, his colleagues include a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s a \u003ci\u003ebig \u003c\/i\u003enews week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd a dangerous criminal organisation will do \u003ci\u003eanything\u003c\/i\u003e to control the story . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order, but \u003c\/i\u003eThe Truth\u003ci\u003e is a standalone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''[Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest'' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound’ Ben Aaronovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse''\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns'' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[Discworld is] \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world…\u003cb\u003eThere''s never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318496469374,"sku":"NW9780857524171","price":14.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780857524171.jpg?v=1778244541","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/truth-8","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}