Synopsis
Lu-Tze, a relatively minor character in several previous novels, finally comes to the fore in this 26th Discworld fantasy, which also satirizes the master-pupil relationship popularized in kung-fu movies. The Auditors of reality (a recurrent nemesis in the series) commission Jeremy Clockson to build a glass clock so accurate it can stop--and subsequently shatter--time. It's up to Death's granddaughter Susan, Lu-Tze (a Monk of History, dedicated to maintaining the fabric of time), and his curiously talented novice, Lobsang Ludd, to destroy the clock and save the universe.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-05-01 | | Series: | Discworld Series | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 378 pages | | Height: | 6.8 in | | Width: | 4.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Everybody wants more time, which is why on Discworld only the experts can manage it -- the venerable Monks of History who store it and pump it from where it's wasted, like underwater (how much time does a codfish really need?), to places like cities, where busy denizens lament, "Oh where does the time go?" While everyone always talks about slowing down, one young horologist is about to do the unthinkable. He's going to stop. Well, stop time that is, by building the world's first truly accurate clock. Which means esteemed History Monk Lu-Tze and his apprentice Lobsang Ludd have to put on some speed to stop the timepiece before it starts. For if the Perfect Clock starts ticking, Time -- as we know it -- will end. And then the trouble will really begin...
Industry Reviews
"Philosophical humor of the highest order."
Kirkus (03/15/2001)
"[A]ppealing."
Publishers Weekly (04/09/2001)
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