Unseen Academicals: 37th in the 'Discworld' series of books

Pratchett, Terry

ISBN 10: 0552153370 / ISBN 13: 9780552153379

Published by Transworld / Corgi, 2010

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© 2009: 37th in the 'Discworld' series of books. 1st printing of 2010 paperback edition:- Synopsis: Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. Not the old-fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving, but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match without using magic, so they're going to try everything else. The Big Match draws in an urchin with a gift for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman, who might turn out to be the greatest fashion model ever, and the mysterious Mr Nutt. (No one knows much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt). As the match approaches, four lives are changed for ever. Because the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football. Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!:- Review(s): "As funny as Wodehouse and as witty as Waugh" - Independent / "Satirical, historical, fantastical and irresistible" - Daily Mail:- (original cost £7.99).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Unseen Academicals: 37th in the 'Discworld' series of books
• Publisher: Transworld / Corgi
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552153370
• ISBN 13: 9780552153379
• Binding: Paperback: 7" x 4¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Paul Kidby
• Edition: 2010 Edition
• Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

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Synopsis

Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else.

The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman, who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been, and the mysterious Mr Nutt (and no one knows anything much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt, which worries him, too). As the match approaches, four lives are entangled and changed for ever.

Because the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.

Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!

About the Author

Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

www.terrypratchettbooks.com