Or perhaps there's a shot at redemption in the mad world of the mail, waiting for a man who's prepared to push the envelope...

" You ride along on his tide of outlandish invention, realizing that you are in the presence of a true original among contemporary writers." - "Times" "From the Paperback edition."

Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors writing today. He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'. He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie. His first Discworld novel for children, THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal.