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Strata
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Strata
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Sir Terry Pratchett
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 106 |
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Category/Genre | Science fiction Fantasy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780552133258
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Imprint |
Corgi Books
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Publication Date |
22 April 1988 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A comic fantasy novel that was an early exploration of the idea that was to become the bestselling Discworld series. THE COMPANY BUILDS PLANETS. Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads, 'End Nuclear Testing Now', doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth. But then came discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new...
Author Biography
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. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.
ReviewsPratchett's writing is a constant delight. * Daily Mail *
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