Snuff
Snuff, by Sir Terry Pratchett. New York: Harper Collins, 2011. First edition.
The 39th novel in Pratchett’s expansive Discworld series, Snuff was an instant success upon publication. It remains the third-fastest-selling novel in history in the United Kingdom, with over 55,000 copies sold in its first three days on shelves.
The final installment of the City Watch story arc within the larger Discworld series, Snuff follows Commander Sam Vimes, who discovers while on holiday that a local aristocrat has enslaved a nearby community of goblins. Gravid, the ‘entrepreneurial’ son of Lord Rust, has built a small but successful cigar empire on the backs of the goblins, whom he forces to work his tobacco plantations. The commander’s vacation thus becomes a mission to end a criminal system and bring about justice.
Nominated for the 2012 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
A near-fine copy in like original dust jacket.
Snuff, by Sir Terry Pratchett. New York: Harper Collins, 2011. First edition.
The 39th novel in Pratchett’s expansive Discworld series, Snuff was an instant success upon publication. It remains the third-fastest-selling novel in history in the United Kingdom, with over 55,000 copies sold in its first three days on shelves.
The final installment of the City Watch story arc within the larger Discworld series, Snuff follows Commander Sam Vimes, who discovers while on holiday that a local aristocrat has enslaved a nearby community of goblins. Gravid, the ‘entrepreneurial’ son of Lord Rust, has built a small but successful cigar empire on the backs of the goblins, whom he forces to work his tobacco plantations. The commander’s vacation thus becomes a mission to end a criminal system and bring about justice.
Nominated for the 2012 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
A near-fine copy in like original dust jacket.
Snuff, by Sir Terry Pratchett. New York: Harper Collins, 2011. First edition.
The 39th novel in Pratchett’s expansive Discworld series, Snuff was an instant success upon publication. It remains the third-fastest-selling novel in history in the United Kingdom, with over 55,000 copies sold in its first three days on shelves.
The final installment of the City Watch story arc within the larger Discworld series, Snuff follows Commander Sam Vimes, who discovers while on holiday that a local aristocrat has enslaved a nearby community of goblins. Gravid, the ‘entrepreneurial’ son of Lord Rust, has built a small but successful cigar empire on the backs of the goblins, whom he forces to work his tobacco plantations. The commander’s vacation thus becomes a mission to end a criminal system and bring about justice.
Nominated for the 2012 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
A near-fine copy in like original dust jacket.
