Synopsis This installment in British SF writer Terry Pratchett's Discworld series finds the decidedly unathletic faculty of Unseen University foisted upon the football (or soccer, depending on your continental inclination) field in order to placate the desires of tyrant Ankh-Morpork. This is funny, quirky Pratchett at his best.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-11-01 | | Narrated by: | Stephen Briggs | | Edition Description: | Unabridged |
| Size | | Height: | 6.0 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Note While Archchancellor Ridcully, at the request of benevolent tyrant Lord Ventinari, scrambles to compose a capable football team from the unathletic rabble at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University, handsome yet lazy Trev falls for dim yet pretty kitchen maid Juliet, and hopes his friend Nutt's friendship with the cook, Glenda, will help him win romance. By a best-selling author. Simultaneous.
Industry Reviews "Nobody writes fantasy funnier than Pratchett." (09/01/2009)
"A witty addition to the long-running fantasy series." (10/01/2009)
"[I]t's brilliant....Pratchett shows us how sport is part of the emotional life of a city, and how its significance resonates across generations, across regional parochialism, across social strata, uniting us behind something that transcends the mere game." (11/11/2009)
"A mash-up of HARRY POTTER and MONY PYTHON, UNSEEN ACADEMICALS thrums with excess energy, and that's before the game even begins." (12/02/2009)
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